Why dont you use spotify?
I used it for a while, but switched to google music so I could supplement their streaming gaps with my own uploads.
>>63413919
coz the first guy to introduce me spotify was a complete nerd ass faggot who grinds dota 20000 hours a year so it just seemed lame and i rather starting using youtube for music.
because $
I use Apple music
>>63414322
It's free you broke bitch
Because of the terrible UI and limited organizational features
But i do.
Mostly becuase my band is on there.
>>63413935
What heroes does he play most? I'll tell you if he is truly a faggot.
Like most "music screaming" disservices, Spotify is based on proprietary malware (DRM and snooping). Recently it demanded users submit to increased snooping, and some are starting to realize that it is nasty.
However, it was nasty all along. Any "service" that is based on not letting people have their own copies is a scheme to subjugate people. Once you submit, they are always ready to use that leverage to subjugate you more.
This article shows the twisted ways that they present snooping as a way to serve users better — never mind whether they want that. This is a typical example of the attitude of the proprietary software industry towards those they have subjugated.
Out, out, damned Spotify!
Copyright (c) 2015 Richard Stallman Verbatim copying and redistribution of this entire page are permitted provided this notice is preserved.
>>63413919
because i don't like the web player and there's ads on desktop and on mobile you can't chose your tracks (unless you pay)
>>63414332
Yeah, with ads and only shuffle option on phone
I use it on my laptop, but not my phone.
>>63414375
>t. i dont date girls because they use proprietary software
I always just download the music I listen to and put it on my foobar playlist. Spotify is good for discovering new music though, but I'm not going to pay premium for just that.
Though I got 3 months of premium for $1 in some trial promotion, and it is quite nice. I probably wouldn't pay the full price (though it would work nice with the unlimited data plan I have on my phone)
>>63414453
why do u use foobar? what advantages does it have over, say Winamp (which im using right now)
>>63413919
i download my music for free and i can store it on a harddrive
>>63414500
why do u use winamp? what advantages does it have over, say iTunes (which im using right now)
>>63414500
I haven't used any of the newer versions of Winamp, neither have I followed it's development, but it has nicer UI and consumes less memory. (I have to say, I miss the compact version I could put in the corner of my screen)
>>63414500
Foobar is simple as fuck and fully customizable. Winamp has been bloated for years.
If you just have a library full of mp3s/flac files, foobar is for you.
>>63414548
i dont have it
>>63414558
how much memory use? winamp is at 31k atm
>>63414655
bloated with what? what else would my library have?
>>63414332
>being content with shitty ads and literally terrible audio quality.
>being this much of a pleb
>>63414665
winamp usually took up 60k when I used it. Foobar takes like 12-15k for me
>>63414548
no flacs
>>63414370
riki
>>63414806
Oh yeah he's definitely a turbofag 16x then
> spotify
>>63414655
Foobar may be fully custom, but it's only as good as you can make it. Speaking solely for myself here, but I can't design for shit. Would recommend MusicBee (what I'm using)
Won premium for 3 years in a raffle a while back, it's actually a pretty solid service but I don't know if I'd be willing to shell out 15 bucks a month when it expires
It doesn't have as much music as it claims to. There are just some things streaming services are incapable of.
>>63413919
I do. And iTunes and Tidal.
I do and I love it
>>63417972
It's only 10 though. 5 if you're a student but I'm sure many have found a way to get student
>>63418002
>only being able to afford one streaming service
Get a job or use your Neetbux senpai.
There is literally not even one case in which someone with Google Music would need Spotify.
does it have a wide assortment of techno, garage and house singles? Google Play doesn't have anything good.
if it doesn't then it's shittier than youtube and there's no reason to use it.
Amazon prime music is underrated.
>Decent music library that's always expanding
>Download every song on there to your phone
>Has a Pandora like feature for many artists they don't have off hand.
>Part of the Amazon Prime package.
>>63418310
It doesn't scrobble or let you make playlists.
i dont get whats the appeal of streaming music
>>63418345
It's a fun way to kill net neutrality.
>>63418332
>scrobble
Lel
>Playlists
a legitimate flaw
>>63418345
It's already tagged properly.
>>63418362
Pls.
