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Apple Music is now live -- introduced in iOS 8.4 & OS X 10.10.4 (iTunes 12.2) -- and this is a thread to talk about it. Q. What is Apple Music? A. Apple Music is a lot of things. It's Apple's answer to Spotify, it's iTunes, it's all of the algorithmic radio stations that have been inside of iTunes for the past however long, and it's Apple's brand new curated 'Beats 1' station. Q. How much does Apple Music cost? A. For the first three months, it's free; then it's $9.99/mo for a single plan and $14.99/mo for a family plan -- note: the family plan requires that you use Apple's Family Sharing. This means you can't share it with your friends unless you also want to share app store purchases, etc. Q. So why is this better than Spotify/Rdio/Google Music/Tidal/buying stuff from iTunes? A. It might not be! It's new, and it's free for 3 months, which is why people are excited. Check out what The Verge thinks about it if you're curious in a comparison with other streaming services. Q. I already have iTunes match. Can I get rid of that if I pay $9.99/mo for Apple Music? A. Yup. If you're not interested in the streaming, iTunes Match will continue to exist. Q. I only listen to FLAC recordings. What bitrate does this stream? A. 256kbps AAC. Q. Okay, so what's Beats 1 and who is Zane Lowe? A. This is Apple's human-curated radio station. It's part of their push away from algorithmic playlists and their attempt to make a radio station sound like a new idea. Zane Lowe hosted BBC Radio 1 for a while and now Apple pays him a lot of money to talk over music on their new station. Q. So how do I know what's playing on Beats 1? A. There's a schedule on Apple's official Apple Music Tumblr page. I'd imagine they'll keep this updated for the foreseeable future. You can also call in and request a song (is this 1998?) here. Q. Does this replace the existing Music app on iOS? A. Yes. Once you upgrade to iOS 8.4, you get a new icon and a new app. Q. Is there a way to move my Spotify/Rdio/Beats playlist to Apple Music? A. This op is a work-in-progress; feel free to send me suggestions if you want something added. 
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Where the gently caress do I delete radio stations?
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Jun 30, 2015 18:01
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If I have itunes match already, should I subscribe to this and get rid of match or what?
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Jun 30, 2015 18:02
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mattfl posted:If I have itunes match already, should I subscribe to this and get rid of match or what? I've read conflicting reports so I have no idea. I'm guessing we'll get a definite yes/no soon.
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Jun 30, 2015 18:05
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The selection of artists available for streaming is really confusing. Some really big (albeit foreign) bands are missing, but Death Grips have a huge selection? I'm really happy to see them there but I definitely didn't expect them to be on there when artists like Namie Amuro are nowhere to be seen.
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Jun 30, 2015 18:06
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Can't use it as I'm on 64 bit Windows and Apple decided to only update the 32bit version
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Jun 30, 2015 18:08
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Question Mark Mound posted:The selection of artists available for streaming is really confusing. Some really big (albeit foreign) bands are missing, but Death Grips have a huge selection? I'm really happy to see them there but I definitely didn't expect them to be on there when artists like Namie Amuro are nowhere to be seen. dude who the gently caress is namie amuro
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KingAsmo posted:dude who the gently caress is namie amuro Popular idol in Japan. Question Mark Mound posted:The selection of artists available for streaming is really confusing. Some really big (albeit foreign) bands are missing, but Death Grips have a huge selection? I'm really happy to see them there but I definitely didn't expect them to be on there when artists like Namie Amuro are nowhere to be seen. Just a few collaborations with some other artists, but that's it. Yeah, the selection is pretty hit and miss at the moment for me. Yuzu is no where to be found apart from random songs, but The Mirraz (Japan garage rock-ish band) has their major label albums, but not their indies. LINE music also has those problems though, and it's still better than nothing at all. Drastic Actions fucked around with this message at 18:23 on Jun 30, 2015 |
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Jun 30, 2015 18:15
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Beats Radio reminds me why I stopped listening to radio.
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Jun 30, 2015 18:16
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:Beats Radio reminds me why I stopped listening to radio. The music selection seems varied enough but holy hell Zane, SHUT UP. I get that you're excited, but don't start talking in the middle of the song and especially don't tell me "how amazing" the drum solo I can't hear because you're talking is. I hope they dial back the talking and trailers. The Canadian Indie station is pretty good though. Heard a lot of favorites and a lot of new stuff.
