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Somebody needs to introduce this man to Bandcamp. Pretty much all my music buying is through there now, I don't miss the "sometimes iTunes/Music adds two copies

Somebody needs to introduce this man to Bandcamp. Pretty much all my music buying is through there now, I don't miss the "sometimes iTunes/Music adds two copies of your purchases to the library" bug at all. I do miss Old Itunes though, Music has so many little problems like the fact that hitting command-L to go to the currently playing track's info is broken from a lot of views, and none of my visualizer plugins work any more. RIP Aeon.

disposition2 1y ago
Not sure if you missed it in the article, but the author acknowledges buying from Bandcamp in the article > Buy music on Bandcamp or download it from Soundcloud, stick it in the Music app, and you're off!
- egypturnash 1y ago
  I did, though I thought I double-checked it before hitting 'post', saw that, and closed the tab! Ah well.
bpev 1y ago
Pretty much. As a consumer, it's where I can find the cheapest albums to buy (for digital releases). As a musician, it is the only platform where I have seen any money – albeit, still not much :P If something isn't available there, usually my next choice is Qobuz. At least both of those sites let you download files and listen to them however you want.
- bloomingeek 1y ago
  < As a musician, it is the only platform where I have seen any money – albeit, still not much :P> Which is why my wife and I still buy albums and CDs, to support the artists. For us, music is a type of therapy, live concerts are being in the same room with people who perform real-time sound paintings. In today's political landscape, arts are denigrated, just look at how funds have been slashed at all levels of education. By building up a decent music library we can, in a small way, support the arts.
freedomben 1y ago
I buy everything on Bandcamp... when it's available there, which is increasingly not the case. It's a real shame, even bands that used to upload to Bandcamp don't even bother anymore. I pray to all the gods that Bandcamp will experience a renaissance, but it's getting rough up there.

disposition2 1y ago

Not sure if you missed it in the article, but the author acknowledges buying from Bandcamp in the article > Buy music on Bandcamp or download it from Soundcloud, stick it in the Music app, and you're off!

egypturnash 1y ago
I did, though I thought I double-checked it before hitting 'post', saw that, and closed the tab! Ah well.

bpev 1y ago

Pretty much. As a consumer, it's where I can find the cheapest albums to buy (for digital releases). As a musician, it is the only platform where I have seen any money – albeit, still not much :P If something isn't available there, usually my next choice is Qobuz. At least both of those sites let you download files and listen to them however you want.

bloomingeek 1y ago
< As a musician, it is the only platform where I have seen any money – albeit, still not much :P> Which is why my wife and I still buy albums and CDs, to support the artists. For us, music is a type of therapy, live concerts are being in the same room with people who perform real-time sound paintings. In today's political landscape, arts are denigrated, just look at how funds have been slashed at all levels of education. By building up a decent music library we can, in a small way, support the arts.

freedomben 1y ago

I buy everything on Bandcamp... when it's available there, which is increasingly not the case. It's a real shame, even bands that used to upload to Bandcamp don't even bother anymore. I pray to all the gods that Bandcamp will experience a renaissance, but it's getting rough up there.