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I sometimes get nostalgic and romanticize the old days of downloading mp3s and manually labelling metadata (trying to identify genres was a lot of fun), but man
by hnroo99 3y ago
I sometimes get nostalgic and romanticize the old days of downloading mp3s and manually labelling metadata (trying to identify genres was a lot of fun), but man did device syncing get tedious. Spotify just makes discovering/listening to music so dang easy - perhaps too easy, which I get is the point of the article. Overall I relate to it a lot.
- TomSwirly 3y agoA system where musicians are not adequately compensated will always be more attractive to the listener.
- Yajirobe 3y agoI don't think pirating mp3s is more attractive to the listener than Spotify.
- tadzik_ 3y agoHave you tried https://www.funkwhale.audio/ https://www.funkwhale.audio/? It can be used effectively as a "private spotify". Labeling is a solved problem thanks to https://picard.musicbrainz.org/ https://picard.musicbrainz.org/, and the fact that a lot of the music you buy these days comes pre-labeled already. You then have a web-app (and/or a mobile app, if that's your thing) where you can stream music as you would with Spotify. You can even build yourself a little music-sharing commune with friends, where you all upload the albums you buy and accumulate a nice collection of diverse tunes. You still need to buy, upload and – the horror! – choose what you want to listen to each time, but perhaps it fills your other convenience needs.
- 10729287 3y agoI've been going backward lately, sick of always hoping from the new hip stuff to the newest through streaming and set up a navidrome server on a rasp. Give it all my mp3s to eat and it was such a joy to discover them again. I now listen to my music through supersonic on Linux/macos and Play:sub on ios while connected at home through vpn. Give it a try, nice refreshing project and a great ride into memory lane