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Jun 30, 2015 18:19
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I like it a lot. It was a seamless transition from Beats Music, though a Twitter friend is apparently having trouble transferring his Beats library over.
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Tried listening to a bit of Beats 1 and the music is at least better than whatever gets played on the radio stations my workplace puts on (usually Radio 1, CoolFM and U105) even if it's not really to my tastes but the feel is still too "radio-y" for me. I think in a few months once they stop needing to hype up the concept of a radio station that plays worldwide while spouting company slogans and just get on with the content it'll be better.Drastic Actions posted:Yeah, just a few collaborations with some other artists, but that's it. Yeah, the selection is pretty hit and miss at the moment for me. Yuzu is no where to be found apart from random songs, but The Mirraz (Japan garage rock-ish band) has their major label albums, but not their indies. LINE music also has those problems though, and it's still better than nothing at all.
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Jun 30, 2015 18:22
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Does this totally replace the existing Music app? I don't want my existing library to be buried under that single "My Music" button.
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Jun 30, 2015 18:25
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Has anyone been able to get the "All/My Music" thing to show up? In the keynote, it looked like this: but mine doesn't have that option at the top. The app is freaking the gently caress out right now or I'd show you a screen of mine.
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ryangs posted:Does this totally replace the existing Music app? I don't want my existing library to be buried under that single "My Music" button. Sadly, yes.  EDIT: Connect is dumb and artist will stop using it within a year. EDIT2: I know they're pushing Apple Music right now, but I'd really like to reorder the icons at the bottom like before, putting My Music first (it was before I tried the 3 month sub???) cause odds are pretty good I'm going to listen to My Music FIRST. Snuffman fucked around with this message at 18:39 on Jun 30, 2015 |
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Question Mark Mound posted:I think in a few months once they stop needing to hype up the concept of a radio station that plays worldwide while spouting company slogans and just get on with the content it'll be better. You sure? BBC 1 and such do this ALL the time. Still.
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Snuffman posted:Sadly, yes. Jesus loving poo poo wipe. This is the first time I have really felt the "Apple is loving us again!" rage.
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Jun 30, 2015 18:30
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Cross posting from apps thread, how do you change the user in Apple Music? I selected the family plan, and my wife is in my iCloud family, but there's no way to select her on Apple Music as far as I can tell.
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Jun 30, 2015 18:30
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TheJoker138 posted:Has anyone been able to get the "All/My Music" thing to show up? In the keynote, it looked like this: It won't show up unless you have Apple Music content from that artist. It's contextual. If you only have your own content, there's no "all" content to show, so you don't get the option.
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ryangs posted:Does this totally replace the existing Music app? I don't want my existing library to be buried under that single "My Music" button. There's an option in settings for "show Apple music," so you might see what switching that off does.
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Molten Llama posted:It won't show up unless you have Apple Music content from that artist. So what do I have to do to get Apple Music content from the artist? I figured it would just be a button at the top and you would be able to switch seamlessly from stuff you had to stuff that they had.
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Question Mark Mound posted:Tried listening to a bit of Beats 1 and the music is at least better than whatever gets played on the radio stations my workplace puts on (usually Radio 1, CoolFM and U105) even if it's not really to my tastes but the feel is still too "radio-y" for me. I think in a few months once they stop needing to hype up the concept of a radio station that plays worldwide while spouting company slogans and just get on with the content it'll be better. Yea. I am sure it will fade, at least hopefully, because it has only been an hour but I am already tired of the ridiculous WORLDWIDE, SHOUTOUT TO KIEV, BANGLADESH, SRI LANKA, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? 100 COUNTRIES CAN HEAR US
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TheJoker138 posted:So what do I have to do to get Apple Music content from the artist? I figured it would just be a button at the top and you would be able to switch seamlessly from stuff you had to stuff that they had. "Add To My Library" from anywhere it'll let you: For You tab, New tab, the global search... You can't currently be looking at your own Taylor Swift discography and think "Gee, I wonder what else Apple Music has in her catalog" and seamlessly dump it into your library too. Edit: Scratch that. It's all hosed up and may be changing on the fly. Molten Llama fucked around with this message at 18:41 on Jun 30, 2015 |
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Jun 30, 2015 18:34
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TheJoker138 posted:Has anyone been able to get the "All/My Music" thing to show up? In the keynote, it looked like this: 
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Endless Mike posted:It's definitely working for me, but only for some artists? It might need to load. I dunno. Did you do the "add to my music" thing for any of the artists it's doing it for? Or is it just doing it automatically? When I did the "add to my music" thing it worked for that one artist. I'm not getting the "connect" thing on the artist page for anyone though, unless I do a search for them. E: Ok, specifically with NIN, I get exactly what you do, but with Aimee Mann, just this: 
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theradiostillsucks posted:There's an option in settings for "show Apple music," so you might see what switching that off does. Oh, there's hope! Maybe I'll install the update and try.
