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 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:50:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Mark http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/15/tuneup-itunes-library-management-plugin-review/comment-page-1/#comment-113228 Mark Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:24:18 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=12458#comment-113228 I honestly, just do research online (amazon, wikipedia, artists' websites) to fill in any missing info on my 19,000+ tracks. ANd I manually fill in the info. Aslo find album artwork, save the pics to a folder and upload - which has the unfortunate side-effect of not transferring to my ipod, but I live with that. Likely the single slowest and work-intensive way to do it, but I've been doing it off and on for years, and I now have less than 2,000 left missing major information. And I'm very satisfied with the results. So I'll stick with my method. :) I honestly, just do research online (amazon, wikipedia, artists’ websites) to fill in any missing info on my 19,000+ tracks. ANd I manually fill in the info. Aslo find album artwork, save the pics to a folder and upload – which has the unfortunate side-effect of not transferring to my ipod, but I live with that. Likely the single slowest and work-intensive way to do it, but I’ve been doing it off and on for years, and I now have less than 2,000 left missing major information. And I’m very satisfied with the results. So I’ll stick with my method. :)

]]> By: D TORLEY http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/15/tuneup-itunes-library-management-plugin-review/comment-page-1/#comment-99275 D TORLEY Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:02:46 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=12458#comment-99275 I purchased Tuneup Gold in February 2011 and spent the entire month "cleaning" my music library (350 gb of music on an external HD). Finished just before iTunes upgrade 10.2 (which has now made Tuneup semi-worthless!). Very pleased with the program - a few suggestions, though: 1: DO NOT enter 500 songs at a time - put in music by albums if possible...it seems to work much better that way, and more reliable. 2: It is not 100% effective - but it is pretty good...I was surprised at how many "obscure" tracks it did recognize... 3: If you are cleaning your kid's music - GOOD LUCK! I was amazed at how many different sources and things my daughter's music was from...Tuneup had a much more difficult time identifying stuff that my daughter had "ripped" from her "sources" at college!!!! 4: FOR MAC USERS: Wait until you are sure that the "problem" with compatibility between Tuneup and iTunes 10.2 is resolved before you purchase.... Overall - I was very happy with the results I had with Tuneup considering how much music I had and the sources that I had obtained them from over the years... I also have a Logitech Squeezebox, which has a difficult time identifying album artwork through iTunes - so this has been a great product as far as that is concerned...now, all my artwork displays on the controller (which acts as an iPod). I purchased Tuneup Gold in February 2011 and spent the entire month “cleaning” my music library (350 gb of music on an external HD). Finished just before iTunes upgrade 10.2 (which has now made Tuneup semi-worthless!). Very pleased with the program –
a few suggestions, though:
1: DO NOT enter 500 songs at a time – put in music by albums if possible…it seems to work much better that way, and more reliable.
2: It is not 100% effective – but it is pretty good…I was surprised at how many “obscure” tracks it did recognize…
3: If you are cleaning your kid’s music – GOOD LUCK! I was amazed at how many different sources and things my daughter’s music was from…Tuneup had a much more difficult time identifying stuff that my daughter had “ripped” from her “sources” at college!!!!
4: FOR MAC USERS: Wait until you are sure that the “problem” with compatibility between Tuneup and iTunes 10.2 is resolved before you purchase….

Overall – I was very happy with the results I had with Tuneup
considering how much music I had and the sources that I had obtained them from over the years…

I also have a Logitech Squeezebox, which has a difficult time identifying album artwork through iTunes – so this has been a great product as far as that is concerned…now, all my artwork displays on the controller (which acts as an iPod).

]]> By: Mark N http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/15/tuneup-itunes-library-management-plugin-review/comment-page-1/#comment-79261 Mark N Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:10:57 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=12458#comment-79261 I can not chose to recommended a product that allows the activation on 1 (One computer) and only one transfer. I had a laptop die on me and bought a replacement and had the it activated on new PC only to have the stolen in a break and enter and now I am SOL for using the product. I can not chose to recommended a product that allows the activation on 1 (One computer) and only one transfer. I had a laptop die on me and bought a replacement and had the it activated on new PC only to have the stolen in a break and enter and now I am SOL for using the product.

]]> By: Jane http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/15/tuneup-itunes-library-management-plugin-review/comment-page-1/#comment-57895 Jane Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:52:16 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=12458#comment-57895 Tuneup works for only songs on itunes, but not ones aready on the ipod. Tuneup works for only songs on itunes, but not ones aready on the ipod.

]]> By: Fernando Martins http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/15/tuneup-itunes-library-management-plugin-review/comment-page-1/#comment-56118 Fernando Martins Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:46:57 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=12458#comment-56118 "iTSfv" is a little windows program that does it for free. But is not perfect either... “iTSfv” is a little windows program that does it for free. But is not perfect either…

]]> By: Jon http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/15/tuneup-itunes-library-management-plugin-review/comment-page-1/#comment-53337 Jon Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:48:42 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=12458#comment-53337 i used this and i only got 100 cleanups with the newest version is there a way to get older versions and extra cleanup's instead of paying $30 for unlimited cause i only have about 500 songs on ipod in genral i used this and i only got 100 cleanups with the newest version is there a way to get older versions and extra cleanup’s instead of paying $30 for unlimited cause i only have about 500 songs on ipod in genral

]]> By: Dave Everitt http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/15/tuneup-itunes-library-management-plugin-review/comment-page-1/#comment-52021 Dave Everitt Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:53:05 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=12458#comment-52021 On OS X 10.4.11 and the latest iTunes, TuneUp froze with a blank window on launch, found no artwork I didn't already have, crashed Safari on launching it via one of its links, and had no obvious 'uninstall' option (I did find it in the end, but still had to remove several files by hand). On OS X 10.4.11 and the latest iTunes, TuneUp froze with a blank window on launch, found no artwork I didn’t already have, crashed Safari on launching it via one of its links, and had no obvious ‘uninstall’ option (I did find it in the end, but still had to remove several files by hand).

]]> 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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