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.
Music Labels Not Yet On Board With Apple's Cloud-Based iTunes Strategy
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
This feature has always worked for me. If you have Apple Care or have a chance to pass by an Apple Store, I'd badger them about this.
The only difference I can see that in your screenshot the selected songs are gray and in mine they are blue. To me it seems you have switched to something else after selecting the song (but then the menu is not greyed out for me even if the songs themselves are grey and not blue).
I think the
in the top LH corner answers that one. 
I've solved it now. You need to change the import settings to "MP3 Encoder" to get the MP3 option.
I'm sure in the past you could make this choice from the Advanced tab, it must have disappeared with one of the iTunes updates?
Since, I think, iTunes 9, it is in the General tab under Import Settings. It could be that if you never set that to anything, it is not active.I think the
I've solved it now. You need to change the import settings to "MP3 Encoder" to get the MP3 option.
I'm sure in the past you could make this choice from the Advanced tab, it must have disappeared with one of the iTunes updates?
I think the
I've solved it now. You need to change the import settings to "MP3 Encoder" to get the MP3 option.
I'm sure in the past you could make this choice from the Advanced tab, it must have disappeared with one of the iTunes updates?
Haha, I edited that out and smacked my head on the keyboard almost right away. But you caught me.
I always feel that there's something I'm missing about cloud/streaming services. Am I the only person in the world who doesn't have a rock-solid 3G or wifi connection wherever and whenever I go?
In fact, the only time I really have a reliable fast connection to the cloud is when I'm sat at home with my broadband connection. I really struggle to come up with a scenario where I could comfortably rely on being able to pull anything from the cloud. Take music for example, I listen to music at home (no need to stream), whilst running (barely any phone signal), driving (inconsistent data connection), on the train (low to no signal much of the time) and in hotels (£££ for deadly slow and unreliable wifi). So what use is having my music on a server that I can't reach?
I appreciate other people's circumstances will be different, but it almost seems to be a given these days that we are connected to the cloud 24/7, but I'm sure that it must really be only the minority of people this applies to... or am I really the only one who isn't?
In fact, the only time I really have a reliable fast connection to the cloud is when I'm sat at home with my broadband connection. I really struggle to come up with a scenario where I could comfortably rely on being able to pull anything from the cloud. Take music for example, I listen to music at home (no need to stream), whilst running (barely any phone signal), driving (inconsistent data connection), on the train (low to no signal much of the time) and in hotels (£££ for deadly slow and unreliable wifi). So what use is having my music on a server that I can't reach?
I appreciate other people's circumstances will be different, but it almost seems to be a given these days that we are connected to the cloud 24/7, but I'm sure that it must really be only the minority of people this applies to... or am I really the only one who isn't?
I understand your problem. When I'm out cycling in Shropshire there are tons of places where you can't even get a phone signal!
I dont have a viable data connection on my iPhone 24 hours a day, but i'd say i do have it about 90% of the time. I wouldn't mind having access to my most *important* music (on the device itself) 100% of the time, and 90% of the time having access to my entire library. I find that in the car even though i don't have a signal 100% of the time, there's enough buffering in the streaming apps to take care of most temporary dead spots. (Right now I stream from my home computer, since Simplify is dead I switched to using Subsonic).
It's worth pointing out that there is not one stitch of evidence in the entire article to suggest that such negotiations have not already been going on for "months".
Absolutely no one has any clue where this new service stands in negotiation, and Boy Genius is the last place I would be looking for anything newsworthy
Absolutely no one has any clue where this new service stands in negotiation, and Boy Genius is the last place I would be looking for anything newsworthy
I think the
I've solved it now. You need to change the import settings to "MP3 Encoder" to get the MP3 option.
I'm sure in the past you could make this choice from the Advanced tab, it must have disappeared with one of the iTunes updates?
Changed a while ago.
Were trying. It's called pirate bay
Pirate bay is not a "threat", only a scapegoat. Justin Beiber proves that.
I hate everything about the media/entertainment industry. If I own a copy of media I want to use it when and where and on whatever device I own. They need to expand fair usage to better incorporate digital media.
