Strange, I just purchased it on my UK account.
Strange, I just purchased it on my UK account.
i'm still confused on whether or not i should get this.
it says it will play the higher bit-rate version, is it possible to download that higher bitrate and keep it on your computer (for instance if you don't have an internet connection)
i don't have many songs (~500) and only have an iPhone so the only reason i would do this would be for the higher quality songs.
Anything funky going on?
I've got 35448 songs in total - I hear matched and iTunes purchases don't count towards this, only what you upload.
Can I make sure this is 100% the case? If so, I may plump for it in the morning when all has settled down...
When I click the iTunes Match tab and then click on the "Subscribe for £21.99" button, I get the message that new subscriptions are not available right now and to check back later.
Anything funky going on?
But since iTunes Match doesn't back up your TV shows or movies, you'll still lose those if your HD crashes, and if it wasn't originally purchased from iTunes you'll need to back up your library yourself.
Here's a question I have: say I subscribe for a year and my library is matched and upgrade to the iTunes versions of songs...when my subscription lapses will I still be able to use iTunes in the Cloud to download those songs that were already matched when I was subscribed?
Two completely different services.
With Spotify or rdio, you have access to unlimited (streaming) music for as long as you continue to pay the monthly fee, stop paying and you no longer have access to that music.
iTunes Match ($24.99 a year) will upgrade your personal collection (if its matched) and back-up your entire library. So if your Hard Drive were to fail or you were to purchase a new machine, you will easily and quickly be able to get your music back (rather than have to re-import your entire cd collection). As a plus of DRM-Free, once iTunes Match matches your music and you upgrade to the iTunes version, you can keep those tracks and not have to re-new your subscription next year.
Since last night my iTunes has been hanging on Step 2 as well.
That is the case...
Ah good, its just I've seen some reputable Mac sites suggesting splitting the library in two (Macworld), and thought; surely not?!!
I hope it all turns out to be good value. What I've seen so far of iCloud is disappointing at best...
I missed one word in your sentence "matched" iTunes match doesn't count purchased songs against the 25,000 limit.
Right, so anything I have purchased won't matter, and neither will anything that matches correctly… right?
So even though I've got nearly 35500 songs, I can still use iTunes Match
This is just so damn stupid. What sounds like a great product cannot be used by me because according to Apple, I shouldn't be so interested in music. I have so many songs because I absolutely love music. I don't see why I should be punished like this.
I've spent about £8500 on iTunes over the past 6 years (call me stupid if you want) and then this in return?
Yes, but only if the higher rate version is available on the iTunes store. I.E. if when matching, a version of a song on your drive is found in the iTunes store at a higher bit rate, you can use match to switch out to Apple's version. Once done, you have a shiny new high bit rate DRM free file to replace your existing one.
Quick question, what happens if I rip another CD after "Match" has finished it's original scan on signing up? Is what is matched on first run what you get for 12 months, or can you add to your Library as normal and those tracks are matched also?