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The audio quality of most music on YTM is abysmal.

llm_nerd 2y ago
??? Studio provided digital masters will of course be identical across all of the services. Apple Music has the upper hand on the very high end with full lossless streaming, but that's irrelevant to almost everyone listening in a compromised situation -- like 100% of bluetooth headsets -- and YT Premium's 256Kbps AAC is extremely high quality.
- Avamander 2y ago
  If it has been uploaded with that quality. It's not like YouTube is giving it's replacement tool to anyone regular to use, for better-quality uploads.
  - llm_nerd 2y ago
    You, along with many others, seem very confused about this. No one is talking about random people uploading their MP3s to YouTube the video service. YouTube Music is a separate service. The music is provided by music labels in exactly the same way it is provided to Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and others. Music labels provide digital masters and the streaming service encodes as necessary for their users.
    - denkmoon 2y ago
      Yeah, YTM isn't a _completely_ separate service. It's just a different frontend to YouTube. If you search for one of those "official" music label uploaded songs on youtube, you'll get the exact same video ID as you get on YTM. Conversely, if there isn't an "official" copy uploaded, you'll get joe's random 128kbps triple-encoded upload.
    - anamexis 2y ago
      YouTube Music definitely has just standard YouTube videos uploaded by random people. It's one of the only reasons I use YouTube Music - listening to vinyl rips of things that were never released in other formats.
      - llm_nerd 2y ago
        When you are on YouTube there is a Music section that includes music videos, random uploads, etc. A lot of people are talking about that in this discussion and it is causing a lot of confusion. That is not YouTube Music. These are YouTube Music- https://music.youtube.com/ https://music.youtube.com/ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/youtube-music/id1017492454 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/youtube-music/id1017492454 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.music&hl=en_CA https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and... Random rips that people upload on YouTube are not available on YouTube Music (again, not the Music section on YouTube, but the separate YouTube Music service). The only music available is through a sanctioned distributor like Amuse, and of course the labels have direct feeds to these services.
        dialup_sounds 2y ago
        You are mistaken. User uploads, unofficial remixes, mixtapes, anime music videos, entire video game soundtrack rips, etc. All in the YouTube Music app. https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc-MRIbtyP8&si=m5A0o6QLombdYrrG https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc-MRIbtyP8&si=m5A0o6QLomb... https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=bPtF-hvruDQ&si=iK5SGGZMup2DhhNZ https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=bPtF-hvruDQ&si=iK5SGGZMup2... https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=tMWvoJjflfc&si=Uqz_a-dzl4qm5QC_ https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=tMWvoJjflfc&si=Uqz_a-dzl4q... https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=3dBLZXt18U0&si=ExNqN60VG6e5WfRG https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=3dBLZXt18U0&si=ExNqN60VG6e... https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=I6pPpKjA-FY&si=jlVoeBhuXGHQzyKa https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=I6pPpKjA-FY&si=jlVoeBhuXGH... https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=xddHYuXEXik&si=k0tWdhMzv-HNr68- https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=xddHYuXEXik&si=k0tWdhMzv-H... https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=1Oq5BS8E5D0&si=u6OEMhWODWZkR7MH https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=1Oq5BS8E5D0&si=u6OEMhWODWZ... https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=YQRXJVF8lic&si=JR6tiZVBLR_sjg2H https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=YQRXJVF8lic&si=JR6tiZVBLR_... https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=oKD-MVfC9Ag&si=tRHXKwDzB7QZn5kz https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=oKD-MVfC9Ag&si=tRHXKwDzB7Q... https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=u8GCIBWztoY&si=z9JRzBBZp-6tCDKz https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=u8GCIBWztoY&si=z9JRzBBZp-6...
        2y ago
    - jimmaswell 2y ago
      I use normal YT with premium for music all day, never even felt an urge to try out "YouTube Music". What would be the value add? I already have playlists on normal YT and all my music is there.

??? Studio provided digital masters will of course be identical across all of the services. Apple Music has the upper hand on the very high end with full lossless streaming, but that's irrelevant to almost everyone listening in a compromised situation -- like 100% of bluetooth headsets -- and YT Premium's 256Kbps AAC is extremely high quality.

Avamander 2y ago
If it has been uploaded with that quality. It's not like YouTube is giving it's replacement tool to anyone regular to use, for better-quality uploads.
- llm_nerd 2y ago
  You, along with many others, seem very confused about this. No one is talking about random people uploading their MP3s to YouTube the video service. YouTube Music is a separate service. The music is provided by music labels in exactly the same way it is provided to Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and others. Music labels provide digital masters and the streaming service encodes as necessary for their users.
  - denkmoon 2y ago
    Yeah, YTM isn't a _completely_ separate service. It's just a different frontend to YouTube. If you search for one of those "official" music label uploaded songs on youtube, you'll get the exact same video ID as you get on YTM. Conversely, if there isn't an "official" copy uploaded, you'll get joe's random 128kbps triple-encoded upload.
  - anamexis 2y ago
    YouTube Music definitely has just standard YouTube videos uploaded by random people. It's one of the only reasons I use YouTube Music - listening to vinyl rips of things that were never released in other formats.
    - llm_nerd 2y ago
      When you are on YouTube there is a Music section that includes music videos, random uploads, etc. A lot of people are talking about that in this discussion and it is causing a lot of confusion. That is not YouTube Music. These are YouTube Music- https://music.youtube.com/ https://music.youtube.com/ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/youtube-music/id1017492454 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/youtube-music/id1017492454 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.music&hl=en_CA https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and... Random rips that people upload on YouTube are not available on YouTube Music (again, not the Music section on YouTube, but the separate YouTube Music service). The only music available is through a sanctioned distributor like Amuse, and of course the labels have direct feeds to these services.
      - dialup_sounds 2y ago
        You are mistaken. User uploads, unofficial remixes, mixtapes, anime music videos, entire video game soundtrack rips, etc. All in the YouTube Music app. https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc-MRIbtyP8&si=m5A0o6QLombdYrrG https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc-MRIbtyP8&si=m5A0o6QLomb... https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=bPtF-hvruDQ&si=iK5SGGZMup2DhhNZ https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=bPtF-hvruDQ&si=iK5SGGZMup2... https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=tMWvoJjflfc&si=Uqz_a-dzl4qm5QC_ https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=tMWvoJjflfc&si=Uqz_a-dzl4q... https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=3dBLZXt18U0&si=ExNqN60VG6e5WfRG https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=3dBLZXt18U0&si=ExNqN60VG6e... https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=I6pPpKjA-FY&si=jlVoeBhuXGHQzyKa https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=I6pPpKjA-FY&si=jlVoeBhuXGH... https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=xddHYuXEXik&si=k0tWdhMzv-HNr68- https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=xddHYuXEXik&si=k0tWdhMzv-H... https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=1Oq5BS8E5D0&si=u6OEMhWODWZkR7MH https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=1Oq5BS8E5D0&si=u6OEMhWODWZ... https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=YQRXJVF8lic&si=JR6tiZVBLR_sjg2H https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=YQRXJVF8lic&si=JR6tiZVBLR_... https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=oKD-MVfC9Ag&si=tRHXKwDzB7QZn5kz https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=oKD-MVfC9Ag&si=tRHXKwDzB7Q... https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=u8GCIBWztoY&si=z9JRzBBZp-6tCDKz https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=u8GCIBWztoY&si=z9JRzBBZp-6...
        2y ago
  - jimmaswell 2y ago
    I use normal YT with premium for music all day, never even felt an urge to try out "YouTube Music". What would be the value add? I already have playlists on normal YT and all my music is there.