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Re: Fastpotify

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Post by alt227 »

port11 wrote: post #113
inigyou wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They can only turn the tap off because those projects operated in ways that required them to leave it on. Biggest mistake most librefication projects make is to do their project out in the open where they can easily be subject to legal pressure, then fall into complete disarray the moment that pressure appears. They can't move underground once pressure starts, because everyone already knows who they are.

Bit of an unfair take. You propose the open-source community operates behind closed doors like the very software they aim to replace? I’d argue Spotify has so little to gain by being hostile, that perhaps the lawyers are more expensive than just ignoring these pet projects (which would never gain mass adoption).

> the lawyers are more expensive than just ignoring these pet projects

Tell that to Nintendo

Re: Fastpotify

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Post by internet_points »

I'm using Qobuz now, they have both downloads and streaming, and apparently pay the artist more than any of the other streaming alternatives. I've found all the music I've looked for there too (including some artists that dropped Spotify). Quite happy with everything except maybe the name ..

Re: Fastpotify

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Post by _rwo »

0fflineuser wrote: post #83

If anyone is interested in selfhosting or wants to stop using spotify without losing the discoverabily: I use explo+slsk+lidarr+navidrome, for access on my phone I use dsub2000 or symfonium but mainly dsub2000. Explo is the software used for the discovery https://github.com/LumePart/Explo It automatically downloads daily jams, weekly jams and weekly exploration playlists from your listenbrainz account(free) using you…

I discovered explo too and AI slopped my own solution a while back for the discover weekly from listenbrainz xD (navidrome-listenbrainz-jams on GH) - aside the fact that listenbrainz had technical issues for a bit - does the job for me; maybe I should add support for last.fm playlists as those seems to be more diverse I would say (but less API-friendly)

Re: Fastpotify

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Post by brewdad »

navane wrote: post #488
megagpt4 wrote: post #479

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We used to have a folder full of MP3 files and call that a playlist. Lightweight, works offline, and never changes without your consent.

I'm going back. Storage on phones is so big now. You can have all your music local.

I carry my entire music library on my phone in Opus format. Smaller than a similar quality MP3 and good enough for the times I’m likely listening offline (working out, riding transit, on a plane).

Re: Fastpotify

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Post by ddejohn »

rot256 wrote: post #238

Spotify is, without doubt, the worst piece of software that I still use on a daily basis. It's incredibly buggy, incredibly slow, and the UI has so many "usability inconsistencies". I find the Android app particularly bad, just a couple of examples: - Under a playlist you get a list of suggested songs, the UI element looks like a "regular song", but unlike every other "song" element the user has been trained to recog…

> Spotify is, without doubt, the worst piece of software that I still use on a daily basis. It's incredibly buggy, incredibly slow, and the UI has so many "usability inconsistencies".

I left Spotify about a year ago and have tried Tidal, Deezer, Qobuz, and Youtube Music. They all have equally worse UI/UX. The Tidal and Deezer apps on Windows were absolute dogshit and would constantly bug out, randomly stop playing, freeze, take ages to load, etc. YTM's UI is awful, and it does not use your liked/saved songs and albums for its recommendations if your Youtube history is turned off, which isn't explained anywhere that I could find. Just absolutely baffling product design decisions all over the place.

I'm blown away by how much all the big music streaming apps suck. Music player UIs were a solved problem 20 years ago.

More and more now I'm using Bandcamp, Subvert, local music enthusiast Discord servers, and even Reddit to discover new music. It's a giant pain in the ass, but it's still less unpleasant than the apps.

Re: Fastpotify

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Post by maxrev17 »

These apps and systems have hard quirks built in to make you learn them then find the alternatives jarring so you don’t switch. It’s a retention trick by engineers who know what they’re doing. As many pointed out decent music player/library ux was solved yonks ago.

Re: Fastpotify

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Post by mrguyorama »

keyringlight wrote: post #106
dylan604 wrote: post #9

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> radio for discovery was a big question mark I had as well. The Clear Channel and iHeart stations are not known for discovery. Now if you find a college station or by some miracle an independent station you can get some new stuff. My favorite local college station is also ad free. They also have an app which I lean on as it's not the strongest transmitter so their coverage is spotty. Maybe there's other indy station…

Internet radio is still going strong: https://www.radio-browser.info/

Technobase.fm was my gateway drug to EDM when all I otherwise had access to was rock and roll and country.

There used to be Neradio as well, but they died like a decade ago.

Re: Fastpotify

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Post by em3rgent0rdr »

navane wrote: post #488
megagpt4 wrote: post #479

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We used to have a folder full of MP3 files and call that a playlist. Lightweight, works offline, and never changes without your consent.

I'm going back. Storage on phones is so big now. You can have all your music local.

Good point. Regrettably, newer phones have eliminated external SD cards. I preferred upgrading my phone storage on demand and having external card for stuff like MP3s and videos and manually doing large data transfers directly on my computer.

Re: Fastpotify

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Post by ergocoder »

I've stopped using Spotify for 2 years now.

What I've realized is that Spotify is great for discovering new songs. But I'm a grown up and listen to the same hundreds of songs every day anyway. No need to keep paying the taxes.

Re: Fastpotify

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Post by actinium226 »

I don't really get the comments about Spotify having a terrible UX, works fine for me.

It uses 300 MB of RAM on my MacBook. Saving 50MB of RAM in exchange for losing the ability to play lossless files isn't a trade I want to make.

Cool project though, will keep an eye on it.

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