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beats per minute, length, tone, and a whole bunch of other semi-tangible quantities Not once have I ever gone through my collection looking for a song fitting

beats per minute, length, tone, and a whole bunch of other semi-tangible quantities Not once have I ever gone through my collection looking for a song fitting any of the above particular qualities. Maybe some have, but when Pink floyd, the Clash, and Beethoven can occasionally aggree on BPM, it becomes a distinctly useless metric.

mullr 18y ago
But for a DJ looking to beat match songs, it's a pretty important thing.
Hast 18y ago
The point is that those are metrics which the computer uses to classify the music. You can then find similar music which may not be obvious at first. (Just look at the video to see examples.)