Well, I like the program and have donated so I am going to keep using it, but programmers are just being stubborn on this simple issue for no reason. Am I the only MusicBee user who actually EVER edits MP3 files occasionally? I use Goldwave. I just don't get half of these responses. It is such an incredibly simple, obvious thing.
Sometimes one has to adapt and/or change their workflow to fit the available tools. If Steven doesn't see the need to change the behavior, you have two choices: adapt, or find another application that does what you want.
Speaking strictly for myself, I'm happy with the method for analyzing volume on new or edited tracks.