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This is great - it being a separate app solves some core problems! It's a hard firewall between my "normal" music library and classical, which means risk free

This is great - it being a separate app solves some core problems! It's a hard firewall between my "normal" music library and classical, which means risk free shuffle play. I never want Bach and Slayer in sequence. They can optimize the UI, recommendations, etc. based on music that is all about reproduction, rather than being performed by the original artists. Going against the grain and honing in on a total niche is so awesome and hopefully a sign of things to come. I enjoy this split with movies too, the Criterion Apple TV app is such a nice break from the noisy HBO Max, etc. stuff. And yes, I agree, Jazz would be an obvious next niche to target with a dedicated app!

basisword 4y ago
>> It's a hard firewall between my "normal" music library and classical, which means risk free shuffle play. I never want Bach and Slayer in sequence. It's actually not. The library is shared so your classical music will still appear in Apple Music. It's just that your pop/rock etc. music will not appear in the Classical app. e.g. add a playlist or album to your Classical library then check recently added in the standard Music app - you should also see it there.
WorldMaker 4y ago
> I never want Bach and Slayer in sequence. I've found interesting, creative serendipity in sequences like that. With dynamics controlling tools such as ReplayGain (and Apple Music has something similar built-in today though less well documented) to avoid massive "loudness war" shifts it doesn't even break a flow state for me sometimes and can be really interesting to my flow.
- danhau 4y ago
  > and Apple Music has something similar built-in today though less well documented Can I enable that somehow, or is it enabled by default?
  - WorldMaker 4y ago
    My understanding is that it is enabled by default. I wish it were better documented. Apparently, the official feature name is "Sound Check": https://www.cultofmac.com/622492/apple-music-volume-sound-check/ https://www.cultofmac.com/622492/apple-music-volume-sound-ch...
mylons 4y ago
_you_ may never want Bach and Slayer in sequence, but Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen, and I would. I do love this app, though. It presents everything in such a way that makes classical music more interesting, organizable, and accessible.

basisword 4y ago

>> It's a hard firewall between my "normal" music library and classical, which means risk free shuffle play. I never want Bach and Slayer in sequence. It's actually not. The library is shared so your classical music will still appear in Apple Music. It's just that your pop/rock etc. music will not appear in the Classical app. e.g. add a playlist or album to your Classical library then check recently added in the standard Music app - you should also see it there.

WorldMaker 4y ago

> I never want Bach and Slayer in sequence. I've found interesting, creative serendipity in sequences like that. With dynamics controlling tools such as ReplayGain (and Apple Music has something similar built-in today though less well documented) to avoid massive "loudness war" shifts it doesn't even break a flow state for me sometimes and can be really interesting to my flow.

danhau 4y ago
> and Apple Music has something similar built-in today though less well documented Can I enable that somehow, or is it enabled by default?
- WorldMaker 4y ago
  My understanding is that it is enabled by default. I wish it were better documented. Apparently, the official feature name is "Sound Check": https://www.cultofmac.com/622492/apple-music-volume-sound-check/ https://www.cultofmac.com/622492/apple-music-volume-sound-ch...

mylons 4y ago

_you_ may never want Bach and Slayer in sequence, but Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen, and I would. I do love this app, though. It presents everything in such a way that makes classical music more interesting, organizable, and accessible.