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+bpm-tools: Tempo (Beats Per Minute) analysis tools
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+(C) Copyright 2012 Mark Hills <mark@pogo.org.uk>
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+See the COPYING file for licensing terms.
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+This software is distributed from the following site:
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+  http://www.pogo.org.uk/~mark/bpm-tools/