New open source key detection tool

[DJ SB]

Hey ibsh,

I really appreciate you making this software available to us! I have a quick question, I can't seem to get it to actually write the key tags. In your application, it looks as if the tags are written but they do not show up in Traktor or iTunes, it doesn't change the comment / key fields. My preferences look like:Screen Shot 2012-03-12 at 8.48.02 PM.jpg What am I doing wrong? Also, once I get it figured out and my library key tagged, Traktor won't have to reanalyze my tracks will it?

Thanks,
Sam

Edit: If I right click on the track file (in finder) and get info, the key does show up in the comments there, it just doesn't show up in iTunes or Traktor.

Edit 2: After doing check consistency, the keys all show up in the comment field as they should in the Traktor track collection. With some exceptions, they do not show up in the iTunes trees though, which is what I use to organize my music. Back in iTunes, the exceptions are about 350 of 3900 tracks. Screen Shot 2012-03-13 at 10.01.56 AM.jpg If I hit play on a track that has some sort of text in its comment field, it refreshes to show the key as it should. As most of my tracks had nothing in comments, and adding something then playing the track doesn't work, I can't figure out how to get the key to display for the rest of my library. Ive tried selecting all tracks and editing the composer just to get iTunes to recognize change (as I would to get BPM value to display in iTunes after analyzing in Traktor), keys still don't show in comments where they should. The first edit remains true for all files I checked in finder so I know the key values have been written.Screen Shot 2012-03-13 at 10.04.33 AM.png

[ibsh]

Hey SB, sorry, I only just saw this message.
Glad you figured most of it out on your own.

As for iTunes... that's a little bizarre, but iTunes is a total headache when it comes to tags.

Just for an experiment, what happens if you remove one of these files from your library completely, and then drag it back in so that iTunes has to re-read it?

Also, iTunes used to have a function called "Convert ID3 tags" that I used to have to use a lot back in the Final Scratch days (yes, I'm old ). Is it still there? Running that also ought to force iTunes to re-read the file's metadata.

[DJ SB]

Hey ibsh,
Thanks for the reply, just tried deleting a track from my lib and bringing it back in, no dice with getting the key comment to show. Here is a more updated/detailed description of my problem: http://forum.djtechtools.com/showthread.php?t=48747
Thanks for the help man.

[ibsh]

Alright, thanks for trying. Best thing now is probably for you to email/upload a zip with, say, 5 of these files in (make it representative, e.g. if you're having the same problem with multiple formats, make sure they're all in there) and I'll take a closer look. Hopefully it's easily fixed but I've not come across this before. Also version numbers for OS/iTunes/KF please.

[basspenetrator]

i have the problem that if i analyse liek 20-40 tracks at once some (randomly) dont get tagged

[ibsh]

@ weltraumpapst; I very much doubt it's random =) can you provide more detail? A screenshot, what the keyfinder log says about those tracks?

[basspenetrator]

how do i get a log file? i just analysed 6 tracks. all of them show the detected key but one of them didnt write the tag into the comment field

[ibsh]

On Windows, it's in the same directory as the executable, on Mac it's ~/Library/Logs/KeyFinder.log

Just paste the lines from the bottom of the file that have today's date.

[basspenetrator]

2012-03-20 10:24:04.682 Debug: Decoding /Volumes/derjo/Downloads/KLRGRM - Rankin.mp3 (s16, 44100)
2012-03-20 10:24:04.699 Debug: Decoding /Volumes/derjo/Downloads/Goth Trad-Cut End.mp3 (s16, 44100)
2012-03-20 10:24:04.815 Debug: Decoding /Volumes/derjo/Downloads/Torqux - Bass Association - Far Too Loud (Torqux Refix).mp3 (s16, 44100)
2012-03-20 10:24:04.824 Debug: Decoding /Volumes/derjo/Downloads/KLRGRM_-_KillerCo.mp3 (s16, 44100)
2012-03-20 10:24:10.879 Debug: Decoding /Volumes/derjo/Downloads/Terrible Twos by Direktor.mp3 (s16, 44100)
2012-03-20 10:24:12.119 Debug: Decoding /Volumes/derjo/Downloads/Skeet Skeet & Hype Jones - Hold Up (Back From The Future Remix).mp3 (s16, 44100)


KLRGRM_-_KillerCo is the on where itunes doesnt show anything in the comment field.

[ibsh]

Nope, nothing there. If you do the same batch again does the same file fail? If so, send it my way.

I've got to get to work now, so you may have to find the pattern yourself. It might just be a problem with the tagging library I use, but it's very unlikely as the tagging code in KeyFinder hasn't changed in months and the library hasn't changed at all.