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Yet another layer of abstraction for the DJ. Apple owns the rights to the music catalog. Apple controls the access, and can limit or remove access to the musi

Yet another layer of abstraction for the DJ. Apple owns the rights to the music catalog. Apple controls the access, and can limit or remove access to the music catalog. Apple owns the rights to the tools and any subset of tools or virtual devices. Apple controls the access, and can limit or remove access to the tools and any subset of tools or virtual devices. What was it Agent Smith said? "Me, me, me..." This model doesn't seem long on the long-term for users or content creators.

sudo-random 2y ago
As someone who's just beginning to learn to DJ, and already subscribes to Apple Music, I will admit that I agree with you. However, for me, the benefits of what Apple introduced here outweigh the costs: I don't have to purchase all of the songs I want to mix. As a beginner, this is huge. I can experiment with making mixes with nothing but my laptop, my Apple Music subscription and a copy of some free software like Serato Lite. I'm far from being at the stage where I know which songs will make a good mix just by listening to them, so being able to experiment for "free" sounds great. People concerned about the issues you raised are always free to buy the music they want to mix, either physical copies, or WAV/MP3 downloads. Additionally, I'd like to point out that other streaming platform(s) such as Tidal already integrate with DJ software like Serato. I'll add that I frequently buy LPs or CDs from my favourite artists. Just because I subscribe to a streaming service doesn't meant I don't believe artists deserve fair pay for their work. I've actually found dozens of new artists I like thanks to Apple Music (and bought hard copies of their music and/or attended their concerts.) Though, I think fewer and fewer people are buying physical copies of their music, which is a trend I don't like at all.
bargainbin 2y ago
Overly nihilistic view. As someone who was a working nightclub DJ for 5 years, these kind of tools lower the barrier for entry into the hobby and trade and also serve as a great backup plan. It’s not intended as a replacement to a curated collection of white labels, bootlegs and edits which you build up and over years.

sudo-random 2y ago

As someone who's just beginning to learn to DJ, and already subscribes to Apple Music, I will admit that I agree with you. However, for me, the benefits of what Apple introduced here outweigh the costs: I don't have to purchase all of the songs I want to mix. As a beginner, this is huge. I can experiment with making mixes with nothing but my laptop, my Apple Music subscription and a copy of some free software like Serato Lite. I'm far from being at the stage where I know which songs will make a good mix just by listening to them, so being able to experiment for "free" sounds great. People concerned about the issues you raised are always free to buy the music they want to mix, either physical copies, or WAV/MP3 downloads. Additionally, I'd like to point out that other streaming platform(s) such as Tidal already integrate with DJ software like Serato. I'll add that I frequently buy LPs or CDs from my favourite artists. Just because I subscribe to a streaming service doesn't meant I don't believe artists deserve fair pay for their work. I've actually found dozens of new artists I like thanks to Apple Music (and bought hard copies of their music and/or attended their concerts.) Though, I think fewer and fewer people are buying physical copies of their music, which is a trend I don't like at all.

bargainbin 2y ago

Overly nihilistic view. As someone who was a working nightclub DJ for 5 years, these kind of tools lower the barrier for entry into the hobby and trade and also serve as a great backup plan. It’s not intended as a replacement to a curated collection of white labels, bootlegs and edits which you build up and over years.