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You can choose to run Cadence App off two Different BPM sources.

These options are found in the main preferences of Cadence App in "Choose BPM Source"

1. Quick Start / Server Mode.
2. Advanced / Playlist Mode.


1. Quick start mode

The Echo Nest
Quick start mode is your fastest way to start using Cadence App. The songs on your device will be matched to songs the Echo Nest Database has BPM information for. It is important that your device is connected to a wifi or 3G network to perform a scan for BPM's. An Advantage to this mode is that it is very quick and easy and requires no software for your home computer. Select Quick start mode and press the scan button to begin scanning. This process can take a few minutes.





2. Advanced Mode
In Cadence App within the Cadence App Preferences make sure to have the Advanced Playlist Mode button selected. Advanced mode uses a set of BPM Playlists created by Cadence Desktop on your home computer. You need to download and install Cadence Desktop to get started. Cadence Desktop works with your iTunes library and will analyze each song in your library for a BPM. An advantage to This mode is that you can organize your playlists within iTunes. Follow the steps below depending on what kind of Computer you are using.


System requirements:
Mac, Intel only OS 10.5 or above
Windows XP,Vista, Win7 with .net framework 4.0 or above with iTunes installed

Devices: iPhone or iPod Touch 2G

[ Watch video tutorial ] | [ Download iTunes ] | [ Printable version ]


Step 1: Install and launch Cadence Desktop.

Step 2: Complete Cadence Desktop compatibility process

* These instructions are also shown in Cadence Desktop in the Quick Start Guide. Also check out the Cadence Desktop tutorial video here. *
  1. Analyze. Click on Analyze to get BPM's for your selected songs. If you have no songs selected in the main window, by default all songs will be analyzed.
  2. Export. Once you have analyzed your songs, you will notice the D-BPM column has values in it. These are the values that will be brought to your iTunes library if you select the Export button. Select the songs you want the D-BPM value Exported to iTunes for, or select no songs and by default all songs D-BPM value in Cadence Desktops main window will be exported to your iTunes library. If the BPM column in Cadence Desktop is showing a value, its the current BPM value in iTunes. At this point you may want to check some songs D-BPM value by using the integrated Tap button.
  3. Create Playlists. Click on the Create Playlists button and a folder named BPM playlists with a set of playlists nested within it will be created in your iTunes library. Check for this folder and playlists and proceed.
  4. Sync BPM playlists to your Device. Launch iTunes with your device connected to the computer. In iTunes select the device and navigate to the Music Tab. Make sure the newley created BPM folder and/or BPM playlists are selected to sync. Sync your device and Launch Cadence Desktop.
  5. Setting Cadence App BPM Source mode. In Cadence App, go to the main preferenes by pressing on the " i " shown on the main window. Press on the " Choose BPM Source". Make sure the button next to " Advanced / Playlist Sources is selected and showing an orange dot in the middle of a black circle button.
  6. Run , Dance, Enjoy Cadence App!

Note on DRM: If one of your favorite songs doesn't appear in one of your new playlists, it probably means that they could not be analyzed for their BPM value because they are DRM protected. If this is the case, you will need to manually enter the BPM for each song individually. Apple recently made their entire library DRM free so any music purchased now is fully analyzable. Apple offers the ability to upgrade already purchased music to DRM free for a small charge. For more information, check out http://www.apple.com/itunes/whatsnew/.

Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, nano, Shuffle, Classic, or any iTunes compatible mp3 player

[ Watch video tutorial ] | [ Download iTunes ] | [ Printable version ]


Step 1: Analyze your library.

  • Download a BPM analyzer (like Beatunes or Mix Meister)
  • Use analyzer to find the BPM values of all the songs in your iTunes library. (For other options, click here.)

Step 2: Create BPM playlists. [ Tutorial ]

  • Create a playlist folder in your iTunes music library called BPM.
  • Download and import our playlist file (Right-click to download) into your iTunes library to create all the necessary BPM playlists (for example, a playlist called BPM 70-71 will contain all your songs with a BPM value of 70 and 71).
  • Put all the playlists into the BPM folder you created. (If you can't see the BPM column in iTunes, click on your sorting options in iTunes and select BPM from the drop down list).
  • Creating the folder and putting all the playlists in the folder is optional, but offers a simple way to sync all the playlists. All you have to do is click on a folder when selecting what to sync, rather than selecting each playlist to sync.

Step 3: Sync playlists to your device. [ Tutorial ]

Note on DRM: If one of your favorite songs doesn't appear in one of your new playlists, it probably means that they could not be analyzed for their BPM value because they are DRM protected. If this is the case, you will need to manually enter the BPM for each song individually. Apple recently made their entire library DRM free so any music purchased now is fully analyzable. Apple offers the ability to upgrade already purchased music to DRM free for a small charge. For more information, check out http://www.apple.com/itunes/whatsnew/.

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