Personally I have most every DVD I own ripped to the home server where I can watch movies/TV shows on a number of devices. From the iphones to computers, 360's, PS3 and Directv boxes. These licensing have kill such great things as DirecTv's PC card receivers and their home server receiver. If they had their way we wouldn't even have DVR's. They are responsible for Sonic Blue failing because of their show sharing and automatic commercial skip.
Personally I have most every DVD I own ripped to the home server where I can watch movies/TV shows on a number of devices. From the iphones to computers, 360's, PS3 and Directv boxes. These licensing have kill such great things as DirecTv's PC card receivers and their home server receiver. If they had their way we wouldn't even have DVR's. They are responsible for Sonic Blue failing because of their show sharing and automatic commercial skip.
Not thinking creatively
I dont think most of you are thinking creatively on this one. Think of this new service as just giving all iTunes users an iDisk and then placing the iTunes folder on that disk with the disk both synced to your hard drive and the Apple Servers.
I have 5 computers in the house. With this set up each one can access the same iTunes media. I don't have to worry about keeping one computer awake so that music can be streamed from it. I dont have to only manage the library from that one computer and I can also have the same music on my work computer.
Second iPhones dont fit all my media. So I could tell iPhone my prefered media to actually transfer. So most of what I enkoy on phone is not streamed over WiFi or 3G. BUT under this syetem I would have the whole library of music visable to me. If I get an urge to listen to some song that I dont actually have synced then I CAn stream that.
Note under this syetem if I were Apple I would claim that I don't need liscences since all technically all that has changed is on what hard drive the music is located. Under this syetem it would just happen to be in North Carolina.
Misc. point. I would like to see this general system for iPhoto as well.
I dont think most of you are thinking creatively on this one. Think of this new service as just giving all iTunes users an iDisk and then placing the iTunes folder on that disk with the disk both synced to your hard drive and the Apple Servers.
I have 5 computers in the house. With this set up each one can access the same iTunes media. I don't have to worry about keeping one computer awake so that music can be streamed from it. I dont have to only manage the library from that one computer and I can also have the same music on my work computer.
Second iPhones dont fit all my media. So I could tell iPhone my prefered media to actually transfer. So most of what I enkoy on phone is not streamed over WiFi or 3G. BUT under this syetem I would have the whole library of music visable to me. If I get an urge to listen to some song that I dont actually have synced then I CAn stream that.
Note under this syetem if I were Apple I would claim that I don't need liscences since all technically all that has changed is on what hard drive the music is located. Under this syetem it would just happen to be in North Carolina.
Misc. point. I would like to see this general system for iPhoto as well.
No, we get it. Why pay for a device with 32Gb (and the ever increasing amount needed) of storage when all the media we own can be easily streamed to our devices. But I think your fooling yourself if you don't think the "man" isn't going to want another cut from this. While we understand that it's no more then moving our storage from one point to another, the industry is going to want a cut no matter what Apple or the users claim. That's what make them greedy bastards.
I am not really interested in this "cloud" thing for music. I'd rather have it on my computers. That's just my preference.
The thing is with spotify premium you can buffer your playlists on the phone when you have a good connection (haven't reached the limit yet, if there is one) so you can at least have several Gigs of 320kbps .ogg-music on your iPhone/iPod touch that you can play when you don't have streaming capabilities. And when you do have at least 190kbps downlink ready you can use the streaming alternative for music that you don't have buffered/synced (the streaming music is a bit lower in quality, IIRC).
ITA on Spotify being awesome - Americans are really missing out here. I was fortunate to have a UK friend gift a premium membership, and once you have it there's no more geoblocking.
The offline downloading is indispensable since I take the subway all the time. The cloud doesn't help much when you don't have an internet connection.
The offline downloading is indispensable since I take the subway all the time. The cloud doesn't help much when you don't have an internet connection.
I'll cry myself to sleep over not having them with my unlimited iPad/iPhone data plans and ability to get reasonably priced Apple gear .
Thanks!
It seems likely that Apple acquired LaLa's licenses. Accordingly, it seems that those licenses were not adequate.