Tidal

he should hide the album

maybe on a music streaming service that failed because nobody used it

i used to love walkmen, but i love sound quality more now.

Kanye should release his album in an Easter egg.

would have to be fabergye

I'm all for this. I hate free Spotify and so for some reason don't feel like supporting them, plus I'm getting tired of incessant iphone syncing to add/remove music + want to be able to check out albums without downloading them illegally. So yeah, the premium fee is fine with me. And knowing that an upgrade is possible if, at some point, I'm convinced that I need the extra sound quality doesn't hurt either.

The only thing I miss (and that its prototype, wimp, has or had) is the possibility to actually buy the mp3s if you want to own them.

free spotify is awful, paid for spotify is like a whole new software. it's hard to imagine the difference until you try.

Tidal offers 128kbps for the same price spotify offers 320kbps. End of debate for now.

Another factor increasingly affecting this is how many different things people are willing to pay a monthly (or annual) sub for. The saturation of the streaming market will hurt everyone, possibly leading to more partnership deals (one bigger subscription getting you access to multiple sites content).

$10 tidal gets you 320kbps

You can buy 128s? How? Sounds very weird to me.

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/the-problem-with-tidal-isnt-price-its-almost-115122153009.html

This tech editor doesn't like Tidal's search feature and more

I'm getting mood playlists and also tolerable suggestions for other stuff when I search for artists. My main issue right now is that it apparently won't let me play music on several devices at the same time. A huge mistake imo. I need to be able to share my account with the wife and kids and there's no way we're going to be listening to the same stuff in the same room all the time.

yes, that is true for spotify as well. spotify just introduced family pricing where you can add someone to your bill for $5 instead of $10, however.

$10 tidal gets you 320kbps

― And let’s say a new Hozier comes along, and Spotify outbids you (Sufjan Grafton),

not according their own site it doesn't.

tidal says $10 gets you "standard bitrate" which their FAQ says is 96aac (128)

Well you're reading it wrong. "Premium" gives you the choice between 320 and 96.

possibly mobile only? I did the $10 version and here's where my stream setting is at
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1484956/tidal%20qual.png

so their front page that says:

TIDAL Premium

Standard sound quality. High definition music videos. Expertly curated editorial.

OK well they need to reword their site.

https://tidalsupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201594722-How-good-is-the-sound-quality-on-TIDAL-

In that link they define "standard sound quality" as 96AAC.

So that's a ridiculous and misleading oversight.

So even if they do offer 320, I still don't get why anyone would make the switch? And after that lauch party, surely no one would want to?

haha c'mon it's a mistake, but it's not ridiculous.

think it depends on how good their added content is. there's an exclusive rihanna track today, apparently.

just sign up for free and put a cancellation reminder on your calendar. competition is good imo.

honestly if they don't have a sorting hat, i'm not interested
having access to a list of everything that released in the past week that i can just pick through is priceless
glenn, please let your overlords know that service is about as important as any element i've run into on streaming

this is not the spotify thread. your glenn can't hear you here.

no spotify user that's spent hours and months sorting folders and playlists is going to be jumping at the chance the move for exactly the same service. Can you import folders and playlists?

but in a way it's good competition, because spotify will surely now have to invest more in features and s/w dev. it wasn't a good time for Spotify to remove all the much loved apps. They would've been a huge edge over TIDAL. Maybe TIDAL knew Spotify were currently at their weakest with lots of confused, annoyed users.

https://tidalsupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201724441-How-do-I-import-playlists-from-Spotify-in-the-Web-Player-

i checked in sonos today and tidal is now listed - never noticed/seen it before.
along with loads of other streaming services that i have never heard of.
can there really be that enough scope for diversity in the market given that they all do much the same thing ?

https://tidalsupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201724441-How-do-I-import-playlists-from-Spotify-in-the-Web-Player-

― And let’s say a new Hozier comes along, and Spotify outbids you (Sufjan Grafton)

I click the link and:

"oops.
The page you were looking for doesn't exist

You may have mistyped the address or the page may have moved."

Yeah, I think this is now a farce. They need to gt their shit together.

It's probably an old link. I'm not sure how playlist importing would work. Obviously, spotify playlist info can't be stored only server side. But I also don't know where it is.

What exactly is "Curated Editorial"?

Interviews, recommendations, features, playlists made by Beyoncé, etc.

Curated Editorial by the world's top Creatives.

Finally a way to read an interview with Beyonce.

http://read.tidal.com/

^Seems interesting if potentially self-serving.

can there really be that enough scope for diversity in the market given that they all do much the same thing ?

maybe the point is that they'll all have exclusives so you have to $ub$cribe to all of them

.. and therein lies the problem.

market fragmentation = end user disenchantment

This David Thomas interview kinda justifies Tidal's existence all by itself.

#TIDALforALL

Every movement throughout history began with a few individuals banding together with a vision, a vision.. a vision to change the status quo.

that interview is great

hahaha thomas is the best at being a crank

haha yes! that FAQ they mention is worth looking at too: http://www.ubuprojex.com/faqs/mostfaq.html

Lot of good Paste-like pieces there: Patterson Hood, Craig Finn, Jason Molina.

just sign up for free and put a cancellation reminder on your calendar.

You don't even need to do that. Turn around and cancel five minutes later and you're still good to go for the next 30 days.

good idea. did not think of that.

raise your hands if you are surprised: so far editorial appears to be all dudes except syndicated pieces from the talkhouse and one piece by Katarzyna Rogalska (maybe more, but I clicked like 30 articles and only found the one.) #tidalforall #unlessyoureawomaniguess

(Yeah, exactly. Good quality, bad diversification.)