![]() ![]() ![]() If you are extremely anal, it could drive you nuts. Also, you will inevitably have some music that does not look right on Apple could be a live album instead of studio or an incorrect album cover. However, I recommend backing up your iTunes Library (if you have one) and your music before turning that on. The main upside to Apple's service (outside of Siri) is that it will match your own music. If you go another route, Spotify starts making more sense. I don't see that changing either.Ĭlick to expand.Apple Music is best on iOS and Macs because it works with Siri. When I do sit in the sweet spot doing the 'audiophile' thing I'm almost always spinning vinyl. So for the way I listen, Roon + Tidal doesn't offer me any advantage over iTunes + Apple Music. I've spent time with Roon and think the interface is awesome, but when I'm listening to digital I'm usually also doing something else, not sitting there in the sweet spot looking up interesting data about the artists, whatever. And when I explore other offerings, I usually wind up thinking that maybe iTunes isn't so bad after all.Īnd really, the way I tend to listen to my digital music is more of a set it and forget it kind of thing. It does seem bloated and often unintuitive, but it doesn't bother me enough to make me want to switch to anything else. I'm not wild about the iTunes interface, though I admit I don't have a ton of suggestions for ways to improve it. It can be nice to listen to music outside my collection, almost like listening to FM broadcasts way back when. ![]() Lately I use Apple Music a fair bit because it's a fantastic way to discover new music and I really enjoy some of the radio offerings as well. My music library primarily consists of ALAC CD rips or needle drops, with a smattering of some purchased AAC files. I do have a couple of Windows machines, but I don't have any major issues with iTunes there either to be honest. I'm mostly wedded to the Apple ecosystem so iTunes makes sense, and for the most part I find it does what I want it to do. I haven't found anything in one that wasn't in the other. As far as I can tell, the libraries are identical. She actually asked to hear the cleaned up versions instead. So, unless I want my 11 year old daughter inundated with F-bombs, I keep Apple Music too. The reason I keep Apple Music for my family is that Spotify does not offer clean versions of their music. I like the way people can share playlists, I like the interface better. We have an Apple Music Family Subscription and I have a Spotify account for myself. I keep all my media on a separate HD.which is backed up.Ĭurrently, I subscribe to both Apple Music and Spotify. It still plays back all my ripped files perfectly fine, and it's never lost a thing. Needless to say, I can still put the thing in list view and get what I want out of it. What are these little Artist bubbles? Why do some have a picture and some not? Why don't they ever fill in? Again, what I complain about are features that are removed.like the ability to freely resize the album artwork, the ability to have two playlists open and drag and drop from one to the other (break out windows in general was a great feature), the ability to find duplicates in my library (need to find a 3rd party script), the interface looks like a 13 year old girl designed it.and it's still non-functional through multiple updates. I honestly never had huge issues with iTunes on any of them. I no longer work due to disability, so I'm not dealing with PC's at work either. I use an iMac, iPad, iPhones, MacBook Air computers for my wife and daughter. In fact, there's another lengthy Apple Music/Spotify thread around here somewhere. Apple Music and iTunes are almost like separate discussions to me. ![]()
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