Apple and Universal Music Announce 'Sound Therapy'

[Mrkevinfinnerty]

I don't really understand the hate for it - it works really well for me. Enables me to upload all my custom songs and unreleased stuff to my Apple Music library and have them side by side with music in the Apple Music catalog.

The only thing I find a bit janky is the search when it doesn't very efficently swap between searching your own library or searching Apple Music. It can be clunky to switch and sometimes you get stuck levels deep and have to delete the search and start again, it needs work here - maybe use some AI to decide if it should search your own library or the AM one! Two search boxes seems a mess, I don't know the best way to do it - someone must be able to figure it out though.

Yeah it's exactly that, search. I have it set to show the iTunes store aswell because I still buy albums occasionally, it's even worse with three tabs.

 

[gigatoaster]

Needing a phone to fall asleep, that doesn’t make sense.

 

[star-affinity]

Nice. Used to love these things, soothing sounds. Since some hearing damage (tinnitus and hyperacusis and some dysacusis) it’s not the same anymore. Sound and music that used to be amazing can instead be annoying. It’s really horrible.

I say this again, Apple – please help cure ear issues biologically and you will get more customers that can enjoy your sound/music services.

 

[JordanCautious]

I was curious to try it so I picked the Focus version and played a random song on shuffle.

I'm ngl. This actually sounds pretty nice lol. 'Data Visions' in the focus playlist is pretty pleasant to the ears. Might have to explore the rest!

 

[aloysiusfreeman]

I think the wife and I are the only ones that don't charge our phones in the bedroom at night. We leave the in the kitchen.

Dad?

 

[svish]

Will check out the playlist but not sure whether to believe the scientific study behind it. But will be interesting to see the songs in the list.

 

[anshuvorty]

Let me guess - this soundscape is created by AI, right?

 

[Coffee50]

Needing a phone to fall asleep, that doesn’t make sense.

Many people need a TV to fall asleep

Some use white noise machines or apps that feature nature sounds. Some people use specific lighting for and to pre for sleep.

On the surface "needing a phone" to fall asleep may seem odd, but people have been relying on technology / sources to sleep for decades. (Sleep timers in TV's...)

 

[crsh1976]

New New Age.

More like "that category celebs from 10-15 years ago go to die" for those $5 supermarket compilation CDs nobody bought - Sound Therapy is a playlist of random has-beens that makes it less embarrassing to adhere to.

 

[InnocenceMyth]

I think the wife and I are the only ones that don't charge our phones in the bedroom at night. We leave them in the kitchen.

This isn't an iPhone feature, it's an Apple Music feature, therefore accessible to people who might have smart speakers in their bedrooms from either Amazon or Google, as well as HomePods.

 

[JoshuaBru]

Katy Perry the astronaut?

 

[damienDevZ]

I kinda feel like podcasts do this better. I have some nice rain podcasts that can be around 1-10 hours long. All free too.

And you can use the podcast app to set a sleep timer.

 

[miq]

“Backed by science”

…Well, I’m convinced! 🤪

 

[turbineseaplane]

Technology ruining your sleep? Try this technology.

A perfect summary of the tech industry now, in so many ways.

"Did we destroy X for you? ... Try our Y solution for X!"

 

[GTDaveMac]

I think there's a possibility that this feature will affect your "music profile" in Apple Music.

My favorite source of music going back to the Beats Music days was the "new music mix" playlist that's curated based on your listening habits. It had my tastes down to a T — until I tried sleeping to this new feature a couple times. Now it seems to think I'm some kind of drip.

I did play the Lofi Girl mix a couple times, so I can't rule that out, but this night-and-day change in my suggestions is just awful.

One option: Use a focus for sleeping (can be the Sleep Focus or one just for this purpose) and turn on the Focus Filter to use or not use listening history with the toggle set to Off for “Use Listeking History”

 

[chineseguy38]

Hopefully not with some overrated artists Apple Music have been promoting like Drake and Billie Eilish. They can’t rap or sing.

 

[Eric_WVGG]

One option: Use a focus for sleeping (can be the Sleep Focus or one just for this purpose) and turn on the Focus Filter to use or not use listening history with the toggle set to Off for “Use Listeking History”

WOW. That is exactly the kind of deep preference I both wish Apple did more of and am not at all surprised that I couldn't find.

 

[baconcat_8964]

Wellness is a scam, a parody of health. Music is music. Medicine is medicine. May the two never meet.

Toothpaste cannot replace dentists. This doesn't mean that toothpaste won't help with oral hygiene.

 

[dflowerz]

Listened to it for 30 seconds and found it irritating. Back to Jorge Ben Jor😀🇧🇷

 

[Chupachups]

I just want my homepod to be able to play rain sounds all night without infernal bird chirping -- is that too much to ask??

 

[patent10021]

The playlists include extended, instrumental, and reimagined versions of popular tracks from artists such as Imagine Dragons, Katy Perry, Kacey Musgraves, and others.

As a playlist specializing in audio frequencies created for brain states, I'm expecting big things from a playlist created by America's number one astronaut.

 

[dannys1]

Yeah it's exactly that, search. I have it set to show the iTunes store aswell because I still buy albums occasionally, it's even worse with three tabs.

Ah yeah fair enough, that does sound like a nightmare to be fair.

 

[DEXTERITY]

I think the wife and I are the only ones that don't charge our phones in the bedroom at night. We leave them in the kitchen.

Think about what if there is an emergency

 

[iDento]

I need therapy every time i use the Apple Music Mac app

Why? It’s clean and functional.

 

[Mrkevinfinnerty]

Why? It’s clean and functional.

It's slow, search is abysmal and the UX needs some serious work.