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TheJoker138 posted:So what do I have to do to get Apple Music content from the artist? I figured it would just be a button at the top and you would be able to switch seamlessly from stuff you had to stuff that they had. It's actually really sweet. In the music app you search and it pulls up the artist by album and such.    Selecting the album context gives you the options to download and add to your library.
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tuyop posted:It's actually really sweet. In the music app you search and it pulls up the artist by album and such. Yeah but the question I have is why is it inconsistent? I haven't done that for NIN, yet I still get the full "All/Connect/My Music" bar for them. But with Aimee Mann, I don't get any option there except "Follow." Also is there any word on when iTunes is going to update to have all this functionality?
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No more Landscape mode? Ugh
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Jun 30, 2015 18:58
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The lack of native scrobbling support is killing me. It's trivially easy to integrate and not having it is a real bummer.
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TheJoker138 posted:Yeah but the question I have is why is it inconsistent? I haven't done that for NIN, yet I still get the full "All/Connect/My Music" bar for them. But with Aimee Mann, I don't get any option there except "Follow." On a more positive note, there's an actual blues genre, which Beats was missing.
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Loving the lag the app has now just playing my own locally stored music. I'm not on an old phone either, its a 5S. I tap skip, and instead of instantaneous, there's a noticeable pause. Same with the app updating what's actually playing when I open the app from sleep mode. Ugh. Also, they did such a good job spacing everything out in app, only to cram it into a tiny little space on the lock screen. EDIT: Ok...weird...the lag is ONLY on the lock screen and coming off the lock screen. What the hell Apple? Snuffman fucked around with this message at 19:12 on Jun 30, 2015 |
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Can anyone get the Siri stuff working? I asked to to play "the song from Les Miserable" and it says it'll play I Dream I Dream and then nothing happens. Also I could've sworn you could ask for music from a specific decade, but "play some rock music from the 80s" confuses it.Feenix posted:You sure? BBC 1 and such do this ALL the time. Still.
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Jun 30, 2015 19:10
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Anyone else not able to get iCloud Library enabled? It keeps telling me it's not able to do it. I can't add anything to My Music without it.
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Every time I try streaming something now it's booking me back to the "join Apple Music" page and won't go any further when I tell it again to do the Individual account. Anyone else having this problem?
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Jun 30, 2015 19:18
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I can add things to My Music, but then it never actually shows up with my music. Does it have to be downloaded locally for it to show up there?
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Question Mark Mound posted:Can anyone get the Siri stuff working? I asked to to play "the song from Les Miserable" and it says it'll play I Dream I Dream and then nothing happens. Also I could've sworn you could ask for music from a specific decade, but "play some rock music from the 80s" confuses it. I've had this issue with siri with my own music for a long time. I'll tell it to play Some loving Song by Some loving Band and it'll be like "Ok, here's Some loving Song" and then not actually play it.
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How long before somebody makes a tool that allows you to import spotify playlists to Apple Music?
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Wait a minute, so embedded album art on your local music actually gets overruled by whatever's on the Apple Music server? That is some poo poo right there. On first glance I just thought the outside art was being used for the artist view, which would be fine. EDIT: I accept your judgment in advance for the Linkin Park. But seriously, look at this poo poo:  again, this is LOCAL music. wtf EDIT 2: the changed art shows up in 3rd party music apps too. drat it. Minidust fucked around with this message at 19:31 on Jun 30, 2015 |
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silentq15 posted:How long before somebody makes a tool that allows you to import spotify playlists to Apple Music? Like 2 hours ago: http://9to5mac.com/2015/06/29/how-to-move-spotify-rdio-playlists-apple-music/
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