Beats Per minute is great for playlist of songs sorted by BPM but it would be useful to sort albums by BPM as well. To do this the following script calculates an average of BPM information from each song of the album and write that value to ALBUM_AVG_BPM. Then just create a playlist sorted by artist then album_avg_bpm
SMP Album Average BPM Calculator Script
In the DUI, toggle layout and create a new panel or tab, then right click the new area and add a New UI Element, scroll down to the Utility section and select Spider Monkey Panel and click OK. Now right click the new Spider Monkey Panel and select Edit Panel Script. Select the entire contents on the new ‘Temporary File’ window and replace them with the following script.
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'use strict';
/*
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Album Average BPM Panel - FULL PRO v5
- Immediate feedback for buttons
- Status line in report section
- Progress bars appear immediately
- Logs skipped files
- Inconsistent albums listed
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*/
function RGB(r,g,b){ return (0xff000000 | (r<<16) | (g<<8) | b); }
////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// TitleFormats
////////////////////////////////////////////////////
const tf_album = fb.TitleFormat("%album%");
const tf_albumArtist = fb.TitleFormat("%album artist%");
const tf_artist = fb.TitleFormat("%artist%");
const tf_bpm = fb.TitleFormat("%bpm%");
const tf_existing = fb.TitleFormat("%album_avg_bpm%");
////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// UI Colours + Font
////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function getUIColours(){
try{
return { bg: window.GetColourDUI(1), text: window.GetColourDUI(0), accent: window.GetColourDUI(2) };
}catch(e){
return { bg: RGB(30,30,30), text: RGB(255,255,255), accent: RGB(0,200,0) };
}
}
function getUIFont(){ try{ return window.GetFontDUI(0); } catch(e){ return gdi.Font("Segoe UI",13,0); } }
////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Library cache
////////////////////////////////////////////////////
let libHandles = null;
function loadLibraryOnce(){ if(!libHandles) libHandles = fb.GetLibraryItems(); }
////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// State
////////////////////////////////////////////////////
let runningUpdate=false;
let reporting=false;
let updateIndex=0, updateTimer=0;
let reportIndex=0, reportTimer=0;
let currentAlbum="Idle", currentFile="";
let updates=0;
let totalFiles=0, totalAlbums={};
let missingBPM=0, zeroBPM=0, missingAlbumAvg=0;
let minBPM=999999, maxBPM=0;
let albumConsistency={}, inconsistentAlbums=0;
let skippedFiles=[];
let forceRecalc=false, useMedian=false;
////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Layout
////////////////////////////////////////////////////
const LEFT_WIDTH = 280;
const buttonScan={x:20,y:50,w:220,h:50};
const buttonUpdate={x:20,y:110,w:220,h:50};
const buttonCopy={x:20,y:170,w:220,h:50};
const checkboxForce={x:20,y:240,size:20};
const checkboxMedian={x:20,y:270,size:20};
////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Album BPM Update Logic
////////////////////////////////////////////////////
let albumsMap=[];
function buildAlbums(){
loadLibraryOnce();
albumsMap = [];
let map={};
for(let i=0;i400) continue; // Filter extreme BPMs
let groupingArtist = albumArtist ? albumArtist : artist;
