Comments on: TuneUp iTunes Library Management Plugin Review http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/15/tuneup-itunes-library-management-plugin-review/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:01:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Throck http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/15/tuneup-itunes-library-management-plugin-review/comment-page-1/#comment-49315 Throck Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:26 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=12458#comment-49315 The most interesting feature IMHO is that it identifies the track by referencing Gracenote and uses "Audio fingerprints that cover more then 28 million tracks". It will correct the wrong artist and title information as well as album name and art. Yep, it is tedious and could be better automated, but is there anything else out there that does not base its result on your (possibly flawed) data? The most interesting feature IMHO is that it identifies the track by referencing Gracenote and uses “Audio fingerprints that cover more then 28 million tracks”.
It will correct the wrong artist and title information as well as album name and art.
Yep, it is tedious and could be better automated, but is there anything else out there that does not base its result on your (possibly flawed) data?

]]> By: Mark http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/15/tuneup-itunes-library-management-plugin-review/comment-page-1/#comment-32189 Mark Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:38:31 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=12458#comment-32189 Yet another "itunes cleanup program" Sheeze.... Itunes itself will fix most issues with content that it knows about. (Free) The "problem" comes with the millions of releases that Itunes does not carry or is out of print. What to do? Mediamonkey seems to fix many of the above issues, but falls into the same pit as Itunes as it fails to check the handful of FREE database resources or MSN for tag/artwork. If only Itunes were not so stupid as to BREAK perfectly good artwork that was already linked to your tracks. Personally, I got sucked in on one of these 'ipod manager' programs and find that there is more useful and functional FREE options available. $20 to fix some tags? Get real. Pass on this one. Yet another “itunes cleanup program” Sheeze….

Itunes itself will fix most issues with content that it knows about. (Free) The “problem” comes with the millions of releases that Itunes does not carry or is out of print. What to do?
Mediamonkey seems to fix many of the above issues, but falls into the same pit as Itunes as it fails to check the handful of FREE database resources or MSN for tag/artwork.

If only Itunes were not so stupid as to BREAK perfectly good artwork that was already linked to your tracks.

Personally, I got sucked in on one of these ‘ipod manager’ programs and find that there is more useful and functional FREE options available.

$20 to fix some tags? Get real. Pass on this one.

]]> By: Mark http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/15/tuneup-itunes-library-management-plugin-review/comment-page-1/#comment-30506 Mark Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:11:52 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=12458#comment-30506 I usually use MediaMonkey.com, which offers some nice tools. Tain't perfect, but it does me. I'm playing with the iTunes replacement called SongBird, and so far it looks OK. I usually use MediaMonkey.com, which offers some nice tools. Tain’t perfect, but it does me.

I’m playing with the iTunes replacement called SongBird, and so far it looks OK.

]]> By: Chris - LG Blog http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/15/tuneup-itunes-library-management-plugin-review/comment-page-1/#comment-30479 Chris - LG Blog Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:19:01 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=12458#comment-30479 Excellent find - thanks! I'm so sick of the ubiquitous 'track 1'. I delete about 300 of them every 18 months. Excellent find – thanks!
I’m so sick of the ubiquitous ‘track 1′. I delete about 300 of them every 18 months.

]]> By: Marc Lamb http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/15/tuneup-itunes-library-management-plugin-review/comment-page-1/#comment-30476 Marc Lamb Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:54:07 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=12458#comment-30476 As a Mac user I've had excellent results with <a href="http://www.lairware.com/mpfreaker/" rel="nofollow">MPFreaker</a> for cleaning up my library. It is fairly automated, flexible, and also provides lyrics. It does not get 100%, but nothing will. What it will do is show you graphically what each song is missing, both before and after you process it. A free trial is available, but it only processes 3 songs per program launch. That's a pretty sucky limitation, but I finally sprang the $20 for the full version and am quite pleased with it. As a Mac user I’ve had excellent results with MPFreaker for cleaning up my library. It is fairly automated, flexible, and also provides lyrics. It does not get 100%, but nothing will. What it will do is show you graphically what each song is missing, both before and after you process it. A free trial is available, but it only processes 3 songs per program launch. That’s a pretty sucky limitation, but I finally sprang the $20 for the full version and am quite pleased with it.

]]> By: Marc http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/15/tuneup-itunes-library-management-plugin-review/comment-page-1/#comment-30462 Marc Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:49:08 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=12458#comment-30462 EAC + Lame for ripping @ V0/320 windows explorer for folder structure flash renamer for mass file renaming to my standards tag and rename for song tagging allmusic.com and albumart.org for album art (drag into tag and rename) itunes to a read-only network share for library/ipod sync EAC + Lame for ripping @ V0/320
windows explorer for folder structure
flash renamer for mass file renaming to my standards
tag and rename for song tagging
allmusic.com and albumart.org for album art (drag into tag and rename)
itunes to a read-only network share for library/ipod sync

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