This could get interesting, shame it's US only.
I wonder what DRM's like (if any).
Until there's a DRM-free and FLAC store, I'll be buying my music from Bandcamp.
Spotify has rendered all services like this practically useless.
[QUOTE=TheCloak;33306945]Spotify has rendered all services like this practically useless.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, who cares about owning music.
Interesting idea, Google usually gets things right so I'll keep an eye on this.
Unless they're doing something new though I'm remaining loyal to Amazon's MP3 store.
[QUOTE=Jookia;33307326]Yeah, who cares about owning music.[/QUOTE]
Exactly, in the case of DRM-protected music I would submit that you still only own it at the provider's discretion. The fact that google is going DRM-free is great, but this sounds conspicuously like the Amazon mp3 store and I would probably prefer that in the future.
Only United States :<
[QUOTE=KFrohman;33306607]This could get interesting, shame it's US only.
I wonder what DRM's like (if any).[/QUOTE]
"come without DRM copy-protection."
it's in there
[QUOTE=Rayjingstorm;33307645]Exactly, in the case of DRM-protected music I would submit that you still only own it at the provider's discretion. The fact that google is going DRM-free is great, but this sounds conspicuously like the Amazon mp3 store and I would probably prefer that in the future.[/QUOTE]
nobody even uses drm for music downloads anymore i don't see why google would have
Right now I'm liking Amazon's music store, which works well on Android.
I guess the only complaint I have is that the batch file downloader doesn't work for me on Linux (the Linux version does exist though). But you can download files individually just fine without the program, or I can do it on my phone.
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[QUOTE=TheCloak;33306945]Spotify has rendered all services like this practically useless.[/QUOTE]
To use it on my phone, I'd have to pay $10 a month or whatever, then I have to use my limited data connection to listen to anything. It's easier to just buy/torrent music and throw it on my phone's SD card.
Apple sue yet?
Spotify is my solution of choice, by a long shot. Even if I had a free account, it has perfect album art, perfect tags (no weird titles or artists), and it just works. Top that with the fact that I listen to some ~15 new tracks total a month (as in more than 10 times), it pays for itself ($9.99/mo vs $0.99 * 15).
That being said, Google Music is my second choice based on the 20k free tracks.
[QUOTE=Jookia;33307326]Yeah, who cares about owning music.[/QUOTE]
Because of the copyright system you never "own" music in the first place so it's not that big of a deal
Google music is awesome for playing music anywhere you want without filling your phone with it.
it's what i use to play my music in my car via Bluetooth :v:
[QUOTE=Jookia;33306715]Until there's a DRM-free and FLAC store, I'll be buying my music from Bandcamp.[/QUOTE]
Pretty much, if I can't get FLAC copies I'm not going to pay for it. Pay for anything compressed using a lossy format and you're getting a sub-cd-quality product. And you don't even get the artwork or little booklet that comes with CDs.
I'll stick with CDs personally
[QUOTE=Zeke129;33311067]Pretty much, if I can't get FLAC copies I'm not going to pay for it. Pay for anything compressed using a lossy format and you're getting a sub-cd-quality product. And you don't even get the artwork or little booklet that comes with CDs.
I'll stick with CDs personally[/QUOTE]
"sub-CD" quality.
you're kidding, right? MP3 320 is transparent to the quality of the source file. There's no way you're going to convince me you can actually tell a difference.
[QUOTE=Lazor;33312057]"sub-CD" quality.
you're kidding, right? MP3 320 is transparent to the quality of the source file. There's no way you're going to convince me you can actually tell a difference.[/QUOTE]
But you can! You just have to imagine that it sounds better!
[QUOTE=Lazor;33312057]"sub-CD" quality.
you're kidding, right? MP3 320 is transparent to the quality of the source file. There's no way you're going to convince me you can actually tell a difference.[/QUOTE]
Audiophiles. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/RmE1L.gif[/IMG]
MP3 is pretty crappy compared to FLAC, but it depends on the song. Lots of modern (electric, digitally made music) don't make a difference.
You also notice more background noise and background instruments.
[QUOTE=exxkai;33308396]Only United States :<[/QUOTE]
Oh why is it always outside US? Can't people just use a proxy or something anywat? :v:
What's with these extremely expensive MP3 downloads I see on amazon etc and now this?
do people really buy this shit?
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To use it on my phone, I'd have to pay $10 a month or whatever, then I have to use my limited data connection to listen to anything. It's easier to just buy/torrent music and throw it on my phone's SD card.[/QUOTE]
Offline sync my friend. Just sync your songs over wifi, and listen to them on the run without using any data. It's so worth the $10 per month for me. Not only do I get to listen to virtually 99% of all the music that I want whenever I want it, I also discover new stuff and have it at my fingertips instantly for no added cost.
[QUOTE=Edthefirst;33324749]Offline sync my friend. Just sync your songs over wifi, and listen to them on the run without using any data. It's so worth the $10 per month for me. Not only do I get to listen to virtually 99% of all the music that I want whenever I want it, I also discover new stuff and have it at my fingertips instantly for no added cost.[/QUOTE]
Let's not forget we can also download/buy any music not included with the service, and then sync that over wifi to your phone/Device/etc.
[QUOTE=Lazor;33312057]"sub-CD" quality.
you're kidding, right? MP3 320 is transparent to the quality of the source file. There's no way you're going to convince me you can actually tell a difference.[/QUOTE]
Not being able to tell the difference 99/100 times still doesn't mean the actual quality of the product is the same
Music is art, and anyone buying a painting wouldn't accept one that had the corners chopped off, even if the frame DID hide it, so why should I tolerate the same thing happening to my music
that is a really terrible analogy and unless you understand how these formats actually work you should stop trying to make them
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[QUOTE=The Baconator;33318096]MP3 is pretty crappy compared to FLAC, but it depends on the song. Lots of modern (electric, digitally made music) don't make a difference.
You also notice more background noise and background instruments.[/QUOTE]
lmao i'm sorry but you're wrong. MP3 320 is transparent to listeners 99% of the time for pretty much every type of music. Unless you want to show me some ABX testing you're not proving shit about what you can hear.
MP3 at 320kb is definitely good enough. But FLAC is better, no doubt and should be available.
You have to compare songs with MP3 and FLAC before you actually notice the difference, but it's there, richer and deeper bass, slightly clearer vocals and all that jazz. It makes a difference, you just can't fully hear it and you need a relatively good sound system.
show me some abx testing or all flac is doing for you is enhancing the placebo effect
I haven't used the store yet, but I have been using the audio streamer quite a bit. It's especially handy to use on your phone.
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