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Be careful with Apple Music. Eg: I had a very extensive library of music (in iTunes) which I ripped from CD's which I own - this was done over years and even had some LP's which I had digitized (which weren't available on CD or in iTunes). With Apple Music (a good deal if you have a family and a lot of Apple devices) there is an option to keep your music in the cloud. IF you choose this - what happens is that Apple will arbitrarily replace songs in YOUR library with an equivalent version in the Apple Music Library. For me, this meant that many artist's music has been replaced by what Apple Music thinks is an equivalent. So some studio track may be replaced by eg: a live version of the same song. OR a rare track will be replaced by a newer track - sometimes by a different artist. And in some cases the track has been replaced by something that is completely wrong. Worse - all of the Apple Music has DRM. So if you have an older device - you will no longer be able to copy the Apple Music version of the track. So for example: I have an old iPod classic in my car which I just keep in the glovebox where the cable is located. But NOW, some of my playlists are incomplete because the older iPods can't download DRM protected music.

The worst part is that you cannot recover your tracks (except from a physical backup you may have made). So I have lost some rare tracks from CD's or Albums that I no longer can access. This is a known problem and if you google, you'll see many with the same issue. I'm surprised that Apple hasn't faced a class action suit over this - since they basically take over your entire music library. (note: I believe this only happens if you choose to keep a copy of all your music in the clouse - so be very careful before you choose this option as there is no warning about what happens).
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Thanks for pointing that out. I currently have about 2,500 songs on my iTunes (and iPhone) but the originals are all stored on my PC, not in the cloud. I might just dump them onto an iPod in case there's something rare I want to keep, then sign up for Apple Music.
 
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GameBoy27 said:
Thanks for pointing that out. I currently have about 2,500 songs on my iTunes (and iPhone) but the originals are all stored on my PC, not in the cloud. I might just dump them onto an iPod in case there's something rare I want to keep, then sign up for Apple Music.
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Good idea to keep a full backup - but copy it to a disk. Keep in mind - if you do choose the cloud option - Apple replaces the track in the cloud with the Apple Music version AND then replaces the copy on your computer - this is the part I didn't realize until too late. I usually have a backup - but the problem was it took a while before I noticed that some songs were being replaced. Eg: I'd be driving and a song would come on and something wouldn't sound quite right - but by the time I got home, I'd forget about it. In fact it was a long-time before I finally figured out what was going on since the changes are pretty subtle in most cases, or if a song doesn't play on a playlist - you don't notice it unless it's a really short playlist. I've definitely lost some tracks that simply cannot be replaced. Having said that - I have two teenage daughters who love Apple Music and for the flat monthly fee - it's pretty good value for a family that listens to a lot of music. But Apple should (but doesn't) warn their customers that they take over your complete library. I've since learned that you can get around this problem by changing the track info in your personal library. Apple Music replaces based upon the Song Info description. So you could tag your irreplaceable tracks with a unique description. Not sure of a way to do this en masse but for very rare tracks - it would be a way to prevent arbitrary replacement while still getting the benefits of keeping the library in the cloud.
 
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GameBoy27 said:
Thanks for pointing that out. I currently have about 2,500 songs on my iTunes (and iPhone) but the originals are all stored on my PC, not in the cloud. I might just dump them onto an iPod in case there's something rare I want to keep, then sign up for Apple Music.
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I had a similar set up on iTunes but many recorded from my CD directly and I had no back up. When I changed phones Apple was only going to take care of the tunes (few) I bought on iTunes. They weren't so discriminating when I put them on but suddenly they were when I needed to change. I ended up getting a software package that removed the tunes from my iPhone on the a folder on my computer.
 
