Build better iTunes and iPod playlists using beaTunes. By analyzing the songs in your existing library beaTunes is capable of finding songs that simply match.

Could your last mix CD's song order use some improvement? Let beaTunes re-arrange your playlist for you!

Always wondered how you could take advantage of the BPM (beats per minute) field in iTunes? Let beaTunes fill in the blanks and help you while DJ'ing at your next party.

To avoid disappointment: Due to the very nature of digital rights management systems (DRM) like FairPlay, beaTunes cannot analyze files protected by these systems.

Note that products bought from iTunes Music Store typically fall into this category.

The only exception is represented by the iTunes Plus songs.

Here are some key features of "beaTunes":

· Automatically determine BPM (beats per minute) and store the result in iTunes.
· Manually determine BPM and store the result in iTunes.
· Inspect and fix your music library (typos, wrong genre etc.).
· Sort existing playlists so that matching songs succeed each other.
· Create matchlists, i.e. playlists based on one or more sample songs.
· Browse songs from your music collection that match the currently selected song.
· Discover albums that aren't in your music collection, but would complement it.
· Keep up to date through Amazon album charts.
· Automatically set start and end times of songs based on their volume.
· Categorize songs by their sound color.
· Build playlists per drag and drop.
· Create blog entries on blogger.com with your favorite playlist or songs.
· Add del.icio.us like tags to your songs.

Requirements:

· G4/G5 or Intel Mac with at least 512 MB RAM.
· Java 5.0 Release 6 (PPC|Intel).
· iTunes 7.3.2 or later.

Limitations:

· 14 days trial period.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Fix for different release year inspection.
· Fix for deletion of orphaned songs with iTunes 9.