Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
iTunes Match Goes Live Internationally (For Real This Time)
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Sorry to put a dampener on the party, but is it REALLY worth £21.99? I have a huge music library, and from what I have read about Match, it will not match songs that I have ripped from my on CD's and DVD's?
This means the majority of my library would be skipped anyway. So what are the REAL benefits of match? I want to be convinced, but I just don't see the value
You read wrong. That's the entire purpose of iTunes Match. It's to bring users who ripped their collection of CDs into the iTunes Store fold. When iTunes launched, it didn't have a store. Its motto was a Rip. Mix. Burn. People were still buying (and iTunes was encouraging you to buy) CDs which they'd then rip to iTunes, create playlists and burn new discs. Then iPod came along... and the iTunes store. Most iTunes users have a collection of mostly ripped music from CDs (and other sources) and a small portion of iTunes store purchases. iTunes match levels it all out.
Of course, there's the unspoken benefit of allowing casual pirates to legalize their collection which gives the music industry access to money for pirated songs that they'd never see money from and encourages these customers to stay legit from now on, given that their library is now legal.
So go ahead and get iTunes Match. If your music is mostly mainstream stuff that you'll find on the iTunes store, the majority will get matched.
At least you're getting THAT far. Launched iTunes soon as I read the news 30mins ago. Sofware update on MBA Ulti registered my $27 fee for iTunes Match and gone to the left sidebar and selected Match or Store and BOTH seem to want me to repurchase it again - which its already confirmed my transaction has gone through for.
Yeah, that's what I plan on doing. I moved out to the Netherlands about 8 years ago but have always maintained my UK account as the Netherlands seem to always been one of the last countries to get stuff.
Is there anyway of seeing how many of my songs will be matched before I subscribe? I want to use the service to get higher quality files, but at'll only work if the system can match them. Anyway to find out how many that'll be before Paying?
i dont think its possible but you should try cause itunes store is freaken huge and im pretty sure at least 2/3 of your music are in there.
question
is there a way to find out, how much songs iTunes match would convert before committing to pay the yearly fee?
i guess, if i cancel the subscription within one year, i would get to keep the higher quality music, right?
edit: d'oh. the questions sound to be really popular. would just need the answer (if anybody knows).
is there a way to find out, how much songs iTunes match would convert before committing to pay the yearly fee?
i guess, if i cancel the subscription within one year, i would get to keep the higher quality music, right?
edit: d'oh. the questions sound to be really popular. would just need the answer (if anybody knows).
Last edited:
We Dutchies are probably left behind because we have a judge that allows the Samsung Galaxy Tab to be sold here...
iTunes Match - Other iTunes Account
Bit of an odd question but if I've got songs from another iTunes account, that I'm authorised to use, will they be available through iTunes Match as well or will I need to rip them to CD and add them again to make them match?
Bit of an odd question but if I've got songs from another iTunes account, that I'm authorised to use, will they be available through iTunes Match as well or will I need to rip them to CD and add them again to make them match?
Well this is woeful, only able to match 1/3 of my library which has been well tagged?
Most of the stuff it can't Match is on the iTunes store, like Oasis!
Anyone else struggling to get a decent match?
Most of the stuff it can't Match is on the iTunes store, like Oasis!
Anyone else struggling to get a decent match?
Yeah, Apple Login Servers must be down, can't log in on iTunes nor the Webpages of apple.com xD
I can't login either! Or change PW. And if you go to apple support, it says it can't process your request after you try putting in your Serial #.
Yes, there are widespread login problems...
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=14017807#post14017807
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=14017807#post14017807
It's all going through so far for me in the UK. It's matched 80% of my library, not sure if that's a good percentage or not?
But I can't turn it on on my iP4s? When I slide the iTunes Match to on it says I'm not currently subscribed... but I am. It's still uploading songs, does anyone know if this is why? It's matched, just still uploading.
----------
In fact i'm not able to log into my iTunes account at all right now. Not on the app store on my mac or iPhone, or via icloud.com
Strange.
But I can't turn it on on my iP4s? When I slide the iTunes Match to on it says I'm not currently subscribed... but I am. It's still uploading songs, does anyone know if this is why? It's matched, just still uploading.
----------
In fact i'm not able to log into my iTunes account at all right now. Not on the app store on my mac or iPhone, or via icloud.com
Strange.
I’ll admit there are some 'free' albums in there… though they’re albums that I haven’t seen in physical stores in Australia or in my iTunes store so I hardly see a lack of distribution to me as a reason not to 'shop' elsewhere.
That being said, the vast majority of my tracks are from my parents CD collection, which I think you’d probably agree would be vast for most people who lived in the 90’s.
It’s still going, and a lot of songs seem to be matching fine. Though it wants to upload 8900 songs
How about you try not assuming everyone stole all their music…
Because I couldn't access my iTunes account after signing up and starting iTunes Match I stopped the process while it was uploading songs to see if it would allow me to access my account when stopped.
Didn't work. And if you do stop the process you have to start from the beginning again, it goes through the looking at your library, matching steps again and doesn't pick up from where it stopped. Which is good to know but not that important...
Funny thing was though, it matched more songs this time. Only 6 more, but still it's a different result than last time.
Didn't work. And if you do stop the process you have to start from the beginning again, it goes through the looking at your library, matching steps again and doesn't pick up from where it stopped. Which is good to know but not that important...
Funny thing was though, it matched more songs this time. Only 6 more, but still it's a different result than last time.
Live too for me in Germany, for the princely sum of 24,99 ($32.50 which is a little over the US price + 20% tax).
Now I have to work out if I want to use it (half my 20000 tracks are from limited edition film scores which most certainly don't match anything on iTunes, a reason why Genius isn't often that helpful too me) and whether I'd be better off using the US or DE stores for it.
The machine I use is typically logged into the US store, mostly for rentals and occasional purchase of movies/music, while the MBP is used for the German store (apps, books, buying music).
I heard, but have never confirmed, that the US store requires you to have a US CC on file to signup for Match, rather than using Giftcard balance. True?
Now I have to work out if I want to use it (half my 20000 tracks are from limited edition film scores which most certainly don't match anything on iTunes, a reason why Genius isn't often that helpful too me) and whether I'd be better off using the US or DE stores for it.
The machine I use is typically logged into the US store, mostly for rentals and occasional purchase of movies/music, while the MBP is used for the German store (apps, books, buying music).
I heard, but have never confirmed, that the US store requires you to have a US CC on file to signup for Match, rather than using Giftcard balance. True?
