diff --git a/util.py b/util.py
index e5e8168..6ce4e1d 100644
--- a/util.py
+++ b/util.py
@@ -122,6 +122,28 @@ def find_mtags_for_tag(block, tag):
     return mtags
 
 
+def mtag_settings_to_yaml(mtag, pos_index):
+    assert(isinstance(mtag, nix.pycore.multi_tag.MultiTag))
+    assert(0 <= pos_index < mtag.positions.shape[0])
+
+    yaml = ""
+    if mtag.metadata is not None:
+        yaml = nix_metadata_to_yaml(mtag.metadata)
+    for i in range(len(mtag.features)):
+        feat = mtag.features[i]
+        feat_data = mtag.retrieve_feature_data(pos_index, i)
+
+        if len(feat_data.shape) == 1:
+            feat_name = feat.data.label if feat.data.label and len(feat.data.label) > 0 else feat.data.name
+            feat_unit = feat.data.unit if feat.data.unit and len(feat.data.unit) > 0 else ""
+            if feat_data.shape[0] == 1:
+                feat_content =  "%s %s" % (feat_data[0], feat_unit)
+            else:
+                feat_content =  "[" + ','.join(map(str, feat_data[:])) + "] %s" % feat_unit
+            yaml += "\t%s: %s\n" % (feat_name, feat_content)
+    return yaml
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     nix_file = "../../science/high_freq_chirps/data/2018-11-09-aa-invivo-1/2018-11-09-aa-invivo-1.nix"
     f = nix.File.open(nix_file, nix.FileMode.ReadOnly)