Comments on: Review: TuneUp Finds Missing Music Meta Data http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/09/15/review-tuneup-fixes-corrupted-music-libraries/ My opinions about convergence, consumer technology, gadgets, Web, and more. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:51:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Greg Abbott http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/09/15/review-tuneup-fixes-corrupted-music-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-417611 Greg Abbott Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:37:22 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/?p=1548#comment-417611 TuneUp provides an Uninstaller in Users/(username)/Logs/TuneUp Uninstaller.app I hope this helps TuneUp provides an Uninstaller in Users/(username)/Logs/TuneUp Uninstaller.app

I hope this helps

]]> By: choster http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/09/15/review-tuneup-fixes-corrupted-music-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-377317 choster Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:02:38 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/?p=1548#comment-377317 Assuming TuneUp's db is good enough to distinguish between, say, the single version and the album version of a song, I still have to wonder how the service handles compilations like greatest hits albums or movie soundtracks. To be sure many would prefer the tracks be labeled according to their original release. But buying a compilation is like buying a pre-made playlist— and as a minor quibble, I do not care to recreate all those playlists manually. Assuming TuneUp’s db is good enough to distinguish between, say, the single version and the album version of a song, I still have to wonder how the service handles compilations like greatest hits albums or movie soundtracks. To be sure many would prefer the tracks be labeled according to their original release. But buying a compilation is like buying a pre-made playlist— and as a minor quibble, I do not care to recreate all those playlists manually.

]]> By: elgarak http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/09/15/review-tuneup-fixes-corrupted-music-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-376092 elgarak Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:49:01 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/?p=1548#comment-376092 I doubt that it could help me, since even iTunes metadata for the music I like is ... bad. Not really wrong, but does not make use of all the possibilities. How does TuneUp's database work for, let's say, classical music *gasp*. What I want is to keep my music organized by composer. With even the "Artist" field set to be just this composer (because that main artist is Bach or Beethoven or Mozart, IMO). And to use the "Album Artist" field for the conductor, or orchestra, or soloist. Currently, this information is all over the place -- in the title, or Artist field mostly. Very seldom do the databases even use the "composer" or "album artist" field. IMO, the whole metadata needs to be reworked. Or needs definitive guidelines. How do you add, for instance, which Beatle song was composed/lyrics written by which Beatle? I doubt that it could help me, since even iTunes metadata for the music I like is … bad. Not really wrong, but does not make use of all the possibilities.

How does TuneUp’s database work for, let’s say, classical music *gasp*. What I want is to keep my music organized by composer. With even the “Artist” field set to be just this composer (because that main artist is Bach or Beethoven or Mozart, IMO). And to use the “Album Artist” field for the conductor, or orchestra, or soloist.

Currently, this information is all over the place — in the title, or Artist field mostly. Very seldom do the databases even use the “composer” or “album artist” field.

IMO, the whole metadata needs to be reworked. Or needs definitive guidelines.

How do you add, for instance, which Beatle song was composed/lyrics written by which Beatle?

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