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I have been listening to the free version of Spotify, but getting tired of the commercial interruptions....so been thinking of signing up for the subscription. I get an email from Spotify extolling the benefits of the premium subscription and think, ok, I'm in! But I'm not. There is nowhere on the email that gives me a click through option to sign up and pay!!!!!!!!! WTF? I have received this email from them several times now and search as I may there is no way to click thru and sign up! What kinda business promotion is this?
So I look at my free spotify ap on the phone and try to find a place on it that allows me to upgrade....nothing. Not possible. It seems they don't want to make it easy for people to upgrade. :(
 
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Has anyone had experience with Google play? They are offering a 3 month trial.
 
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Has anyone had experience with Google play? They are offering a 3 month trial.
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Used to be 4 months

Play is far superior

Not only can you do all the streaming / downloading stuff but you can also UPLOAD your own stuff to mix in (up to 50,000 songs)
So if you listen to something non mainstream it kills others (except AudioGalaxy... RIP...)
 
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yes I love Spotify ! I have the subscription & no ads . that's the best part. You have to pay for it but its not expensive at all its about 10.00 a month depending on which one you get.
 
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Spotify Advertisements on PC - Use the web version

I've been playing with the free version since I saw this thread a few months ago.

There is a bug in the downloaded app: it appears to have almost continuous pop-up advertisements that block the user interface. If you close the ad, it will pop up again in 10-30 seconds. If you let it sit there, it will not disappear. You also still get the audio ads every 10-15 minutes. I tried an ad blocker, but spotify seems to know the common ones and shuts down your feed.

Listening from the web app does not have the same problem. No pop-up ads and audio ads every 30 minutes.

Anyway, I like it enough that I subscribed. I'm finding all kinds of great music on other people's playlists and the daily playlist feature really suits me.
 
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I have tidal hifi. Uncompressed music. Way better sound particularly with a premium sound system. Double the price of Spotify but worth it in my opinion.
 
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I have Spotify for almost 3 years (2.5 years as a paid subscriber) and I love it. I have it on my phone, tv, computer. Alexa plays my songs or playlists at home or Google to do the same when I am driving. The interface is user friendly and the offline option is another advantage for me. I am able to find 90% of what I am looking for over there. My friends also use it so we use to share songs and playlists frequently. The price is fair, approximately a pint of Guinness per month. So it is pretty convenient for me.

I tried iTunes and Play before but I didn't liked their interface. I don't know if it improved but I don't have plans to move away from Spotify.
 
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Spotify rocks!!!

YES YES YES! Spotify is SO worth it. I did the 99 cents for 3 months promo that they have often! After those 3 months, Spotify costs $9.99 once a month. I love it! You can make one massive playlist or multiples for ALL of your favourite songs/artists. The playlists that are already uploaded on spotify ROCK too. I always have a playlist on while I'm working :rockon: I think more gentlemen like and prefer music on over the damn TV. ESPECIALLY now with all these weird and lame commercials that are always on lol. In my opinion... get SPOTIFY!! It truly rocks!! You can always end the subscription at ANY TIME. Just try it out, the free version sucks though, sooo many ads and you cant play the songs you want to play. I've had Spotify for about 7 months now. I'm not a fan of iTunes and I find it complicated. Spotify is so easy and straight forward!

Let us know what you end up picking or doing! I'm curious to know what you think about Spotify (the paid one) as the free one sucks.
Have fun!
 
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get it get it get it! :p

AGREED! ISNT SPOTIFY AWESOME?! :flypig: Its totally worth the $9.99 a month... so many songs - its endless!!! Love that theres no ads once you pay. I. couldn't live without my amazing playlist and they're playlists are sooo good too. Theres seriously a play list for EVERY genre of music and every "feeling". I didn't even know you could upload your own music to Spotify?? Thats new to me. No clue how I'd do that... I'm sure it isn't that hard? Sometimes I even bluetooth it to a speaker and it works like a charm!

TeeJay said:
Used to be 4 months

Play is far superior

Not only can you do all the streaming / downloading stuff but you can also UPLOAD your own stuff to mix in (up to 50,000 songs)
So if you listen to something non mainstream it kills others (except AudioGalaxy... RIP...)
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