Stop "garageband 3.0.5" automatically creating playlist iTunes

That's the subject-line I just tried in Google search, and got far too wide an arrray of results.
It does this completely randomly, 1 out of 10 times I save a current project to iTunes.
But why I ask ?
And where can I stop it from filling in the artist name, creating a dopey-titled playlist, and automatically playing the darn tune ?

Since I no longer have access to the GB version you are using I can only speculate. The randomness may be caused by switching between projects: When you set your info, the artist name etc. is probably stored in your user preferences, but the same information is copied into the current project and used on export. There are property lists inside the project package (at least in my GB version); you can see them when you open a project by ctrl-click - Show package contents - and browse the files.
The files "projectData" and Output/metadata.plist store the output settings. To edit these file you will need a propertylist editor, since these files may contain binary data; Xcode will suffice for this. Don't edit your projects without making sure you have a working backup. It is easy to make mistakes and you can corrupt your project.

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