>>63418345
Its already tagged
Can make playlist with the songs
Have millions of albums at your disposal
Don't have to worry about running out of storage
Always find new shit
Convenient
Really not that hard to understand
>>63418507
Plus it scrobbles. :^)
>>63418521
It does
Google music is infinitely superior that's why
Perfect balance between streaming and actually having your own music
>>63418552
How's there library?
>>63418552
You can add your own library to Spotify too. :)
>>63418571
When I last used spotify it was inaccessible during mobile and the interface on PC was trash
>>63418566
I honestly don't know, I've never had issues looking for anything but at the same time I only really used it to find similar bands to the ones I'm currently really into. It does that job pretty well most of the time.
>>63418552
i wanted to listen to some techno singles and google played some with clear artifacts. the botnet wants me to listen to low quality transcodes on their non free service
>>63418566
It's best to have more than one streaming service, to cover more music, as Tidal, Spotify and Google Music have different selections but the same amount overall. iTunes has the biggest library but there are even a few things on there that aren't on Spotify etc.
>>63418571
the interface for browsing your own music is terrible. in fact the whole interface is terrible, made me switch to tidal. stop trying to shill your failing service
>>63418618
I've never used the mobile one but the PC Interface works wonderfully on my excellent laptop. Maybe try not using a homosexual PC?
>>63418665
You can still add your own music to playlists and it scrolls and displaysfine on my non-homosexual PC. Tidal is good also, though. The HD is fantastic! I'm not shilling i'm just a happy user.
>Streaming music
>Ever
I'll never understand how someone can be so lazy that they can't just download fucking music and buy physical if it weighs that much on your conscience.
>>63418697
It's been two years so maybe it's changed buy I remember the browsing and organization to be easily the worst out of every music program I've ever used.
>>63418731
no one that streams gives two shits about artists and fair compensation, dumbass. all we care about is the convenience of service from companies that have greater resources to organize and store music than us.
>>63418731
>downloading music
>Ever
I'll never understand how someone can be so lazy that they can't just look up fucking music on streaming sites and buy physical if it weighs that much on your conscience.
See I can do it too :^)
I do because I'm lazy and don't have 3 free hours every time I want to expand my library to download fucktons of untagged FLAC's
>>63418851
reported this post for autism
>>63418827
heres why I dont stream. Go look at radiohead's discog on spotify. They have every album but IR. fuck that. they didnt even have the fucking Beatles for ages. You can't find everything... You get recced an album, whoops it's not on spotify, what do? download it and use spotify's shit excuse for a local music manager? you cant even see the fucking album art, just tracks. And what if I want to re-order some of the tracks, go look at the wikipedia page for the soft bulletin, it has several different tracklistings. Cant do that shit with spotify. When I dl music I can put everything in genres, I can group everything based on how many times ive listened to it, etc.
>streaming
>>63413919
They don't have Incandescent Highway.
>>63414548
use musicbee 2bh
>>63413919
Because magicaltune.com is free,has everything and is made by anon on /g/.
Because they force people to listen to albums on shuffle if they don't pay for premium.
Any company that 'cares' about music would never do that shit.
Because i'll be listening to some soft chill song then all of a sudden a loud as fuck obnoxious comercial will come on and destroy the mood. I would pay if it was cheaper but $10 a month is too much, shit costs more than Netflix.
>>63414376
>>63414400
>>63414415
>>63419281
You can stop the shuffle only bullshit by googling spotify tablet apk and using that instead of the phone version.
>>63419281
that's only on mobile nigger
>>63419531
Yeah and it fucking sucks.
Also those damn Napa know how ads in the middle of quiet albums.
Fuck, Spotify annoys the shit out of me. I do use it on desktop though.
>>63418851
Too bad your post isn't logical, since streaming is easier than downloading.
>>63413919
lol you guys are funny
>>63419553
lol, pay for premium you pov
BUT I DO ANON
>>63419281
There's literally no reason to use the free version, the audio quality is fucking disgusting.
>>63418968
No shit retard. Do you think that if an album is not on Spotify I just don't listen to it?
>>63420707
>Where applicable and permitted under applicable law, you also agree to waive any “moral rights” (or the equivalent under applicable law) such as your right to be identified as the author of any User Content, including Feedback, and your right to object to derogatory treatment of such User Content.
Why you give a company like this your credit card number?
>>63420740
I don't, I use Paypal.
>>63421037
This.
