July 16, 2008

TuneUp Automatically Updates and Fixes Your iTunes Metadata [Featured Windows Download]

Windows only: Music application TuneUp scans your iTunes library to
fill in and clean up your music's metadata, including album art. After
you install it, just point it at songs in your library you want to
clean up; TuneUp fingerprints and analyzes them and then provides a
diagnostic overview of your missing or incorrect metadata. You can then
verify and clean up all your metadata with the stroke of a button. In
theory it's very similar to previously mentioned MusicBrainz, but it's an altogether fresh take with a few more features.

For example, similar to the previously mentioned iConcertCal,
TuneUp lists upcoming concerts for artists in your library; it also
lets you explore your music through a web digest of YouTube videos,
articles, and merchandise related to bands you like. I just finished
testing TuneUp on around 40 entirely unlabeled or poorly labeled
tracks, and the results have been impressive. Not only does the app
update the metadata with accurate, consistent information,
but it does it all live, updating your library on the fly. TuneUp is
ad-supported and free to use, but you're limited to 500 cleans and 50
cover art look-ups per month. A premium version without any limitations
is also available for a $12 annually or a lifetime price of $20. TuneUp
is Windows only, with a Mac version planned for later this year.

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