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Re: The New Grooveshark

#51

Post by wanderr »

dsirijus wrote: post #41

I'm VIP user on GS for 3 years now. The interface was just downhill ever since they've switched from Flash. And not only that, but this thing hogs entire CPU sometimes. Android app is pretty sweet, though it didn't received update in quite a while. Btw, you can be on the edge all the time on http://preview.grooveshark.com Not only that but they've broke the promise that they'll be always free (they're not in a lot of…

GS dev here, you should be grandfathered at the old price, if that's not the case for you then we goofed! If you contact support@grooveshark.com they should be able to get that corrected for you. :)

Re: The New Grooveshark

#52

Post by onli »

cowpewter wrote: post #26
moystard wrote: post #12

Looks clean, and seems to be faster as well. Only regret, they are still using flash for audio: would have been nice to use HTML5 like with html5.grooveshark.com.

We use it for a lot more than that, actually. Cross-domain request support that works even in browsers that don't do CORS, and a persistent socket connection to our servers that takes care of all the new awesome real-time social stuff (so we don't have to poll). Seeing what your friends are playing in real-time in the sidebar is just the beginning. We have a lot more stuff planned that uses that functionality.

When not having flash installed, the site popups a dialog suggesting to go to html5.grooveshark.com "for a flash-free experience". When clicking that link, the browser gets redirected to grooveshark.com and the dialog popups again.

Chrome 20.0.1132.47 Ubuntu 12.04

Re: The New Grooveshark

#53

Post by cowpewter »

onli wrote: post #52
cowpewter wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We use it for a lot more than that, actually. Cross-domain request support that works even in browsers that don't do CORS, and a persistent socket connection to our servers that takes care of all the new awesome real-time social stuff (so we don't have to poll). Seeing what your friends are playing in real-time in the sidebar is just the beginning. We have a lot more stuff planned that uses that functionality.

When not having flash installed, the site popups a dialog suggesting to go to html5.grooveshark.com "for a flash-free experience". When clicking that link, the browser gets redirected to grooveshark.com and the dialog popups again. Chrome 20.0.1132.47 Ubuntu 12.04

Thanks for the bug report, I'll look into it.

Edit: Can't reproduce on my machine. Can you clear any cookies related to Grooveshark and try it? I'm wondering if it has anything to do with the cookies we're using to direct people to the new interface.

Re: The New Grooveshark

#54

Post by ajanuary »

jasonkester wrote: post #22

I've never used this site before, so I can't comment on how it used to work. This interface is not at all intuitive though. - click a play button on a song - music starts playing - click a different play button - nothing happens - click pause - music stops - click a different play button - nothing happens - click play - first song continues playing Steps to get a second song to actually play after you've got a first…

> Or at the very least add a second play button per song that actually plays the song.

Right click, Play Song Now. Not as discoverable as the play/queue button, but at least the option exists.

I think an animation of the item flying down to the queue would help emphasize that you're queuing a song, not playing it. But I don't know how easy that would be.

Re: The New Grooveshark

#55

Post by sergiotapia »

alan_cx wrote: post #35

Never used the site before, I gave it a go. What I wanted to find, I could not find. What I did find, the sound quality was, to me, awful. Maybe its just my taste in music and ears, but for me, still a long way to go.

Yes, you need a 90MB FLAC file to hear all those "decibels bro".

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/06/concluding-the-grea...

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/04/mp3-or-lossless-see-if-...

Re: The New Grooveshark

#56

Post by SquareWheel »

cowpewter wrote: post #26
moystard wrote: post #12

Looks clean, and seems to be faster as well. Only regret, they are still using flash for audio: would have been nice to use HTML5 like with html5.grooveshark.com.

We use it for a lot more than that, actually. Cross-domain request support that works even in browsers that don't do CORS, and a persistent socket connection to our servers that takes care of all the new awesome real-time social stuff (so we don't have to poll). Seeing what your friends are playing in real-time in the sidebar is just the beginning. We have a lot more stuff planned that uses that functionality.

