... The only way to directly support artists is to buy their music on Bandcamp (and yes, it is in Flac format)
When I buy from Bandcamp, I select ALAC (aka Apple Lossless Audio Codec) as the format. I thought FLAC was for the freetards and Xiphies?
... The only way to directly support artists is to buy their music on Bandcamp (and yes, it is in Flac format)
As far as I know, the encoding is the same and so is the sound: that's fine. I guess Apple invented ALAC to have a proprietary format just to have full control on it (the Flac format instead is in the public domain). Well, I prefer Flac: when it happens that I can boycott Apple I always do it with pleasureWhen I buy from Bandcamp, I select ALAC (aka Apple Lossless Audio Codec) as the format. I thought FLAC was for the freetards and Xiphies?
Yes, they have.Other streaming providers may have also raised their fees. It's possible, but I don't know anything about that. Just a guess.
100 million tracks is not enough?I've tried Spotify free. I find the choices very limited.
I have what, apparently to the people at Spotify, are esoteric tastes. I've tried playlists of types of music I like and get fewer tracks than a pop music station has in its playlist. There are maybe 30 or 40 that repeat over and over sometimes for a couple of weeks. I could play 2 CDs on random and get the same variety. I'm not surprised though. That's why I've stuck to stuff I own since the '70s. I'm sure others have a different experience.100 million tracks is not enough?
I mostly play albums and rarely, if ever, stream a playlist. So yes, I have a different experience. That said, I can see how Spotify’s playlists (or playlists on any streaming service) might not be satisfactory for those whose tastes are eclectic or outside of the mainstream.I have what, apparently to the people at Spotify, are esoteric tastes. I've tried playlists of types of music I like and get fewer tracks than a pop music station has in its playlist. There are maybe 30 or 40 that repeat over and over sometimes for a couple of weeks. I could play 2 CDs on random and get the same variety. I'm not surprised though. That's why I've stuck to stuff I own since the '70s. I'm sure others have a different experience.
Is it that the music isn't there in their library to be had or that their pre made playlists don't have much on?I have what, apparently to the people at Spotify, are esoteric tastes. I've tried playlists of types of music I like and get fewer tracks than a pop music station has in its playlist. There are maybe 30 or 40 that repeat over and over sometimes for a couple of weeks. I could play 2 CDs on random and get the same variety. I'm not surprised though. That's why I've stuck to stuff I own since the '70s. I'm sure others have a different experience.
Probably because I've only used it in the car I don't want to spend a lot of time looking for individual tracks. Also I listen to a fair amount of baroque and early music so the individual track approach doesn't work well with that.Is it that the music isn't there in their library to be had or that their pre made playlists don't have much on?
I loathe their playlists as they insist on pigeonholing everything. But as far as available content I find their library second to none. Unless you like and want Neil Young, Joni M and the other refuseniks.
No idea how good they are but there are a couple of baroque playlists of decent length- eg https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4DvteColbVCrs7iIgc4r6x?si=6d38d4361ce44ca0Probably because I've only used it in the car I don't want to spend a lot of time looking for individual tracks. Also I listen to a fair amount of baroque and early music so the individual track approach doesn't work well with that.