beaTunes News

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

beaTunes on macOS 15 Sequoia - don't update just yet!

Apple just release its latest macOS update named Sequoia. If you're using beaTunes v5.2.34 or earlier, I recommend to wait with the update as it apparently breaks beaTunes' analysis feature.
If you have already updated, I recommend the following workaround:

  • Go to /Applications/beaTunes5 in Finder
  • Right click on beaTunes5 and choose Show package contents from the context menu
  • Navigate to Contents/Java
  • Delete or rename the file casampledsp-complete-0.9.23.jar to casampledsp-complete-0.9.23.jar_
  • Start beaTunes
Background: Apparently the integration with CoreAudio broke with Sequoia. Deleting/renaming that file will force beaTunes to fall back to FFmpeg for decoding audio.

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Saturday, January 13, 2024

Update: beaTunes 5.2.34

This maintenance update fixes a couple of issues having to do with lyrics, import of Bandcamp tags, and the switch from loved to favorited by the Apple Music.app. It also updates the internal Discogs database.

As always, you can download the new version from the download section of the website.

Changes in 5.2.34

  • Fixed some lyrics related issues.
  • Fixed retrieval of Bandcamp tags.
  • Updated japlscript and obstmusic to fix favorited/loved issue.
  • Updated built-in Discogs database.

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

Update: beaTunes 5.2.33

This minor update fixes a couple of issues having to do with responsiveness, house keeping, and a downright bug (time signature didn't show up in the main table view).

As always, you can download the new version from the download section of the website.

Changes in 5.2.33

  • Fixed sub-par responsiveness in inspection panes.
  • Fixed time signature table renderer.
  • Fixed deletion of orphaned playlists.

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Update: beaTunes 5.2.32

This minor update fixes a startup issue on Windows (reported for Windows 11) that led to a shutdown right after the splash screen. Furthermore, automatic synchronization during shutdown is now prevented.

As always, you can download the new version from the download section of the website.

Changes in 5.2.32

  • Fixed window-activation-triggered sync during shutdown.
  • Fixed startup issue on Windows 11 (missing accessibility dependency).

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Saturday, January 28, 2023

Update: beaTunes 5.2.31

This maintenance update improves the search experience in larger collections, fixes a couple of minor issues and updates some included components.

As always, you can download the new version from the download section of the website.

Changes in 5.2.31

  • Fixed a lyrics issue (missing jlink dependency).
  • Fixed encoding of relative paths in WPL playlist exporter.
  • Fixed ConcurrentModificationException during initial synchronization.
  • Increased search trigger delay for single characters.
  • Updated to Java 11.0.17+7.
  • Updated built-in Discogs database.

And, because an indfividual post was skipped, changes in 5.2.30

  • Fixed synchronization abortion due to infinite volume normalization change.
  • Updated to Java 11.0.16.1+1.
  • Updated japlscript.
  • Updated built-in Discogs database.

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Saturday, September 3, 2022

Update: beaTunes 5.2.29

Getting ready for Ventura! This maintenance update introduces a couple of fixes for the upcoming macOS 13 (Ventura) along with some other performance-related issues.

As always, you can download the new version from the download section of the website.

Changes in 5.2.29

  • Support deletion of currently playing song.
  • Fixed responsiveness issue when initiating synchronization manually.
  • Fixed taking last play/skip date into account when checking synchronization need.
  • Fixed synchronization with Music.app taking too long despite only minor changes.
  • Fixed NaN values in volume normalization.
  • Fixed Music.app/iTunes selection for macOS 13 (Ventura).
  • Implemented rate limiting for AcousticBrainz.

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Update: beaTunes 5.2.28

Unfortunately, v5.2.27 was a rather unsmooth release, especially for people using macOS Monterey... v5.2.28 hopefully fixes this.

As always, you can download the new version from the download section of the website.

Changes in 5.2.28

  • Fixed macOS version recognition for macOS 11 and 12.
  • Fixed NoClassDefFoundError on Turkish systems.

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