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Question about BPM detection

Psyko Logical 9:51 AM - 23 April, 2007
When ssl detects the BPM of a song that changes tempo, does it take the average of the whole track, or choose the most dominant tempo and stick with that?

For instance, if I have a song that winds down at the end, will that give me a slightly lower BPM?
Serato
Bill M 10:13 AM - 23 April, 2007
SSL will take the predominant tempo. Short sections of a different tempo should not effect the overall result.
Psyko Logical 6:18 PM - 23 April, 2007
Excellent. Thanks Bill. What about 'live' tracks that vary due to the human element, tracks with two distinct tempos, or just to play the devil's advocate-- a track that speeds up evenly from start to finish?