Resonate: A music streaming service structured as a cooperative

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Post by audiothrowaway » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 6:53 PM UTC

Resonate: A music streaming service structured as a cooperative
resonate.is

Re: Resonate: A music streaming service structured as a cooperative

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Post by dang » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 8:39 PM UTC

A couple small past threads:

Resonate – A community-owned music network - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20827361 - Aug 2019 (5 comments)

Resonate – a cooperatively owned streaming music service - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11283175 - March 2016 (2 comments)

Re: Resonate: A music streaming service structured as a cooperative

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Post by 0des » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 8:40 PM UTC

> Our unique Stream2own model splits the cost of a digital download into 9 plays.

> Plays start off cheap when you're discovering and as you fall in love with a song, you come to pay the full price.

> There's no transition out of Resonate to buy a song or album. Purchase it directly, or just keep listening.

> Resonate pays artists directly and per-play. For listeners, the overall cost is similar to that of the average monthly streaming subscription.

I'd be interested in seeing how the 9 plays number was derived, or a deeper discussion or article more than what's on the linked page. This is an interesting model, I hope it works out the way the creators intended.

Re: Resonate: A music streaming service structured as a cooperative

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Post by agluszak » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 9:07 PM UTC

The idea seems sweet. I registered immediately, but the catalog seems to be pretty empty for now. For me the biggest feature is being able to write a new client. Oh, how I wish Spotify or Tidal had open APIs...

Re: Resonate: A music streaming service structured as a cooperative

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Post by nyanpasu64 » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 9:14 PM UTC

Hmm, you have to pay to become a member, and additionally pay for each song you listen (if you exceed the "new user" credits).

Can you sign up as a listener and an artist? I tried but it says "This username is already registered" and "This email address is already registered".

Re: Resonate: A music streaming service structured as a cooperative

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Post by missedthecue » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 9:23 PM UTC

Unless I want to engage in charity, why would I use this over Spotify or Apple music?

Re: Resonate: A music streaming service structured as a cooperative

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Post by agluszak » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 9:25 PM UTC

missedthecue wrote: post #6

Unless I want to engage in charity, why would I use this over Spotify or Apple music?

Because you pay only for what you listen to and you can use an open API?

Re: Resonate: A music streaming service structured as a cooperative

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Post by throw10920 » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 9:41 PM UTC

Practically, how is this better than my current local music library & player?

"INEQUITIES have been exacerbated." - yikes, no thanks.

Re: Resonate: A music streaming service structured as a cooperative

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Post by puppycodes » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 9:51 PM UTC

you lost me at pay per play... also your pricing page doesnt actually give a sense of cost at all? 9 plays per what? 5 euro? 10 dollars? .0000005 eth?

Re: Resonate: A music streaming service structured as a cooperative

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Post by satellites » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 10:01 PM UTC

This seems really cool. Its aim should not be to usurp Spotify (will never happen since major record labels are entrenched in Spotify now). Rather, I could see this as an alternative to Bandcamp or other similar indie music sites.

I actually like the pay-per-play model personally even though that might irk some people. I'm interested to see how the pricing shakes out for an audiophile type who consumes lots of music.