I like it a lot more than the old interface, way more speedy. I have two questions. 1) Does linking to last.fm scrobble your tracks? The description doesn't say. And 2) Can I disable the sidebar when logged in? I just used an adblock filter for now but that's a bit inelegant. Thanks!

Re: The New Grooveshark

#57

Post by dsirijus »

wanderr wrote: post #51
dsirijus wrote: post #41

I'm VIP user on GS for 3 years now. The interface was just downhill ever since they've switched from Flash. And not only that, but this thing hogs entire CPU sometimes. Android app is pretty sweet, though it didn't received update in quite a while. Btw, you can be on the edge all the time on http://preview.grooveshark.com Not only that but they've broke the promise that they'll be always free (they're not in a lot of…

GS dev here, you should be grandfathered at the old price, if that's not the case for you then we goofed! If you contact support@grooveshark.com they should be able to get that corrected for you. :)

Actually, no, everything's fine. My mistake, editing the original complaint now.

Re: The New Grooveshark

#58

Post by onli »

cowpewter wrote: post #53
onli wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When not having flash installed, the site popups a dialog suggesting to go to html5.grooveshark.com "for a flash-free experience". When clicking that link, the browser gets redirected to grooveshark.com and the dialog popups again. Chrome 20.0.1132.47 Ubuntu 12.04

Thanks for the bug report, I'll look into it. Edit: Can't reproduce on my machine. Can you clear any cookies related to Grooveshark and try it? I'm wondering if it has anything to do with the cookies we're using to direct people to the new interface.

I deleted all cookies and the issue remains.

... I think I got it. For unblocking youtube-videos which are heavily censored here in Germany, I have the extension Proxmate installed. Which offers access to Grooveshark, which I just noticed. Without it, I can't even access the site, so it's safe to assume the extension is responsible, probably detecting the blockade and redirecting.

A shame you geocensor your site :( But sorry for the false bugreport.

Re: The New Grooveshark

#59

Post by cowpewter »

onli wrote: post #58
cowpewter wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the bug report, I'll look into it. Edit: Can't reproduce on my machine. Can you clear any cookies related to Grooveshark and try it? I'm wondering if it has anything to do with the cookies we're using to direct people to the new interface.

I deleted all cookies and the issue remains. ... I think I got it. For unblocking youtube-videos which are heavily censored here in Germany, I have the extension Proxmate installed. Which offers access to Grooveshark, which I just noticed. Without it, I can't even access the site, so it's safe to assume the extension is responsible, probably detecting the blockade and redirecting. A shame you geocensor your site :( B…

No problem, thanks for reporting back on it.

Re: The New Grooveshark

#60

Post by cowpewter »

SquareWheel wrote: post #56
cowpewter wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We use it for a lot more than that, actually. Cross-domain request support that works even in browsers that don't do CORS, and a persistent socket connection to our servers that takes care of all the new awesome real-time social stuff (so we don't have to poll). Seeing what your friends are playing in real-time in the sidebar is just the beginning. We have a lot more stuff planned that uses that functionality.

I like it a lot more than the old interface, way more speedy. I have two questions. 1) Does linking to last.fm scrobble your tracks? The description doesn't say. And 2) Can I disable the sidebar when logged in? I just used an adblock filter for now but that's a bit inelegant. Thanks!

Thanks ^^ We're still working on trying to make it even speedier.

And yes, if you link your Last.fm account we scrobble your listens. If you're listening to something embarrassing or just letting people use your account to add music at a party or something, you can disable scrobbling for the current session (until you refresh the page) by clicking on the Gear in the top right, choosing Settings, Connect, then clicking the "Disable Scrobbling for this session" button.

The sidebar will shrink to a super narrow version if your browser window is narrow enough, but there's not currently a button to toggle it. There was at one point during the redesign though, so it's still a good possibility it will come back if there is user demand for it.

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