tag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:/discussions/questions/4769-embedding-beatunes-information-in-the-comments-field-of-itunesbeaTunes: Discussion 2015-10-03T11:20:06Ztag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/380889772015-10-02T15:18:52Z2015-10-02T15:18:52ZEmbedding beaTunes Information in the comments field of iTunes<div><p>When I perform the analysis of a song in beasTunes 4.5.3 it does
not export the Key information into the comments field of my MAC
based iTunes 12.3 the first time. I have to perform the analysis in
beaTunes at least twice and some times three times in order to
export the Key information.</p>
<p>This is new today. I did upgrade my MAC to ElCapitan yesterday
and have only noticed this since upgrading. beTunes crashed and I
had to rebuild the beaTunes databases this morning. Once rebuilt
this need to perform analysis more than once has started to
occur.</p></div>cpwicks10934tag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/380889772015-10-02T19:55:10Z2015-10-02T19:55:10ZEmbedding beaTunes Information in the comments field of iTunes<div><p>Hey Cliff,</p>
<p>from just looking at the code I can not explain this
behavior.<br>
Are you sure you can reproduce it with the new database?</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>-hendrik</p></div>hendriktag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/380889772015-10-03T11:20:06Z2015-10-03T11:20:06ZEmbedding beaTunes Information in the comments field of iTunes<div><p>Hey Cliff,</p>
<p>the following you only write via email:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>When exporting the Key information from beaTunes to iTunes
certain songs are populated as follows in the Comment field with
this Key information</p>
<p>C major (1d) :: nullKEY:C major (1d);</p>
<p>It seems as though the Key information is being duplicated. Is
there something in the Analysis preference selection that I should
change to prevent this from happening?</p>
</blockquote>
<p>I believe the issue with the <code>null</code> is fixed in the
current dev snapshot: <a href="https://www.beatunes.com/download/beaTunes-4-5-5-SNAPSHOT.dmg">https://www.beatunes.com/download/beaTunes-4-5-5-SNAPSHOT.dmg</a><br>
'Fixed' in this case does not mean that already existing
<code>null</code> strings are removed, but that no new ones are
added.</p>
<p>Also, it seems to be that either the original comment was:
<code>KEY:C major (1d);</code> or that you used <em>both</em> the
keytocomment plugin <em>and</em> the new setting to write the key
in front of whatever is in the comment. I can only recommend to use
<em>either</em> the keytocomment plugin <em>or</em> that new
setting (otherwise you end up with duplicate info). Or, if you
don't have anything valuable in the comment anyway, choose the
<em>overwrite</em> comment option.</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>-hendrik</p>
<p>PS: FYI, I'm going to be traveling for the next two weeks and
may not answer as quickly as I usually try to.</p></div>hendrik