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decommere.alexander

Jan 07, 2021 @ 02:38 PM

Hi

I've been reading a lot of online reviews and articles on beaTunes and it really sounds like the kind of app I would love. But I noticed that most articles and reviews mention electronic DJ-related music genres like House, Techno, Lounge ...

I'm a metalhead with a big passion for classical music. Do you guys think beaTunes will also work its magic on my not-so-electronic music library?

Thanks for the info!

Cheers
Alexander
Belgium

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by hendrik on Jan 07, 2021 @ 07:52 PM

   

   Hey Alexander,

   Do you guys think beaTunes will also work its magic on my not-so-electronic music library?

   Depends on what magic you are looking for.

   Why don't you give the free trial a shot and see for yourself! ;-)

   -hendrik

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2. 2 Posted by decommere.alexa... on Jan 07, 2021 @ 10:51 PM

   

   Hi Hendrik

   Thanks for your reply.

   My main concern is with the ability of beaTunes to attribute colours,
   moods, BPMs, dance-ability and other tags to music that is not electronic.
   Any experience there?

   I would mostly use beaTunes to generate playlists based on moods, colours
   and BPM.

   Thanks!
   Alexander

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3. Support Staff 3 Posted by hendrik on Jan 08, 2021 @ 12:02 PM

   

   Hey Alexander,

   colors: this should work well

   moods: beaTunes assigns moods based on LastFM tags and as a fallback using AcousticBrainz data. Quality therefore depends on popularity or the AcousticBrainz machine learning model, which admittedly is not awesome.

   bpms: should not be a problem for heavy metal. For classical music this is difficult, as many pieces don't really have a stable global tempo.

   dance-ability: beaTunes uses the algorithm by Streich and Herrera. This is a signal processing based approach that works reasonably well overall. I would not expect to much for heavy metal. For classical music this is not a suitable algorithm.

   key: using the non-electronic setting during analysis should lead to better results.

   Hope this helps,

   -hendrik

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4. 4 Posted by decommere.alexa... on Jan 08, 2021 @ 01:01 PM

   

   Hi Hendrik

   Thanks for your reply, really appreciate it.

   One question: what do you mean with "key: using the non-electronic setting
   during analysis should lead to better results"?
   What is the "non-electronic" setting?

   Thanks
   Alexander

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   website <http://alexanderdecommere.weebly.com>

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5. Support Staff 5 Posted by hendrik on Jan 08, 2021 @ 01:35 PM

   

   When analyzing key, there are multiple settings. One is specifically for electronic music. Don’t choose that one.

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6. 6 Posted by decommere.alexa... on Jan 08, 2021 @ 01:38 PM

   

   Okay thanks. You’ve been a great help. Have a nice weekend.

   Cheers
   Alexander

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7. Support Staff 7 Posted by hendrik on Jan 08, 2021 @ 07:59 PM

   

   Thanks.

   You're welcome.

   -hendrik

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8. hendrik closed this discussion on Jan 08, 2021 @ 07:59 PM.