So if most people here hate spotify, what's a good alternative?
>>63413919
SO UH
>>63414548
iTunes is a fucking bloated piece of shit
>>63418998
this
>>63421764
It works fast and fine if you don't have a crap computer.
>>63420645
>company purposely bombards users with obnoxious ads to coerce them into paying $5-10/month
>compensates artists with pennies
>forces non-premium users to listen to albums out of order
I refuse to give them money. They don't care about the music or the artists.
The US's Spotify is absolute shit. When I had a VPN subscription, I accidentally connected to a French server and the ads were amazing. They were so smooth and quiet and laid back. I might go download a free VPN just to listen to European Spotify ads.
>>63422005
It's perfectly legal though which means the artists get what they deserve. So, use Premium and enjoy!
>>63421883
(not true btw)
>>63422209
>confirmed for never having enough money to buy a decent pc
Use your wages or neetbux senpai!
>>63422291
m8 it's bloat and runs like shit even on a good PC, and even if it did run well on one it still wouldn't excuse the bloat.
>>63413919
but, anon, i do use spotify
Because it's the worst option.
If I want new music, I use Soulseek. Free, no ads, convenient.
Then I buy actual copies of what I like best. The artists get more money that way, and I get to keep the music.
>>63422179
>It's perfectly legal though which means the artists get what they deserve.
That's not what "legal" means.
>>63422747
>soul seek
Slow as fuck. Torrents are easier, faster and more reliable. Also safer if you read comments.
>>63422857
I'd pick soulseek over torrents anyday, soulseej has literally everything while torrent sites don't have jack shit
Also I don't mind waiting like two minutes for an album to download, I got plenty of music to listen to in the meantime
>mfw when i found a spotify premium apk
im so happy right now
>>63424577
Where?
>>63424564
What torrent sites have you been using?
>>63424588
i can get the link if you want, but it'd take like 2 minutes and i dont know if i want to give 2 minutes of my life to you, anon
>>63424630
>i can get the link if you want, but it'd take like 2 minutes and i dont know if i want to give 2 minutes of my life to you, anon
He says, as he sits browising a japanese image board very vaguely related to music on a Saturday night.
>>63424630
Yes please
>>63424792
it's 4 p.m, sir, and i already went out last night anyway. that's enough normie shit for me, at least for a year
>>63424837
ok, gotta get on my phone and post it. one sec.
also i should add, im using the same account on my PC, and it's not showing up as premium or anything. so that means...yeah you know what it means i dont need to explain everything
>>63424913
waiting anxiously anon
Here's a link to a spotify premium apk. It just werks.
http://mafiahax.com/2015/spotify-music-v4-7-0-824-mod-apk-premium/
>>63424837
>>63425089
should mention it's the tablet version, but it works exactly the same.
>>63425089
Thanks anon
>>63425089
do i need to uninstall the real version of spotify or what?
>>63425151
yes
also, i just tried downloading an album for offline use, but it doesnt work. fine with me tho, since there arent any ads, no forced shuffle, etc
>>63425198
thanks senpai
The song limit is so low
It's for top 40 casuls
>>63424626
The obvious ones, I haven never bothered with rutracker because it's russian
>>63420727
I'd rather not fragment my entire library based on the whims of a corporation
>>63425198
can't stream the extreme quality tho...
>>63425669
doesnt effect me, i only use the app when im in my car or with shitty $10-15 ear buds
i mean, i guess you can always pay for it, if that's a dealbreaker on whether or not you want ad free streaming
go ahead, pay for spotify
do it
>>63425809
fair enough...thanks for the apk anyway
im cheap af
>>63418831
>>63418507
>Its already tagged
>Can make playlist with the songs
>Have millions of albums at your disposal
>Convenient
Wow it's almost exactly like downloading and using Foobar or any other similar program.
I do. I just wish it had a play count and Taylor Swift.
>>63426627
Except it isn't
>>63427302
You're right.
I'm retarded. I apologize for arguing with you. You have won this argument.
>>63413919
I do.
>>63427813
Ok bye
>>63413919
Because the ads blow my ears out.
>>63425451
Kickass, pirate bay and rutracker have everything.
>>63427939
>hasnt even read part of the thread
>>63427990
I don't want to go to jail for using an unofficial apk. I'm not a fucking thief. Musicians don't work for free.
