guset October 23, 2020 Share October 23, 2020 I'm curious I don't download nearly as much music as I used to. Spotify kinda change that for me (you can have it free and without ads if you look around) and also youtube. Do you guys/girls feel the same way, Or do you still download music like crazy ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xenomorphine November 5, 2020 Share November 5, 2020 I am a child of the very early 80s amd I was raised with records, so that is something still dear to my heart. Today, in our time and age, I stream music when I am on the go, but at home I still both have a huge record collection. I only buy a few records now and again, but I like to "have and own" the music I listen to, so I also have a digital music library of around 8tb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychonaut November 7, 2020 Share November 7, 2020 I'm the same, I listen to a lot of various music and always had problems with disk space because of it  spotify changed it permamently. Although it does not have everything I need so a bit of youtube or bandcamp is sometimes necessary  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepdigger November 7, 2020 Share November 7, 2020 Downloading exclusively in FLAC and playing it in my favourite player Foobar2000. I might try streaming service only to be introduced to artists unknown to me, if the service has good recommendations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrarichard November 10, 2020 Share November 10, 2020 I am rarely a listener of music, only while I am in the car, or at home doing literally nothing else - So it's not as important to me to have mine downloaded. I can stream mostly everything I need, and have often found interesting music better that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkNTwisted November 20, 2020 Share November 20, 2020 Downloading FLACS for archives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteswim November 23, 2020 Share November 23, 2020 After a few traumatizing experiences wherein I lost my entire music collection, I am grateful for streaming. It is infinitely easier (especially for the technologically challenged..), and I look forward to the curated Spotify discovery playlists every week. They are spot.. on (cough). However.. I am learning how to DJ, and building my music collection up from scratch seems.. well nigh impossible. Of course there is the option of downloading my playlists and queueing straight from the app.. alas Spotify is a little ☠@✴#ing corporate prick and is no longer integrating with any DJ software / controllers at all, they rescinded their partnerships effective July 1, 2020. The underdogs - Tidal and Soundcloud - have risen [cue angelic trumpets] to fill the vacancy. I love Soundcloud, but.. and idk anything about Tidal, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkNTwisted November 23, 2020 Share November 23, 2020 @niteswim Tidal brings you FLAC too, unfortunately Spotify can only offer 320 Kbps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteswim November 24, 2020 Share November 24, 2020 @DarkNTwisted Oh wow, really? That's awesome -- however I read TIDAL only offers offline listening in mobile format-- I would assume mp3 only? FLAC would destroy my phone storage, lol. Soundcloud is the leading music platform industry for DJs, they have a DJ subscription tier that lets you stream offline through mixing software/hardware. It's a new thing, really cool. And I love that Spotify is largely controlled by artists, allowing a personal artist/fan connection, and you'll likely hear it first on Spotify, this also allows content to surface which you can't find anywhere else. The downside to this is music quality is up to the uploader, so very unpredictable.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkNTwisted November 24, 2020 Share November 24, 2020 @niteswim Great information, thank you! I'll definitely check out that "DJ Subscription" I've been using Soundcloud since the first "Soundcloud Rapper" but never paid for one subscription. I have a "huge" archive with FLACS that I've downloaded from Tidal, that's why I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteswim November 24, 2020 Share November 24, 2020 @DarkNTwisted Oh sick, can you download FLAC natively to desktop, or do you have to use external software? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkNTwisted November 24, 2020 Share November 24, 2020 @niteswim Come PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voluntarist68 November 25, 2020 Share November 25, 2020 I like downloading so I can store my music collection in FLAC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkNTwisted November 26, 2020 Share November 26, 2020 @Voluntarist68Â i like you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryllaxe December 5, 2020 Share December 5, 2020 A long time ago, I used to download but now I prefer to use streaming music likes Spotify. For me, it is the easiest way to find/listen news. For the moment, there is a huge choice in it while it is not the case for movies and it will not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimonas December 21, 2020 Share December 21, 2020 I always prefer downloading, and if not flac only 320kbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adiggdam December 21, 2020 Share December 21, 2020 I have tried a lot to find a good source for the music to download, but I have always failed. So I stream it for free from Spotify or YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaitingList December 29, 2020 Share December 29, 2020 The need to collect music in me is as strong as listening to it, so it has to be downloading things in flac. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KindOfEveryColor January 4, 2021 Share January 4, 2021 lately, streaming only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3I4 March 11, 2021 Share March 11, 2021 Downloading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralZod March 12, 2021 Share March 12, 2021 Downloading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animous March 12, 2021 Share March 12, 2021 Streaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy0007 March 17, 2021 Share March 17, 2021 Streaming ofc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlirezaBarzeh April 25, 2021 Share April 25, 2021 I Â prefer downloading, only 320kbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kardashian09 April 26, 2021 Share April 26, 2021 Downloading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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