By tiffany | Published:
October 29, 2009
Everyone has their own way of organizing their music, and TuneUp users especially take great care in the accuracy and fullness of an iTunes library. So, with that said, here are some helpful ways to manage the TuneUp cleaning process… try them out for yourself and see if it helps you TuneUp your music even better than before:
Drag & drop in batches. 
It’s a waste of time (and TuneUp!) to do songs one by one. We recommend up to 500 - and preferably of the same artist or album as that tends to get better Matching results. TuneUp can handle more than 500 tracks, in fact, users have reported throwing in their entire collection, but it just really depends on how well your machine can handle the load! In those cases though, it’s best to go take a walk, or head over to your local record store for a bit and then come back to check out the progress.
Finding the dirty tracks. 
If you ran through Analyze (that tiny brain icon in the top right corner) and got all depressed seeing just how incomplete and dirty your library truly is, then you are going to want to start cleaning ASAP. Obviously, the dirtiest tracks are the ones with no information at all. This is most common when there is no artist listed. The best way to find these big holes in your library is to go to your iTunes interface and click on the ‘Artist’ column. This will make iTunes alphabetize your artists A - Z (or Z - A). Scroll to the bottom (towards the Zs), and you will see that if iTunes has no info in artist, it will be added to the end. This way, you can assemble all the tracks without artists easily to drop into Clean!
Double-check. 
The best way to make sure that we found the right data for a specific song is to use the playback feature in Clean. Once TuneUp has Matches, you can click the gray arrow (on the left of the Artist name) which will provide a drop-down track listing of all of the songs on that specific album. If you aren’t sure about a single track, simply click the black arrow (on the far right of the drop-down listing). Listen through it to see if that’s it!
Let us know how YOU like to Clean!
By tiffany | Published:
October 20, 2009
That’s right kids, we just launched our Campus Representative Program! The idea, basically, is that college students can make some money on the side selling TuneUp to their peers. It’s super easy and there is some serious potential to make good money. Might as well get paid to recommend TuneUp, right?
We are very selective about the people we select for the Program. We want only the best to spread the word about TuneUp! So, if you think you have what it takes then check out more details and get started today!
By tiffany | Published:
October 15, 2009
Time again to give out some sweet shwag. This time, it’s easy. All you got to do is let us know what your all-time-favorite cover art is. Hilarious, creative, iconic… whatever.
Select your best choice of musical artwork and link it up on our Facebook page. Best pick wins a grab-bag of choice TuneUp-related gear (including some EcoSpeakers!)
You have til the end of Friday (October 16th)…. GO!
By tiffany | Published:
October 7, 2009
We have these awesome T-shirts, tote bags, buttons, stickers, and even a skateboard deck available for anyone who wants to upgrade their style with that sassy TuneUp touch! Be the envy of your friends. Claim music-superiority!
Rep the Captain in a comfy shirt - in multiple sizes for men & women - so buy one for yourself, your baby nephew, that guy down the street, your cocker spaniel, whomever! Check out our Zazzle page to order some rad TuneUp gear for all the audiophiles in your life…. makes GREAT Christmas / Hanukkah / Kwanza gifts!
Keep a look-out for new additions to the store - and if you have any great ideas, we’d love to hear them! Sound off on our Facebook Page or Tweet it out 
Posted in Miscellaney, Uncategorized | Tagged buttons, clothing, merch, Miscellaney, skateboard, stickers, T-shirts, tote bags, tuneup, zazzle |
By tiffany | Published:
September 18, 2009
Remember this! Yup, Captain TuneUp himself decided to take a stab at the popular Facebook note and divulge 25 random things about himself…
Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about you (or if I already know a lot about you, I’m curious to see what you’ll post!).
- 1. I prefer Twizzlers over Red Vines.
- 2. In college I got my masters in audio metadatacology with an emphasis in badassery. Stay in school kids!
- 3. Aside from being the face of TuneUp, I also moonlight as a stunt-double in Russian action films and enjoy long walks on the moon.
- 4. I’ve met the Twitter bird. He’s cool. A little talkative, but friendly.
- 5. Music is on at all times. At. All. Times. Doesn’t matter what kind, it’s all good. I even have headphones built into my TuneUp helmet. Beat that!
- 6. My dog, Miles, has 3 legs and enjoys barking at skateboards in his free time. He eats cottage cheese.
- 7. I’m a Gemini. Whatever that means.
- 8. My helmet, which is never removed, is made from platinum and unicorn horn*. It is indestructible and good for withstanding pesky bugs.
- 9. I am ethically opposed to man-scaping.
- 10. I’m currently wearing steel-toed boots. Not like you can ever tell though…
- 11. Believe it or not, I am amazing with kids.
- 12. There is not an instrument known to human kind that I cannot play… well, except for the oboe - that sh*t is hard!
- 13. I have been known to put on some post-punk electro goth in the office Sonos. Shh… don’t tell anyone.
- 14. As seen above, I am a stickler for genre-tagging. It’s cool if you aren’t… but I like my detailed audio-catagories. One of my favorites is “Surf & Garage Revival”.
- 15. I have an extensive collection of bootlegs - wait - I mean boots. Yeah, I love boots.
- 16. Everyone calls me Captain. Or The Dude.
- 17. Those lightning bolts are real.
- 18. I have a secret obsession with “The Hills” & “The City”. But Heidi & Spencer are as good as dead to me.
- 19. Next to the TuneUp HQ, the next best place to find me is the mosh pit of a concert. (Look for the antenna)
- 20. My favorite drink is Makers Mark on the rocks. Or PBR out of the can.
- 21. There is nothing more annoying than having “Track 01″s in a music library**! It’s the equivalent to herpes… or hiccups. Or both. At the same time.
- 22. I have 5 tattoos: each of the icons in the TuneUp tabs, and ‘Automagically’ written across my torso. (A-la Tupac’s ‘Thug Life’)
- 23. I’m not a fan of regular-sized cupcakes. Only mini ones. They fit so awesomely in my mouth… if it’s ever open. I tend to be tight-lipped.
- 24. My favorite bird is a pigeon. Because they’re street… and need cleaning.
- 25. The left side of my face is shockingly unphotogenic. Hence, the profile.
*PETA-approved, of course.
** Except for maybe missing album art. Duh.
