Music Downloads are officially dying

To many ads? Support ODJT and see no ads!
I've been considering SLOWLY switching from actually buying music from Google Play to getting a paid subscription to Spotify.

I spend easily $15.00 a week for new music.

The fact that I won't "own" the music kind of bothers my OCD mind.

But can I edit songs I download - like the genre's - and can I run them through mp3 gain?

I have so much to learn before I consider this.
 
Spotify is surprisingly solid, and will work without hitches on just about any kind of decent internet connection. Not sure I'm at the point of cutting over but for the occasional emergency, it's an option. I might be old school but I see having the media physically on the local client machine as the safest option.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Ausumm
Streaming may be the future, but not for me (anytime soon). I use Traktor, so there's the first obstacle. More importantly, having been a technology professional, I don't trust it (the streaming technology). At least I can have backups for my other gear, but having a backup Internet connection is not always practical (cellular, WiFi, wired?). Finally, what about queue points, loops, and other mixing techniques???... I have NO idea how that works[emoji1]. I'm sure I'll figure it out when the time comes, but it hasn't come yet.[emoji1]
 
  • Like
Reactions: Jeff Romard, ittigger and Ausumm
DJ Bobcat said:
Streaming may be the future, but not for me (anytime soon). I use Traktor, so there's the first obstacle. More importantly, having been a technology professional, I don't trust it (the streaming technology). At least I can have backups for my other gear, but having a backup Internet connection is not always practical (cellular, WiFi, wired?). Finally, what about queue points, loops, and other mixing techniques???... I have NO idea how that works[emoji1]. I'm sure I'll figure it out when the time comes, but it hasn't come yet.[emoji1]
Click to expand...
So you're saying you don't have a cue ?
 
  • Like
Reactions: Dan The Man, Jeff Romard, ittigger and 2 others
rickryan.com said:
Spotify is surprisingly solid, and will work without hitches on just about any kind of decent internet connection. Not sure I'm at the point of cutting over but for the occasional emergency, it's an option. I might be old school but I see having the media physically on the local client machine as the safest option.
Click to expand...

That's where I'm at. I have all my music on four different hard drives, and I feel pretty safe with that option.
Considering you cannot control the dependability or speed of an internet connection,
and how many different variables can make the connection worse...
I will never feel safe putting on a streaming service and walking away.
But yes, for that last minute emergency request, it's fine.
 
  • Like
Reactions: ittigger and DJ Bobcat
I used to have a music subscription. I think it was Promo Only. I canceled it because I didn't know how to transfer the music from my computer to my HD. That wasn't the deal breaker for me. I didn't like that they only went back 2 years. I wish they had a paid service like that where you paid each month and you could get music from say the 40's on up to today's hot music. That way that would eliminate a lot of you having to look a certain song on a specific site paying money to get that song.

Please don't beat me up because June the 2nd I'll be 60 years old. I want that because not every event someone contacts you about is for a bunch of 20 something year olds.
 
Ausumm said:
That's where I'm at. I have all my music on four different hard drives, and I feel pretty safe with that option.
Considering you cannot control the dependability or speed of an internet connection,
and how many different variables can make the connection worse...
I will never feel safe putting on a streaming service and walking away.
But yes, for that last minute emergency request, it's fine.
Click to expand...

You know, my (former) jewish DJ friend used to use spotify on all his mitzvahs, at least for the first hour (arrival, dinner). He'd throw on one of their 13 year-olds playlists and just let it run. When it came time for special events and the open dance set, he'd switch over to his Mac. It was amazing at how effective it was at picking good, current material that was age appropriate and I never once heard it hiccup.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Ausumm
he doesn't have MY luck.... :sick:

Seriously...my family's is cursed with Murphy's Law
 
  • Like
Reactions: ittigger
MIXMASTERMACHOM said:
I used to have a music subscription. I think it was Promo Only. I canceled it because I didn't know how to transfer the music from my computer to my HD. That wasn't the deal breaker for me. I didn't like that they only went back 2 years. I wish they had a paid service like that where you paid each month and you could get music from say the 40's on up to today's hot music. That way that would eliminate a lot of you having to look a certain song on a specific site paying money to get that song.
Click to expand...

xtendamix.com.....You can go back to the 50's if there was a video for the song they can usually get it. You would have to learn to convert to audio though
 
  • Like
Reactions: Ausumm, MIXMASTERMACHOM and ittigger
idjpool has a pretty good back catalog.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Ausumm and ittigger
MIXMASTERMACHOM said:
Steve how far can you go back with them and what genres of music can you get?
Click to expand...
It goes back to the 50s ... basically they push items that get remastered or re-released, so the back catalog is hit or miss, but does have many popular tunes.

50s .. 164 files (pop)
60s .. 365 files (pop)
70s .. 676 files (pop, dance)
80s .. 2194 files (pop, dance, country)
90s .. 2191 files (pop, dance, country)
00s .. 17, 449 files (pop, urban, country)
 
  • Like
Reactions: Jeff Romard
MIXMASTERMACHOM said:
Steve how far can you go back with them and what genres of music can you get?
Click to expand...

Mix, there's no one site, business or location that has it all - they all vary from each other. Most selections (online, in store, etc) go back to the 50's - and like most stores, they don't have everything from back then.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Jeff Romard
Cap Capello said:
I get my occassional .mp3's from Spotify Pro ($10/month) and saving the .mp3 to my drive (see Sidify). Xtendamix is still my primary video service. ($55/month).
Click to expand...

Cap, they aren't mp3 files from Spotify. Do they still play on your DJ software? And what is Sidify?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom
Back