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Ask HN: How to go back to listening to MP3s?

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Re: Ask HN: How to go back to listening to MP3s?

#61

Someone with 300TB of free storage and a "chaotic" alignment could download a particular archive containing the whole Spotify shebang. And then run a Jellyfin instance around this archive. That would work quite well. Of course I wouldn't approve of such a procedure.

is the torrent already out? asking for a friend

Re: Ask HN: How to go back to listening to MP3s?

#62

I've settled over the years on using syncthing to keep copies on my machine and phone. After testing quite a few android players I settled on Oto Music. I'm currently back in the Mac world and use Cog. I still like to use cmus in the terminal. For acquiring music, the bulk I get from bandcamp. I usually try hard to get my music legally, but sometimes it isn't possible, ripping from YouTube, searching torrent sites, u…

Yes, synchthing is godsend + also there are several music streaming docker based servers you can pair with an app on your phone and stream only the things you like (or download them) without moving the whole collection on the device.

Re: Ask HN: How to go back to listening to MP3s?

#63

I've settled over the years on using syncthing to keep copies on my machine and phone. After testing quite a few android players I settled on Oto Music. I'm currently back in the Mac world and use Cog. I still like to use cmus in the terminal. For acquiring music, the bulk I get from bandcamp. I usually try hard to get my music legally, but sometimes it isn't possible, ripping from YouTube, searching torrent sites, u…

That's my setup as well with a hacked version of Retro Music https://github.com/RetroMusicPlayer/RetroMusicPlayer to show lyrics on supported Bluetooth receivers and Android Auto.

Re: Ask HN: How to go back to listening to MP3s?

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I never switched away from listening to my own music collection, so my experience may not be useful to you. Here's the setup I have. I run Kodi as my music server at home, with a NAS that contains all of my music. My collection is quite large and continues to grow. I get most of my new music on CDs (usually purchased at the merch table at live performances) or through Bandcamp these days, although I'm open to any sou…

Kodi server? Are you sure?
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