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I Don't Have Spotify

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Re: I Don't Have Spotify

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Post by terinjokes »

jorvi wrote: post #233
fragmede wrote: post #223

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When I open a Spotify link as a webpage, I can't play that song unless I have an account. At some point in the past you didn't have to.

You always had to, in the past it gave a 30s preview. It still does that in Discord.

At least for me in the Netherlands, for the past month if I click a link to a specific song, I get redirected to a page to start a radio based on the artist and encouraged to upgrade to Premium.

I've had to get friends to share the titles manually, before I found Odesli to be able to convert them.

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Post by seanvelasco »

nobody9999 wrote: post #263
seanvelasco wrote: post #236

this feels more like an art piece or statement, not an actual tool what if i have a youtube link and i want to stream on spotify? what if i have an apple music link but want to play it on a linux device where only spotify works? it's more likely that you discovered a song on youtube and wanted to add it to your spotify playlist, rather than browsing spotify and then deciding to listen on another platform. someone sho…

>a linux device where only spotify works? Huh? What linux device might only have access to spotify? Pretty much every Linux distribution (with the possible exception of Linux From Scratch[0]) has multiple local apps to play music, both from the command line and via a gui in their standard package repositories. Not to mention dozens of sites (if you can get to spotify you can get to them) that perform the same functio…

apologies, i meant i only have a linux device with only spotify installed, because it's the thing i use. no, i'm not talking about music players, only streaming services.

you're completely right other services and software are available on linux. but the point i'm trying to make is, this tool is spotify -> others, but a common use-case is others -> spotify.

Re: I Don't Have Spotify

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Post by 4ad »

juliangmp wrote: post #214

Slightly off topic but does any one of the music streaming services actually not suck? Like I tried a bunch of them but each one made me quit in it's own unique way! Am I alone on this?

It would help if you specified exactly what you didn't like about them.

I use Apple Music, I use it because it's lossless and it's integrated in the Apple ecosystem. The UX of the actual Music app is... not great, but tolerable, better than the iTunes before it.

I listen to some pretty obscure stuff and I don't think I ever found something missing on it. YMMV.

Re: I Don't Have Spotify

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Post by [deleted] »

conradfr wrote: post #225
_DeadFred_ wrote: post #50

Now that the app algorithms are horrible can we all go back to something like last.fm so I can discover new music?

You need to use webradios, there's lot of them. But you can't skip to the next tune so you need to skip to the next webradio instead ;)

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Post by wmeredith »

wyclif wrote: post #267
dangravell wrote: post #219

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, downloading is important as even download sites can redact later - e.g. https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/70250-qobuz-may-be-... Another source are good ol' CDs. If you know where to look you can get them cheap too. Specialist charity shops that specialise in records and CDs in student or wealthy areas are good, as are second hand stores online. An alternative to self hosting is to use an online music loc…

Where's the best place to buy CDs online now?

Discogs is pretty great for buying CDs: https://www.discogs.com/

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Post by rubidium »

joking wrote: post #186

One of the best services I get from my Nas is the ability to save the music there and be able to stream to my phone. I prefer to buy some music and have it there than relying in any subscription service.

Would you share what setup you use or recommend for this, both NAS and software for phone streaming?

Re: I Don't Have Spotify

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Post by wmeredith »

I started using Tidal earlier this year, simply because they pay artists more (it's still basically a pittance, but it's better.)

If you share a song link using Tidal, it actually shares a landing page where the user can select from Tidal, Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon Music. It's really great.

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