I mainly upgraded to SongKong Pro in order to take advantage of the promised speed gain. I really wasn’t concerned with the BPM parameter at the time, being as I didn’t think that I had any real use for it.
However, as it turns out, I decided that I could possibly use the BPM to determine which are my more slow-paced songs. The problem is that the BPM data return rate is rather disappointing. Out of a total of exactly 4,000 audio files, iTunes is only displaying the BPM for 636 songs, or just under 16% of my total collection.
I realize that SongKong can only retrieve available data on the MusicBrainz and Discogs websites; so is that what accounts for such a low return rate on the BPM data?
I am also wondering if the low BPM return rate has anything to do with the fact that a lot of my audio files are Gospel songs, worship music and Contemporary Christian Music. In other words, is it possible that these genre don’t always include the BPM data in the audio files?
Again, I would appreciate your feedback regarding these issues.
Thanks!