How iTunes Is Changing on PC • Hacker News Board

Re: How iTunes Is Changing on PC

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Post by ghaff » Thu, Feb 08, 2024, 2:26 PM UTC

ysavir wrote: post #34

plutokras wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I disagree. It is nice to have separate apps for Music, Podcasts and audiobooks. You know, do one thing well. Spotfiy tries to do all of these and it's a bloated mess.

It's reflective of how the products have changed. Back in the day, you uploaded all your own media. you didn't have access to hundreds of thousands of streaming options across music, podcasts, and movies. Having a single app to upload your media and sync to your MP3 player was optimal. Now that everything is streaming, and accessible on mobile without a need to sync to a local source, the benefits of media type unity…

One thing I miss with the move to mobile and cloud-first is that you used to be able to organize your phone apps on a desktop which I did every 6-12 months to clean them up. I find that's a real pain on an iPhone. I guess I can just remember names and search but I liked a more organized layout over 4 or 5 screens by general category.

Re: How iTunes Is Changing on PC

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Post by ghaff » Thu, Feb 08, 2024, 2:31 PM UTC

seam_carver wrote: post #38

nailer wrote: post #3

I recently tried Apple Music and then gave up because it didn’t support podcasts and the podcast apps that exist in the Apple ecosystem aren’t as good as Spotify

Overcast had the exclusive feature to make all voices the same volume. It's really nice sounding once you use it.

Though that's mostly on whoever processed the audio. When I still had a podcast, I ran it through something or other equalize volumes (and do a couple other things) and it was pretty good and easy.

Re: How iTunes Is Changing on PC

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Post by thenbe » Thu, Feb 08, 2024, 2:32 PM UTC

niek_pas wrote: post #12

subtra3t wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To each their own. I personally like Spotify (as a podcast client) just the way it is, it does what I want it to.

> it does what I want it to This is Spotify's main advantage: most people already have it installed, and it's good enough if you don't care that much about the podcast-listening experience.

I was in this boat. Now I'd really like to get off. The UI is bad but I got used to bad. But I've been asked to change my password *checks email* 10 (!) times in the last few months. I don't share my password with anyone, but I do use a VPN.

Anyways, I can't seem to find a suitable alternative that will keep track of my listening progress across both linux and iOS.

Re: How iTunes Is Changing on PC

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Post by timbit42 » Thu, Feb 08, 2024, 2:33 PM UTC

mbostleman wrote: post #24

iTunes? What is that?

It sounds like a radio app you tune yourself.

Could be for helping you tune your musical instruments.

Re: How iTunes Is Changing on PC

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Post by xnx » Thu, Feb 08, 2024, 3:06 PM UTC

This is a shame. iTunes on Windows has been pretty good for bulk ID3 tag editing. Feels like a decent chance capabilities will be removed in the future.

Re: How iTunes Is Changing on PC

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Post by SigmundurM » Thu, Feb 08, 2024, 3:18 PM UTC

anotherhue wrote: post #6

I wanted to use Music on a windows PC that has a good DAC attached and I was politely told that they don't support security keys on windows. No alternative. No 'get a code on another device', just PFO.

Could Cider[1] be what you're looking for? It's basically a open source frontend for Apple Music that works on Linux and Windows. It's what I use to listen to my Apple Music songs on Linux, and it's amazing.

[1]: https://cider.sh/

Re: How iTunes Is Changing on PC

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Post by tempodox » Thu, Feb 08, 2024, 3:19 PM UTC

anotherhue wrote: post #6

I wanted to use Music on a windows PC that has a good DAC attached and I was politely told that they don't support security keys on windows. No alternative. No 'get a code on another device', just PFO.

> PFO

Persistent Felony Offender?

Re: How iTunes Is Changing on PC

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Post by 333c » Thu, Feb 08, 2024, 3:21 PM UTC

tempodox wrote: post #67

anotherhue wrote: post #6

I wanted to use Music on a windows PC that has a good DAC attached and I was politely told that they don't support security keys on windows. No alternative. No 'get a code on another device', just PFO.

> PFO Persistent Felony Offender?

"Please fuck off"

Re: How iTunes Is Changing on PC

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Post by anotherhue » Thu, Feb 08, 2024, 3:22 PM UTC

tempodox wrote: post #67

anotherhue wrote: post #6

I wanted to use Music on a windows PC that has a good DAC attached and I was politely told that they don't support security keys on windows. No alternative. No 'get a code on another device', just PFO.

> PFO Persistent Felony Offender?

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=PFO

Re: How iTunes Is Changing on PC

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Post by runjake » Thu, Feb 08, 2024, 3:22 PM UTC

tempodox wrote: post #67

anotherhue wrote: post #6

I wanted to use Music on a windows PC that has a good DAC attached and I was politely told that they don't support security keys on windows. No alternative. No 'get a code on another device', just PFO.

> PFO Persistent Felony Offender?

“Please eff off”