I thought he meant the cd-level files the various streaming services rent from the labels were being converted en masse by MQA software?
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I thought he meant the cd-level files the various streaming services rent from the labels were being converted en masse by MQA software?
It is standard practice for major labels to ask for warrants in start-ups. And for said start-ups to offer the same. Problem is, the business groups could care less most of the time and do not adopt the technology from these start-ups unless it helps their business. I know of countless start ups that offered such options to record labels and film studios, only to go out of business due to lack of adoption by said content owners.
So don't read too much into this.
He is very clearly saying "CD."
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The 44.1 files on Tidal from Warner will be MQA encoded.
The initial story was on Forbes 11/12/2020. I'll track down further confirmation.
People are already reporting that their files are coming up as MQA.
The initial story was on Forbes 11/12/2020. I'll track down further confirmation.
People are already reporting that their files are coming up as MQA.
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And I was referring to the cd level streaming on Tidal.
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So we don't have to worry about not having access to non MQA music in the future?
Tidal only push the music that you play at you like all the other streaming services,play with qobuz and see if they don't push music that they think you like,it's all in the algorithm friend
When I trialled Tidal it was constantly pushing Jayz' stuff and similar pop music, which is not what it could glean from what I did select to play....or its algorithm is really screwed up!
content providers want to expand their reach and monetize their content as much as possible. Breaking backward compatibility and preventing paying customers from listening to their music is not in their interest so they won't do it. Much like you can buy CDs and records that work fine on your '81 CD player and Grandma's RCA or download an MP3 that works just fine on our early 2000's mp3 player.
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The world is going to streaming and the studios are going to only supplying MQA to the Streamers. Warner is only supplying MQA to Tidal.
Why do you say that?
As long as they keep supplying non-MQA to the others that works....for now.
He then clarified in any case. The various monikers different resolution/bit rates get can get confusing when the marketing people get at 'em.....
These are not warrants. The record labels own around (IIRC) 25% of the voting shares of MQA Inc., with a private equity firm owning the rest. Bob no longer has voting shares in the company he created. Tidal is removing Redbook files and replacing them with MQA. It is all over the Roon forum (not that most people care).
Not sure if that was directed at me, but if so you just need to read the Confirmation Statement (second file down) here:
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09123512/filing-history
It shows who owns all voting the voting shares of MQA Inc. (the Class B shares are non-voting).
https://community.roonlabs.com/t/tidal-to-add-millions-of-master-quality-mqa-tracks/127573
https://community.roonlabs.com/t/i-didnt-see-it-coming/128447
The content providers determine what is available to the streaming services. Anything that happen with content being avialable is because they want it to happen.
Where is Warner's announcement that they would supply only MQA to Tidal? The press releases from Tidal and MQA did not say this.
Even if it were true, how did you extrapolate that to include all labels and streaming services? Tidal doesn't release subscriber numbers but is estimated to have about 1% of the streaming market share.
I read the press release. It says there are more mqa offerings coming to Tidal. Not that someone is taking anything away. The other link is a post of another person saying they did something but didn't provide specifics or evidence. And Tidal is not in the top three streaming services so I am still not following the conspiracy to force a file format onto the world of music listening.
