diff --git a/beast-gtk/bstrecords.idl b/beast-gtk/bstrecords.idl
index fe0d957..b175c4d 100644
--- a/beast-gtk/bstrecords.idl
+++ b/beast-gtk/bstrecords.idl
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ choice FFTSize {
 
 choice NoteLength {
   NOTE_LENGTH_NONE      = (Neutral,    _("None"), _("Unspecified length")),
-  NOTE_LENGTH_1         = (_("1/1"),   _("Whole note")),
+  NOTE_LENGTH_1         = (_("1/1"),
+  /* TRANSLATORS: note is a noun */
+                                       _("Whole note")),
   NOTE_LENGTH_2         = (_("1/2"),   _("Half note")),
   NOTE_LENGTH_4         = (_("1/4"),   _("Quarter note")),
   NOTE_LENGTH_8         = (_("1/8"),   _("Eighths note")),
@@ -105,7 +107,10 @@ choice RowShading {
 
 /* BEAST Global Config */
 record GConfig {
-  String rc_version			= (NULL, _("Release counter"), NULL, STORAGE);
+  String rc_version			= (NULL,
+  /* TRANSLATORS: the release counter corresponds to the beast version and is stored in the config file
+     to be able to load old versions of the config file */
+                                           _("Release counter"), NULL, STORAGE);
   group "Synthesis Networks" {
     Int         snet_font_size          = (_("Font Size"), _("Font size in pixels for labels displayed in synthesis networks"),
                                            10, 1, 48, 2, STANDARD);
diff --git a/beast-gtk/dialogs/radgets-beast.xml b/beast-gtk/dialogs/radgets-beast.xml
index b8c66a6..a495a4f 100644
--- a/beast-gtk/dialogs/radgets-beast.xml
+++ b/beast-gtk/dialogs/radgets-beast.xml
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@
 	  <label _label="Bus Name" size:window-vgroup="bus-name" />
 	  <!-- Inputs -->
 	  <frame shadow-type="etched-in" size:window-vgroup="bus-inputs" >
+            <!-- TRANSLATORS: Inputs is used for input busses within the mixer -->
 	    <label _label="Inputs" />
 	  </frame>
 	  <!-- Reset -->
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@
 	  <arrow arrow-type="down" size:window-vgroup="bus-spinner-box" />
 	  <!-- Outputs -->
 	  <frame shadow-type="etched-in" size:window-vgroup="bus-outputs" >
+            <!-- TRANSLATORS: Outputs is used for output busses within the mixer -->
 	    <label _label="Outputs" />
 	  </frame>
 	</vbox>
