AcousticBrainz Plugin

The acousticbrainz plugin gets acoustic-analysis information from the AcousticBrainz project.

Enable the acousticbrainz plugin in your configuration (see Using Plugins) and run it by typing:

$ beet acousticbrainz [QUERY]

For all tracks with a MusicBrainz recording ID, the plugin currently sets these fields:

  • average_loudness
  • chords_changes_rate
  • chords_key
  • chords_number_rate
  • chords_scale
  • danceable
  • gender
  • genre_rosamerica
  • initial_key (This is a built-in beets field, which can also be provided by Key Finder Plugin.)
  • key_strength
  • mood_acoustic
  • mood_aggressive
  • mood_electronic
  • mood_happy
  • mood_party
  • mood_relaxed
  • mood_sad
  • rhythm
  • tonal
  • voice_instrumental

Automatic Tagging

To automatically tag files using AcousticBrainz data during import, just enable the acousticbrainz plugin (see Using Plugins). When importing new files, beets will query the AcousticBrainz API using MBID and set the appropriate metadata.

Configuration

To configure the plugin, make a acousticbrainz: section in your configuration file. There is one option:

  • auto: Enable AcousticBrainz during beet import. Default: yes.