I'm not, and I've enjoyed the process of finding my own music again. I started buying music CDs; there's a used bookstore near me with a giant shelf of CDs for $1 each. I set up a music server (I chose Funkwhale, although Navidrome seems to be the more popular choice) that I upload everything to, so I can still stream things, it's just from my own server. And I bought an MP3 player.
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i've gotten some cooked mp3s before. i don't know if they got that way through steaming or what but i did need to uncook them before i eventually burned them π€
I never had a spotify anccount and Iβm still listening to the music I collected 20 years ago.
My collection of records, cassettes and CDs have come out of storage and I started buying new ones. I might even start making mix tapes again.
I might even start making mix tapes again.
This is when having a high-end 1989 Technics cassette deck in your 1986 VW Jetta Carat comes in really handy.
Kettle broke, and it was damaging the vinyl anyway.
Well I used Spotify in the past but prices are increasing over here so canceled that a long time ago. Now I'm using Symfonium with my Navidrome server manage my local library of songs. Now I just download them to the devices for offline listening.
I buy physical copies if available, usually only if available in a local store or directly from their bandcamp or a show, otherwise yarr matey.
I either buy mp3 or download from youtube.
People pay to stream music?
I thought most people just put up with ads, or get the revanced version of the app with ads removed.
Then you have the smaller group that downloads off of any good distribution site, and then the small minority of music archive torrentors.
I think I only ever met one person who actually paid for youtube premium, but my sample size is probably too small.
gamepass to 30usd/month
a lot of microshit simp are in shambles and i bet price will go up again next year.
I don't get it either. I have a couple of friends who pay for music streaming just to listen for the SAME music over and over. They don't even make use of those so called recommendation algorithms or so. I tried to guide them into putting the music they like into their phones for offline listening, but they ignored me. I guess some people just have some sort of love for corporations.
I prefer mine broiled.
But I've also never paid for a music service.
In order of preference:
- buy flac directly from the label
- buy flac on Bandcamp (or equivalent, although i'm barely aware of any real alternatives)
- buy CD and rip it to flac
- despair
- try to fight it
- give up and get it via torrent.
~~Streaming services are evil and i wish for them to fail.~~ ...but more seriously -- I get why streaming services exist. Although I will almost certainly will never use one in my life, in principle it's fine, I get the point. When I'm online I'm actually OK to stream from an indie radio (eg. soma.fm) or from a RSS based podcast player (eg. Antenna).
The problem i have is that, AFAIK, the business models are almost always abusive and hostile to both user and the artist. Some kind of federated system could work better, but I'm not sure it's doable. As it is, I'm afraid this middle man model just won't ever work properly without heavy regulation -- which is kind of a problem in the globalized world.
This is basically my strategy too. Though, I tend to buy from Bandcamp first and foremost. I like that most of the time if I buy physical media (either vinyl or CD) on Bandcamp it comes with a digital download.
I was disappointed that Bandcamp was bought by a company a few years back, but nothing has changed... Yet.
This person has hit the nail on the head. Own the music.
I'm old. I have this one in my drawer. At some point I might start using it again and leave phone at home.
I used my old android phone with 512 card. Mp3 dedicated devices today are pretty shit unless you spring for $200+ ones. I tried 2 of the $50 ones from Amazon, was better with an old ass iphone 5c I found in a drawer. Then you can use any audio app to play your files. At the time I used media monkey before I setup my PlexAmp server. Even then you can download massive playlists locally, no need to stream it, similar to old school iTunes.
It's iriver e100 it has sd card, it can also play videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVQfL3h6Fqw
Streaming music never appealed to me. 1TB sd card in my phone with my library synced to it.
Big benefit to me is discovering new artists and songs. Without that, I'd be missing a Lot of amazing stuff.
I wish companies would go back to putting SD card slots in all the phones again
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You call them "steamed jams" despite the fact you are obviously not billed?
I still rip music to MP3s.
I'm just gonna paste a response I had to another similar post a while back:
Not who you asked, but I can tell you where Iβm at with that. My primary listening is on an mp3 player, and I also use a home server for listening on speakers/tv. Switching to a separate device used only for music has made my listening far more deliberate. When I pick up the player, Iβm making a point to listen to music, not just have it on in the background like I used to. Itβs also a pain in the ass (comparitively) to make playlists on it (I purposely chose a scroll-wheel style and no touch screen) so Iβm listening to a lot of full albums now, which I never really did before, exposing me to a lot more than I used to since I donβt just throw the song or two I like on a playlist and leave the rest.
Thereβs been an interesting side effect that I didnβt expect: Being more deliberate with my listening has sharpened my ear to music, I hear music in movies and shows in a way I never used to, Iβm beginning to recognize voices and band styles by ear, I actually focus on music now instead of it just being part of the background. As such, I find a lot of new music these days by looking up songs from movies and tv. For example, the most recent:
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I completely devoured the Sinners soundtrack. (Ludwig GΓΆransson is a fave and Iβve always been a fan of Buddy Guy)
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Watching Dope Thief, I realized I never skipped the intro. Got me hooked on Little Simz
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James Gunn has some great taste. Beyond season 1 of Peacemaker, Season 2 has already got me absolutely loving Foxy Shazam, and after the latest ep Iβve been getting into Hardcore Superstar.
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Strangely enough, Rick and Morty has some bangers in the later seasons, and got me listening to stuff I never would have like Kishi Bashi.
Additionally, thereβs the news. Iβve been listening to Bob Vylan and Kneecap, and only heard of them because they stood up to support Palestinians.
Not only has my listening become more deliberate, but my sourcing of new music has as well. No longer relying on an algorithm to do the work for me has allowed me to hone a new skill and learn how to find new music myself.
No, I am frying my music. It gives the sound a crispier edge.
You call them steamed jams despite the fact they are obviously grilled
What seasonings?
SAULT, and Pepa
Red hot chilli peppers?
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I stream my music files from my personal server. I also use an mp3 player when I know I'll be offline for an extended period.
I "acquire" my music as flac files, and usually listen to them on my iPod.
500gb mp3 drive i have never streamed shit.
Yeah no. Vinyl for the win. They steam well too. Makes nice bowls for keys :)
Daaaaaaammmmnnnn. That's a lot of vinyl. Lovely π
pirate .flac files
I have a Spotify account, but I rip them from there. Up to 400k songs now. I use PlexAmp to stream to my devices.
What's your process to rip from Spotify? Do you get full quality?
lucida.to is good
i get 320, which is fine for me. i don't use studio headphones or anything like that. just my phone, room speakers, etc. i can't hear anything that 320 is missing. you can download in flac, and https://github.com/justin025/onthespot/releases/tag/v1.1.2 supports deezer, apple, tidal, etc. i share it all on soulseek and get missing tracks from there as well. spotify doesn't have everything.
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I pay for Spotify, price hasn't raised in years. I pay for a family plan so mother people from my family (that live in different countries) can use it too.
I work on my computer, so I'm usually listening to music all day long, I have multiple playlists I alter depending on my mood, plus several albums as well. So, yeah, I think it's worth it for me. That being said if they removed the family sharing or increased their price drastically I would definitely consider alternatives.
I buy CDs a lot. I love CDs. I love ripping them.
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