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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4 comments:

  1. David VOctober 3, 2024 at 6:28:00 AM EST

    Thanks, working just fine with deletion of the file. Any idea when the permanent fix will be released? 5.4.35?

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  2. beaTunesOctober 3, 2024 at 11:08:00 AM EST

    Yes, 5.2.35. The release is imminent.

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  3. djsteveJune 15, 2025 at 10:22:00 PM EST

    Last update above in October 2024 said 5.2.35 release imminent - what is the latest status?

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  4. beaTunesJune 16, 2025 at 2:34:00 AM EST

    It has been released last year: https://www.beatunes.com/beatunes-download.html

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