Unable to remove lyrics from song [#18645 #18646 #18663]

[Deadcool]

There is a song that has the wrong lyrics (pulled from one of the lyrics services by MM5). If I right-click the track, go to Properties, then the Lyrics tab, I can highlight everything and delete it, click OK. But when I go back in the lyrics are still there. Even if I put something else in the field, it is overwritten with the wrong lyrics (i.e. not changed.)

How can I remove the lyrics and get them to stay gone?

MM 5.0.2.2523

[MiPi]

What file format? Is the file writable?
If so, could you send me the affected file? I would analyze it. Upload it to some file sharing service and PM me link, thanks.

[Deadcool]

It's any of my music files. mp3 files of any bitrate. Other fields are editable, but apparently not the lyrics.

[rusty]

One other question: do you have Tools > Options > Metadata Lookup > Background metadata lookup:Lyrics enabled?

If so, then I guess the issue is that in some cases MM is auto-looking up lyrics after you've deleted them?
Tracked at: https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=18645

EDIT: there's another more severe issue--edits to the lyrics in the Properties dialog when they're in the 'Unsaved' state aren't commited:
https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=18646

Thanks!

-Rusty

[Deadcool]

One other question: do you have Tools > Options > Metadata Lookup > Background metadata lookup:Lyrics enabled?

If so, then I guess the issue is that in some cases MM is auto-looking up lyrics after you've deleted them?
Tracked at: https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=18645

Unfortunately even after Background metadata lookup:lyrics is unchecked, it still will not save any edit to lyrics...

[Andre_H]

Have you checked the tracks with an external tool like MP3Tag or anything like that? Mabye there are multiple Tags stored (v2.1, v2.3, APE, whatever), and MMW edit/saves just one of them, but shows another?

[rusty]

fyi, issue #18646 is fixed and will be included in the next build. I'm pretty sure that's what was being reported.

-Rusty

[Deadcool]

fyi, issue #18646 is fixed and will be included in the next build. I'm pretty sure that's what was being reported.

-Rusty

Unfortunately the issue I'm reporting is NOT fixed in build 2527...

EDIT: Apparently I can remove one line, and it appears to save, but then if I remove ALL lines and click OK, it reverts back to having all of the lyrics (including the line I removed.) This is with Update Tags and Update Lyrics unchecked under Settings > Metadata. Submitted under ticket #3328.

[rusty]

Thanks for the report!

Tracked at https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=18663

-Rusty

[Deadcool]

So this is 'mostly' fixed in the bugs tracked above -- it looks like the Lyrics pane on the right does not de-populate once the lyrics are removed however... they remain in the pane... ?

Running build 2528

[Lowlander]

I can reproduce for Lyrics (it works for Preview), reopened: https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view ... 663#c66395

[MiPi]

Lyrics panel looks for lyrics by design always. As a workaround, if you want to disable this for some track, save e.g. space or 'No lyrics' as new lyrics.
This will be solved later as part of https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=18645