let key = groupingArtist+"|||"+album;
if(!map[key]){
map[key]={ handles:new FbMetadbHandleList(), sum:0, count:0, hasExisting:true, existingValues:{} };
}
map[key].handles.Add(h);
map[key].sum += bpm;
map[key].count++;
let albumAvg = tf_existing.EvalWithMetadb(h);
if(albumAvg) map[key].existingValues[albumAvg]=true;
if(!albumAvg) map[key].hasExisting=false;
}
albumsMap = Object.values(map);
}
function stopUpdateTimer(){ if(updateTimer){ window.ClearInterval(updateTimer); updateTimer=0; } }
function processUpdateNext(){
if(!runningUpdate) return;
if(updateIndex>=albumsMap.length){
runningUpdate=false;
stopUpdateTimer();
currentAlbum="Finished";
fb.ShowPopupMessage("Album BPM Update Finished. Updated Albums: "+updates);
window.Repaint();
return;
}
let data = albumsMap[updateIndex++];
currentAlbum = tf_album.EvalWithMetadb(data.handles[0]);
// Determine if update needed
let inconsistent = Object.keys(data.existingValues).length > 1;
if(!forceRecalc && !inconsistent) return;
let avg=0;
if(useMedian){
let arr=[];
for(let i=0;i<data.handles.Count;i++){
let val=parseFloat(tf_bpm.EvalWithMetadb(data.handles[i]));
if(!isNaN(val) && vala-b);
let mid=Math.floor(arr.length/2);
avg = arr.length%2===0 ? (arr[mid-1]+arr[mid])/2 : arr[mid];
}else{
avg = data.sum / data.count;
}
avg = avg.toFixed(2);
let json=[];
for(let i=0;i<data.handles.Count;i++){
try{
json.push({"ALBUM_AVG_BPM":avg});
}catch(e){
skippedFiles.push(data.handles[i].Path);
}
}
try{
data.handles.UpdateFileInfoFromJSON(JSON.stringify(json));
updates++;
}catch(e){
for(let i=0;i0){
currentAlbum = tf_album.EvalWithMetadb(albumsMap[0].handles[0]);
}
window.Repaint();
updateTimer = window.SetInterval(processUpdateNext,100);
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Report Logic
////////////////////////////////////////////////////
let reportText="Press Scan Library.";
function stopReportTimer(){ if(reportTimer){ window.ClearInterval(reportTimer); reportTimer=0; } }
function processReportNext(){
if(!reporting) return;
let batch=500;
for(let c=0;c<batch && reportIndex0){
if(bpmmaxBPM) maxBPM=bpm;
}
}
if(!albumAvg) missingAlbumAvg++;
if(!albumConsistency[key]) albumConsistency[key]={};
if(albumAvg) albumConsistency[key][albumAvg]=true;
currentFile = groupingArtist+" - "+album;
}
if(reportIndex>=libHandles.Count){
reporting=false;
stopReportTimer();
inconsistentAlbums=0;
let inconsistentList=[];
for(let k in albumConsistency){
let vals=Object.keys(albumConsistency[k]);
if(vals.length>1){
inconsistentAlbums++;
if(inconsistentList.length0?inconsistentList.join("\n"):"None"}
Skipped / Inaccessible Files:
${skippedFiles.length>0?skippedFiles.join("\n"):"None"}
Current Status: Idle
BPM Range:
- Lowest BPM found: ${minBPM===999999?"N/A":minBPM}
- Highest BPM found: ${maxBPM}`;
}
window.Repaint();
}
function startReport(){
if(reporting) return;
loadLibraryOnce();
reportIndex=0;
totalFiles=0; totalAlbums={};
missingBPM=0; zeroBPM=0; missingAlbumAvg=0;
minBPM=999999; maxBPM=0; albumConsistency={};
skippedFiles=[];
reporting=true;
reportText="Scanning library...";
// show first file immediately
if(libHandles.Count>0){
currentFile = tf_album.EvalWithMetadb(libHandles[0]) || "(No Album)";
}
window.Repaint();
reportTimer = window.SetInterval(processReportNext,10);
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Drawing
////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function drawButton(gr,b,label,ui,font){
