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> They also allow uploading your own library which no other service out there does. Others have mentioned iTunes Match, but they haven't mentioned that Apple M
by kemayo 9y ago
> They also allow uploading your own library which no other service out there does.
Others have mentioned iTunes Match, but they haven't mentioned that Apple Music itself includes iTunes Match. So this claim is very much incorrect.
- lloeki 9y ago> Apple Music itself includes iTunes Match Apple Music doesn't include iTunes Match, they're complementary: while Apple Music does perform matches like iTunes Match, iTunes Match gives you DRM-free AAC 256 as downloads while Apple Music matches are DRM-ized. This means that if you use source files to match with Apple Music then delete the sources, you lost them, whereas with iTunes Match you would have sort of "converted" them. You can see the difference by adding the "Kind" column in the "Songs" view of iTunes.
- ehsankia 9y agoI've never used iTunes match, but it sounds like you are "matching" your music signature which music that is already on Apple Music. Can you upload brand new songs that are not on the system with it? This is a major reason why I went with GPM, a significant number of the music in my library was not on any streaming service, and back then, it was the only way to get those albums streamed for me.
- kemayo 9y agoYup! It does try to match with stuff it already knows, but things which aren't on the service it'll upload.