![]() According to whom? The whole presentation felt like a love letter to generic tastes. I have zero use for anyone's "recommendations" of "great music."Īnd while I'm on a rant, Jimmy Lovine's use of that phrase-"great music"-really irritated me. That's how I find new artists: On my own, with a little push from a soulless computer when I need it. I like the entropy that comes from either deep diving into an enormous catalog on my own, or calling upon algorithms that I can directly influence (through up/down votes or similar mechanisms) to suggest pathways for me through catalogs, eras, or genres. I'd like to be surprised at what Apple comes out with, but reviews of the non-working demo from WWDC leave me a bit skittish on that point. But Apple seems to be one of my least usable options any more. I really like discovering new music and expanding my musical world. Change will happen and I'll either adapt, move on, or just never upgrade. Yes, I fully admit to this post being a "stick-in-the-mud" type of opinion. If Apple Music on iOS is based heavily on it, it won't be usable for me. It doesn't provide the fine tuning I apparently need, nor does it offer up a number of artists I like. I have used the Beats app, on and off, for several months. I want to discover music - something I now rely on Rdio for, instead of Apple. I'd have preferred a bigger cut going to artists than one more social interaction option.ĥ. I do care more about artists actually getting decent income from their art. I don't care about connecting with artists (although I probably felt differently in my late-teens and early 20s, which is probably more their market aim). I'd love to see better playlist editing options on iOS devices without having to do it at the computer.Ĥ. ![]() iTunes now recommends whatever current album by "various artists" is available as "new music from your artists". For example, I've purchased several compilation albums by "various artists" in the past few months. Now, the "recommendations" or "new music from your artists" are just broken. Genius Recommendations, when it was around, was actually pretty good and useful to me. It's not limited, AFAICT, to family members - just six people.Ģ. I think the sharing plan (and pricing for it) is pretty good. Just my two-cents on the Apple Music concept (solo user, one account, I listen to music a lot, and don't stream):ġ. Still, can you imagine the movie studios agreeing to the same thing? "Download 1080p versions of all your crappy XVID movies for just $24 a year!". I still think the iTunes Match ability to swap low-quality files for high quality files is one of those, "how did Apple ever get them to agree to that?" bargains that only Apple seems to be able to extract from their content partners. ![]() Anything else will be DRM gatekeeper-ed based on your paid subscription status. ![]() It will also identify the tracks you have that are not in the iTunes catalog and upload them for streaming (just like iTunes Match). My guess: Apple Music includes the Match functionality, but only lets you keep the tracks in a DRM-free format that you have a "match" for. I suspect this is why Match and Music will remain mutually exclusive, if somewhat complementary: The files that stream/transfer as part of the subscription service would have to be DRM encumbered in some way, otherwise what's to stop you from signing up for one month and downloading/syncing tens of thousands of tracks, and then keeping them? iTunes Match relies on the "match" of existing tracks (even if low-quality) to make the $24 a year (or whatever it is) work, financially.
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