Best iTunes Music Organizer??

[Darren M]

So I have a slew of music I've ripped over the years, some as far back as pre-internet music lookup. (Like 40+ gig). My collection has become painful to manage and I'm looking for some kind of automation. The choices I've looked into so far are bellow. As my search continues, and/or folks post up their experiences, I'll update the list.

Feel free to contribute, bitch about iTunes/Apple, or just act a fool.

List of requirements

• Coexist nicely with iTunes. (Integration to iTunes a big plus)
• Clean up duplicate songs, not just by title. (I like live and studio music of the same title.)
• Resolve album art images
• Fix track file names and make all file names consistent. (Some of my music has no meta-data, author, title, etc. e.g. Track1.mp3)
• Intuitive interface/GUI
• Cheap/free (I realize this isn't a likely option, so let's say it would be a "nice to have".)
• Free downloadable demo (This should be for all software on the Net, but who knows.)
• Windows 7 compatible
• More??

List of possible solutions

• Rinse - a.k.a. Tidy Songs -
  • Pros
    • Integrates nicely with iTunes, almost intrusively
    • Removes Duplicate Songs
    • Repair Misspelled Songs, Artists, and Album Details.
    • Automatically finds missing artists, albums, dates, and genres
    • Add missing album art to your music library.
    • Super simple interface and navigation
    
    
  • Cons
    • $39usd
    • Uses Adobe AIR - I have no personal problems with this but some might...
    
    
  
  
• TuneUp - Untested as of today.
  • Pros
    • Fixes mislabeled song info (Track 01 & Unknown Artist)
    • Removes duplicate songs
    • Fills in missing album cover art
    • Gets concert alerts, music videos, artist bios
    
    
  • Cons
    • $39usd yearly, or $49 lifetime
    
    
  
  

Please add any comments on your personal experience with any of the software listed above.

[roliath]

doubletwist.

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[Darren M]

doubletwist.

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C'mon, don't be that freak'n lazy. Pros/cons/cost/ etc?!?!?

[roliath]

C'mon, don't be that freak'n lazy. Pros/cons/cost/ etc?!?!?

http://doubletwist.com/

pros,
integrates with itunes, and syncs with droids and iphones.
works on windows/macs
airsync, can stream to xbox/ps3/pc's/mac.s
supports airplay
has apps on market and itunes

cons, it doesn't blow me.

[johnny--2k]

rinse works fairly well, but be careful on auto, it will throw some completely crazy stuff out there even at 90+ % confidence so it's not perfect. I just went through by playlist 1 by 1, takes a lot of time with almost 28000 songs...lol, i'm not even close to done!

The only major problem I have with rinse is that sometimes it puts in "various artist" instead of the artist name if it's located on an album like "Now" or Best Hits of XXX Decade/year/etc...

[JJs89lx]

I Use Tune Up