tag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:/discussions/questions/16619-newbee-questionsbeaTunes: Discussion 2022-06-13T11:45:45Ztag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/544198022022-05-25T16:06:42Z2022-05-25T16:06:42ZNewbee questions<div><p>Hey Peter,</p>
<ol>
<li>Song length: That can be found in the "Time" column<br></li>
<li>I would put this into a custom field, not the genre field, but it's totally up to you.<br></li>
<li>Track volume in beaTunes either works per album or per track (not per playlist). To approximate per playlist, normalize all tracks in the playlist with track replaygain. This <a href="https://www.beatunes.com/en/itunes-replay-gain.html">link</a> shows how it's done.</li>
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<p>Hope this helps!</p></div>hendriktag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/544198022022-05-28T23:44:20Z2022-05-28T23:44:20ZNewbee questions<div><p>Henrik,</p>
<p>Thank you for your help!</p>
<p>When I add the time column, they all read "continuous". The only other<br>
column with the word time in it is time signature and there is no values.<br>
Other suggestions?</p>
<p>Peter</p></div>dilbert6000tag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/544198022022-05-29T08:19:15Z2022-05-29T08:19:15ZNewbee questions<div><p>Hi Peter,</p>
<p>Weird. Are the files locally stored? Or in the cloud? Can you send a screenshot, please?</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>-hendrik</p></div>hendriktag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/544198022022-05-29T13:41:59Z2022-05-29T13:41:59ZNewbee questions<div><p>Attached.</p>
<p>I think it might be related to a problem where the app wasn't properly<br>
installed (see second attachment) which is causing other problems like<br>
periodically not fully syncing with ITunes. I've tried uninstalling and<br>
reinstalling the app, but I don't think its fully clearing stuff out of the<br>
registry. Suggestions on how to get a truly clean install?</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Peter</p></div>dilbert6000tag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/544198022022-05-29T19:57:09Z2022-05-29T19:57:09ZNewbee questions<div><p>Hm.. Somehow the image didn't make it. Can you please attach it via the web interface? The link is below.</p></div>hendriktag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/544198022022-06-01T17:55:32Z2022-06-01T17:55:32ZNewbee questions<div><p>Attaching files again. Note the files are stored on my local drive.</p></div>dilbert6000tag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/544198022022-06-02T07:15:11Z2022-06-02T07:15:11ZNewbee questions<div><p>Hi Peter,</p>
<p>there seems to be an issue communicating with iTunes. Can you please shut both beaTunes and iTunes down and then just start beaTunes? It should start iTunes then... If it does not start iTunes, please let me know.</p>
<p>Once that is done, synchronize via <code>File</code> -> <code>Synchronize...</code>. Does this succeed?</p>
<p>Then (regardless whether sync was successful or not) please enable the <em>Location</em> column, if it is not already enabled. One way to do this is to right-click on the table header and then select <code>File</code> -> <code>Location</code> in the popup menu.</p>
<p>What location does beaTunes show for these <em>Continuous</em> songs?</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>-hendrik</p></div>hendriktag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/544198022022-06-10T21:28:30Z2022-06-10T21:28:30ZNewbee questions<div><p>Hi Hendrik,<br>
Sorry about the delay in replying. The synchronize command does succeed and I enabled location as you asked. All the times are also fixed, so thank you!</p>
<p>You've answered all my previous questions. Two new ones:<br>
1. How do I get time signature to populate? I don't see anything in the manual, FAQ, or options about it. One web article mentioned from 2015 mentioned it was not reliable, but that's all I found.<br>
2. You recommended in a 2016 article on BPM the following options be set:<br>
Algorithm: OnsetPeak<br>
Online Resources: OFF<br>
BPM Range: Automatic<br>
It isn't clear to me how I would set these.</p>
<p>Thank you!<br>
Peter Denniston</p></div>dilbert6000tag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/544198022022-06-11T09:55:06Z2022-06-11T09:55:06ZNewbee questions<div><p>Quick answer:</p>
<ol>
<li>The time signature may be recognized as part of the BPM analysis. But my earlier comment is still true: it’s not very reliable.<br></li>
<li>I’m beaTunes 5 you cannot choose the algorithm anymore. The default is best. But you can still choose a range and online sources or not (in the analysis options dialog that is shown after you click on “analyze”). Online resources OFF and range Automatic are still the best options.</li>
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<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>-hendrik</p></div>hendriktag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/544198022022-06-11T13:45:29Z2022-06-11T13:45:29ZNewbee questions<div><p>Ok, thanks for your help</p>
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