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Do you get to keep the matched tracks? Let's say you sign up for iTunes match, then you match up all your songs and download the iTunes version. That should be recognized by iCloud, right? So technically you should be able to stop iTunes match (maybe even get partial refund) after using it, then iCloud takes care everything for free, no? That would be really cheap to update all your low bitrate music for $25 one time fee (unless you want lossless).
 
I like my FLAC-turned-ALAC library over 256kbps AAC any day, thank you very much. Sadly, the library won't fit onto a 32GB iPhone.
Also don't want my iPhone wasting battery downloading these songs every time I play them.
Solution? Change "Convert higher bit rate songs to 128kbps AAC" to "Convert higher bit rate songs to 256kbps AAC"
 
Hopefully this is enough proof that this can be a streaming service as well,

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Uh, $25!
Or, you can just use Audiogalaxy (http://www.audiogalaxy.com) for free. Supports more formats, practically no song limit, available for iOS and also lets you download songs from your computer to your device.

Not exactly the same. Audiogalaxy streams music from your computer to your browser or smartphone. Which means you can't turn your computer off.

Not a bad idea, but having to leave your computer on probably eats up enough electrical juice to offset the money you save by not doing the iTunes Match thingie.
 
I'd like to see a subscription service. $10 monthly for as much music as you can consume. That would be awesome.
 
Not exactly the same. Audiogalaxy streams music from your computer to your browser or smartphone. Which means you can't turn your computer off.

Not a bad idea, but having to leave your computer on probably eats up enough electrical juice to offset the money you save by not doing the iTunes Match thingie.

And it probably uses audio fidelity too.
If you're gonna do this, just use Home Sharing. Full quality stream (albeit local only).
 
Not making much progress at "Step 2: Matching your music with songs in the iTunes Store" stuck at 0 songs checked. I assume iCloud is getting hammered, anyone else having more luck?
 
For the stuff I haven't ripped yet, can I just put in a CD, have it recognize, then download mp3 version on any of my machines? If so, I'm definitely signing up.
 
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bobcubsfan said:
How will it sync stuff in the New York subway?

Or in an airplane or cruise ship (unless you pay for wi fi).

You're joking, right?
 
Oh! That wasn't announced in the keynote! You might want to submit it as news! :D

Yea, i agree. I was bummed to hear that iTunes in the cloud wouldn't be a streaming service, but now that you've confirmed it, I think some users will be happy to hear the news.
 
Not making much progress at "Step 2: Matching your music with songs in the iTunes Store" stuck at 0 songs checked. I assume iCloud is getting hammered, anyone else having more luck?

at one point it got halfway through my library "matching" songs. then it quit. I have since been stuck at 0 songs checked.
 
Hmm ...
I think I'm going to skip this for now.

It sound promising, but it's just not what I'm looking for. I want something that doesn't get in my way. If this replaces my manually selected iTunes playlists and files with whatever iCloud thinks I should have ... that sounds nice, except that it might be wrong.

Also, I have my iTunes perfectly organized on my desktop, which I would hate to have "retagged" by a third party.

Last, my MacBook Air does not have even close to enough storage for my music ... so this sounds like the best solution for it. However, I have an external USB drive that I can sync from my desktop for iTunes ... and I don't understand how to do both.

Meh! :confused:
 
Two questions I have (which may not be answerable here, but I might as well try):

1. Will iTunes Match obviate the need for directly upgrading tracks to iTunes Plus? Upgrading my DRM tracks to iTunes Plus would cost me over $75, which is why I've never done it. Sadly, redownloading them from iTunes Cloud gives me DRM-laden tracks. But if I grab them from iTunes Match, they should be DRM-free 256 kbps.

2. How does iTunes Match handle playcounts, last played timestamps, etc? I've been suffering from a lack of music on my WinXP installation because I haven't figured out a way to share an iTunes library across Bootcamp partitions and have it backed up automatically. (I haven't found a no-cost way to reliably backup exFAT partitions yet.) I doubt iTunes Match will be of help here, but it might!
 
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