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Apple Considering Dramatic Overhaul of iTunes to Address Declining Music Downloads
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offline mode.
You can use Spotify and the likes without using 1 MB of your data plans.
1) Select the songs/albums/playlists you want as "offline mode"
2) Play them without using any data
It's obvious that some of you guys aren't as invested in music like others. But maybe you should realize that it's pretty hard to let go of something that took years and years to polish with correct tags, artwork, and the like. There's a lot of memories a lot of us here have when the iPod was a big deal.
iTunes is not perfect, but it works for those of us that still use it to store our huge music libraries.
I could use Spotify very cheaply as a student, but I don't. You know why? Because I spend more time actually finding something to listen to, then I actually listen to music on it. And I honestly don't have the time to catalog all the music I actually would like to hear, you know, the music that I can just go on iTunes and listen to instead.
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Whatever Apple does, I hope that they add a few more cool things for us that do have a nice library.
It's hard to break old habits, especially if they work well. I've tried many times to use an android based device for my music but it never works out for one reason or another. It's nice to know that all your music is there in iTunes.
High Bit Rate AUDIO is the new iTunes Revolution:
Apple Will start to sell HD Audio (24bit@96khz LossLess) version of the song titles, and enable some iDevice to play it (the hardware on some iDevices actually support HBR audio, but that feature is not officially supported).
Apple also may sell improved earbuds too.
Apple Will start to sell HD Audio (24bit@96khz LossLess) version of the song titles, and enable some iDevice to play it (the hardware on some iDevices actually support HBR audio, but that feature is not officially supported).
Apple also may sell improved earbuds too.
Have you ever ear HD 24Bit@96Khz FLAC Audio clips?
The Audiophile experience is like the Retina Display but on Audio.
Actually few High Ends Androids does offer it: Sony Xperia Z2, Galaxy Note 3/ S5, Htc One M7/M8.
Pair one of these with a good quality pair of earphones (no MonsterCrap) and play HD version of your favorite songs, and you'll hear the true sound, the Experience is on another Level. (the next big thing in portable audio).
Actually on a Mac you can experience HD audio if you have a compatible player (iTunes does not support HD audio files as FLAC).
Maybe they need to reach out to today's artists and get them to make some better music.
Yeah, but it's not the artists. It's the mass market brands created by the monolithic recording companies (you know, those companies suing and ripping off their own customers and the few artists making content for them to sell)... That's the problem. Also, the "democratization" of music (the ability to create and to cheaply or legally freely acquire music out on the web) has a lot to do with it. I've found lots of free offerings online (Photophob and other projects by Herwig Holzmann, for example), and I've only been buying my lifelong favorites (on cd no less), as they release new albums (remember albums?).
Spotify has taken over for my music listening. Sure I may not own the music, but do I really need to own a digital file? If I'm going to purchase music, I prefer physical media. As it stands now, for $10/month, I have access to more music than I know what to do with. And being a spur of the moment type of person, knowing I can listen to a song that pops into my head is worth the monthly fee.
Spotify has left iTunes in the dust.
Spotify has left iTunes in the dust.
Maybe they need to reach out to today's artists and get them to make some better music.
Good luck with that. As if. To both.
Same here! Spotify is my main music source now! I would still love it if Apple did somethng similar
I think this is the main problem with digital music 'collections' over CD or records. You don't really own anything and the collection is worth nothing as it can't be sold or passed on.
Hey Apple,
How about selling lossless?
That'll get me interested. Until then I'll put my hard earned into better quality CDs.
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Pretty much summed up all the main problems. Well done. Only thing I want to add is the inferior quality in iTunes.
How about selling lossless?
That'll get me interested. Until then I'll put my hard earned into better quality CDs.
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Pretty much summed up all the main problems. Well done. Only thing I want to add is the inferior quality in iTunes.
It would be enough if Apple left AAC Plus (256 kbps) as the default in the iTunes Store but let the minority of users who want/need Lossless (or HD lossless) select an option in Preferences that lets you download lossless version instead. I'd be happy to pay more for the lossless versions as well.
The precedent and model for different qualities is already there for movies. I just don't know why Apple is taking so long.
Personally I don't buy HD movies on iTunes either because Blu-Ray gives you far more for your money but for audio at least Apple can match or exceed the quality available on CDs.