gr.FillSolidRect(b.x,b.y,b.w,b.h,ui.accent);
gr.DrawString(label,gdi.Font(font.Name,14,1),ui.text,b.x,b.y,b.w,b.h,0x11000000);
}
function drawCheckbox(gr,c,label,state,ui,font){
gr.DrawRect(c.x,c.y,c.size,c.size,1,ui.text);
if(state) gr.FillSolidRect(c.x+4,c.y+4,c.size-8,c.size-8,ui.accent);
gr.DrawString(label,font,ui.text,c.x+28,c.y-2,300,24,0);
}
function on_paint(gr){
let ui=getUIColours();
let font=getUIFont();
let titleFont=gdi.Font(font.Name,16,1);
gr.FillSolidRect(0,0,window.Width,window.Height,ui.bg);
// LEFT PANEL
gr.DrawString("Album Avg BPM Tools",titleFont,ui.text,20,10,LEFT_WIDTH,30,0);
drawButton(gr,buttonScan,"Scan Library",ui,font);
drawButton(gr,buttonUpdate,"Run Album BPM Update",ui,font);
drawButton(gr,buttonCopy,"Copy Report",ui,font);
drawCheckbox(gr,checkboxForce,"Force Recalculate",forceRecalc,ui,font);
drawCheckbox(gr,checkboxMedian,"Use Median Averaging",useMedian,ui,font);
gr.DrawLine(LEFT_WIDTH,0,LEFT_WIDTH,window.Height,1,ui.text);
// RIGHT PANEL - report text
let statusText = reporting ? "Scanning: "+currentFile : runningUpdate ? "Updating Album BPM: "+currentAlbum : "Idle";
let reportWithStatus = reportText.replace("Current Status: Idle","Current Status: "+statusText);
gr.GdiDrawText(reportWithStatus,font,ui.text,
LEFT_WIDTH+20,20,
window.Width-(LEFT_WIDTH+40),
window.Height-160,0); // leave 160px for progress bars
// Progress bars
const barHeight = 18;
const margin = 8;
const barYUpdate = window.Height - 2*barHeight - 2*margin;
const barYScan = window.Height - barHeight - margin;
if(runningUpdate){
let prog=Math.floor((updateIndex/albumsMap.length)*(window.Width-LEFT_WIDTH-40));
gr.FillSolidRect(LEFT_WIDTH+20,barYUpdate,prog,barHeight,ui.accent);
gr.DrawRect(LEFT_WIDTH+20,barYUpdate,window.Width-LEFT_WIDTH-40,barHeight,1,ui.text);
gr.DrawString("Updating Album BPM: "+currentAlbum,font,ui.text,LEFT_WIDTH+20,barYUpdate-25,window.Width-LEFT_WIDTH-40,20,0);
}
if(reporting){
let prog=Math.floor((reportIndex/libHandles.Count)*(window.Width-LEFT_WIDTH-40));
gr.FillSolidRect(LEFT_WIDTH+20,barYScan,prog,barHeight,ui.accent);
gr.DrawRect(LEFT_WIDTH+20,barYScan,window.Width-LEFT_WIDTH-40,barHeight,1,ui.text);
gr.DrawString("Scanning: "+currentFile,font,ui.text,LEFT_WIDTH+20,barYScan-25,window.Width-LEFT_WIDTH-40,20,0);
}
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Mouse
////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function on_mouse_lbtn_up(x,y){
if(hit(buttonScan,x,y)) {
startReport();
reportText = "Scanning library...";
currentFile = libHandles.Count>0 ? tf_album.EvalWithMetadb(libHandles[0]) || "(No Album)" : "Idle";
window.Repaint();
}
if(hit(buttonUpdate,x,y)) {
startUpdate();
currentAlbum = albumsMap.length>0 ? tf_album.EvalWithMetadb(albumsMap[0].handles[0]) : "Preparing update...";
window.Repaint();
}
if(hit(buttonCopy,x,y) && reportText){
utils.SetClipboardText(reportText);
fb.ShowPopupMessage("Report copied to clipboard.");
}
if(hitSquare(checkboxForce,x,y)){ forceRecalc=!forceRecalc; window.Repaint(); }
if(hitSquare(checkboxMedian,x,y)){ useMedian=!useMedian; window.Repaint(); }
}
function hit(b,x,y){ return x>=b.x && x=b.y && y=c.x && x=c.y && y<=c.y+c.size; }
Album Avg BPM Tools Script

Resources:
https://github.com/stengerh/foo_bpm
https://github.com/NotSimone/foo_cnn_bpm
https://github.com/tom2tec/foobar2000-smp-album-average-bpm



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