---
name: "rgbpm"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "loudgain"
version: "0.6.8+ds-6+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rgbpm"
---

# rgbpm(1)

Folder-based loudness and beats per minute scanning

## NAME

**rgbpm** - Folder-based loudness and beats per minute scanning

## SYNOPSIS

**rgbpm \[OPTIONS\] FOLDER \[...\]**

## DESCRIPTION

**rgbpm** assumes that each folder contains one music album, with all audio tracks in that folder being of the same file type.

**rgbpm** will traverse from the given folder (or folders) to all sub-folders, adding the recommended ReplayGain 2.0 track and album tags to supported audio files.

If 'loudgain' is installed, **rgbpm** supports the following file types:\
\
   \- FLAC (.flac)\
   \- Ogg (.ogg, .oga, .spx, .opus)\
   \- MP2 (.mp2)\
   \- MP3 (.mp3)\
   \- MP4 (.mp4, .m4a)\
   \- ASF/WMA (.asf, .wma)\
   \- WavPack (.wv)\
   \- APE (.ape)\
   \- WAV (.wav)\
   \- AIFF (.aiff, .aif).

If 'bpm-calc' is installed, **rgbpm** will use it to calculate beats per minute, then tag the following file types:\
\
   \- MP2 (.mp2)\
   \- MP3 (.mp3)\
   \- FLAC (.flac).

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  Show help.

- **-v**

  Show version number of the script.

- **-b**

  Disable BPM calculation (and tagging).

## BUGS

The **rgbpm** script is maintained on GitHub as part of **loudgain**. Please report all bugs to the issue tracker at https://github.com/Moonbase59/loudgain/issues.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2020 Hugh McMaster

**rgbpm** is released under the 2-clause BSD license.