It comes down to pricing for me. Why pay full price or even more for an album on iTunes when I can get it for almost half of that on Google Play.
I don't use Spotify, don't have any desire to start using Spotify. I can't stream music everywhere I want to listen to it. If you want to have music loaded onto an iphone, you have to use the world's crappiest app ever to do it.
I'm not interested in streaming services so even though I have match I probably won't use radio once it comes to the UK other than some launch day playing about.
Halve the price of songs/albums on iTunes though and i'll buy at least 4x more music than I do now. Currently i'll grab the odd track or an album on pre-order just to save hunting around but most of the time i'd prefer to wait and find a good deal from amazon/play.com or local music stores.
Digital music is just too expensive yet they keep increasing the prices.
Also, if they actually put some real effort into iTunes LP and allowed them to be viewed on the iPad then maybe those would have sold better too.
Halve the price of songs/albums on iTunes though and i'll buy at least 4x more music than I do now. Currently i'll grab the odd track or an album on pre-order just to save hunting around but most of the time i'd prefer to wait and find a good deal from amazon/play.com or local music stores.
Digital music is just too expensive yet they keep increasing the prices.
Also, if they actually put some real effort into iTunes LP and allowed them to be viewed on the iPad then maybe those would have sold better too.
No problem. The quality i was referring to was not the quality of sound but the quality of overall experience. And when i speak about Spotify, then only about their premium service which costs $9.99 per month. On iTunes i have to buy my music, where with Spotify i pay for a monthly service. I pay those 10 bucks and get unlimited access to any song or album that i like. What im trying to say is, as a very heavy music consumer myself, its rather easier and cheaper for me to "rent" those tracks rather than buy them. Spotify lets you also create your own playlists and 'download' your tracks to your device in high quality (320kbits) for offline use, as many as you want or as much as your storage can fit. I usually search and download on my MBP and it synchronizes it automatically to my iPad and iPhone, i dont have to do anything else
So. With Spotify i dont have to worry about spending "money" anymore. I pay those 10 bucks monthly and i get unlimited access to all of it. Now if Apple will come up with a subscription based platform just like or better than Spotify, I would gladly change back to them and have all my music together under one roof. Only problem is Im already paying $24.99 per year for iTunes Match, so it wouldn't make sense for them to ask for another $9.99. Im guessing that they will offer iTunes Match included in those monthly 9.99 (or cheaper).
By the way, Spotify has a free trial of 30 days premium if you're interested. You should definitely try and see for yourself
Cheers
So with spotify, u have unlimited music listening and can download it on your phone .. Which is is good as purchasing the music? So u will have those songs u downloaded even after u stop subscribing?
If Apple thinks they are going to solve everything by releasing new music in higher quality for more money and hope everyone rushes out and buys it then they are crazy. Most people 25 or younger don't even buy music anymore. They just use spottily for free on their desktop, or they pay for a subscription service. Some of them probably just torrent everything they want to keep as well.
with music apps like Musicmania why on earth would people use itunes and PAY for songs? It’s just madness.
are you referencing mp3 files or services like Spotify? I ask because while I don't purchase my mp3's through iTunes, I do have over 9,000 songs in my library and I can and do share them with whoever I like and intend to pass them onto others. I don't care who says I'm "allowed" to do that or not. I bought them, they are mine and tough.
No, as long as you're subscribed you can use their service. If u cancel the subscription, your account and playlists remain in tact but the service stops working (for example you go to travel for a month and u dont need it), and the moment u continue paying you can continue where you left off.
The downloaded songs are stored inside the app (encrypted), there's no way to extract and rip them. I think what you also cant do is burn CD's with the music downloaded by their app, so its really just a premium streaming service, which i personally highly recommend if you use music like i use
As you say you don't care about the legality of passing on or selling these files. Problem with files is there is no way of telling if they are legal or not. You can sell a CD as it is a physical item but digital files are different. Also if you have any DRM involved there is no way of passing anything on because they don't let you bequeath or sell your account or transfer the files to another account. The whole digital music world is a mess right now and things need to change if the music we purchase is to have any residual value. Who is going to buy a collection when there is no proof its legit, probably no one. Thing is its what the music industry wants, they don't want you to sell your music or pass it on because they don't make any more money that way. Better for them to force each new generation to buy it again