I’ve decided to set a release date for the first version of BeatScanner as a motivating technique to make me create the time to work on it, as free time has been quite scarce recently - so, the date is January 15th.
What is BeatScanner ? Well, its not a replacement for the Repacer product as it does not change the tempo of the music to match your workout pace (future versions might contain this as an upgrade to Repacer). BeatScanner (not sure the name is final either - if anyone has other ideas feel free…) enables you to scan your music collection, create a database of the BPM (beats per minute) of each song, create different play lists based on searching this database for a particular rate and genre that matches your workout routine and finally save these play lists on your disk or directly to your mp3 device ready for your next workout. But it is also much more than that as it also enables you to share your recommended playlists with others and search playlists that other people have recommended for one that best matches your workout preferences.
Anyway, as mentioned the objective is to release a first version by Monday. It will not have all the features I wanted for a first version, but it will have enough to make it useful. For the curious, I might post some screen shots before Monday.