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That would turn the keyboard and trackpad into a requirement rather than an option. If you want macOS you already have options. The iPad is great because it's tablet first with touch as primary input method.
Soundcloud is indeed great for mixes and sets. They have valuable and unique content, yet the product remains very barebones and lackluster. Poor audio quality (still 128 kbps MP3 I think?), no concept of tracklists/timestamps and most importantly your playback position and queue isn't persistent. This is crucial for a medium used to listen to hours long mixes - as a user I expect to be able to pause and pick up my currently playing set later, on any device.
The lack of this feature basically forces me to manage my playback queue in a different tool, like a note taking or todo app. I estimate that I have countless unfinished sets in my history that I simply forget to finish since once you close your browser window/app the content is basically off my radar. Imagine Netflix not saving your viewing progress - it's absurd.
I think Mixcloud is the much better product - it just lacks the vast amount of content (they are gettign there) and numbers of listeners unfortunately. They also have a sound business/pricing model - although that may indeed be a barrier to listener growth.
Wait, does that still happen or did you just describe what you used to do in the past?
As a music lover and collector on fridays my todo list is filled with numerous entries of new release I scheduled months and weeks in advance. And yet this kind of musical anticipation, exploration and discovery seems to be a rather solitary passion. For most people music has been relegated to background noise it seems. If you and your friends still enjoy and explore music the way you described, that's exceptionally wonderful.
It's an option the user shouldn't have to deal with. I'd say it's in any user's interest to keep their device running in stable conditions rather than preserving a slightly higher clock speed at all costs and risking random shutdowns.
> The point of SAP is that the module for your type of business is being implemented at the market leader in your area...
I understand that SAP apparently delivers an insane range of good defaults, complex business transactions and covers any imaginable niche use case. That's valuable.
However why does that rule out friendly, accessable and sane UI? Excellent form design, intuitive navigation and generally things that enable efficient work without weeks of training? That seems like low hanging fruit to me. Something as boring as lists and forms can still be a joy to use if done right.
However I think it's easy to fall into a habit/routine of constantly looking for and acquiring new (to me) releases when it actually may be a good idea to take a step back, rediscover the collection you already have and go back to passively stumbling upon hidden gems rather than actively seeking them out in a Discogs dive with a few dozen open tabs.
Radio, like NTS[0] as well as the mixes of other curators/DJs have indeed been a great source of inspiration for a more relaxed approach to discovery.
- content is focused on my mix series of relaxing, eclectic lazy sunday soundtracks
- static website built with Middleman and hosted on Netlify's free tier. It also uses Turbolinks which is an underrated library that provides great performance benefits for close to zero effort
- needs a minor refresh and a few design tweaks
> Boomkat: See above, except I've not personally used it. Also downloads seem to be a one time thing, sounds like you need to ask support for a limited number of redownloads?
How many redownloads do you think you need? All your purchased releases stay with your account, ready to be downloaded at any time again and while I had to re-download some of them repeatedly due to network errors on my end I never ran into any download limits. Should be a non-issue.
The question about DRM-free, lossless music sources comes up again and again, but personally I think it has never been easier to purchase digital, lossless, DRM-free music from countless stores. My favorites include:
- Bandcamp
- Boomkat
- Qobuz (particularly useful for mainstream music)
- Bleep
- 7Digital
- Juno Download
You could say the same thing about using the Terminal.app - removing everything but the most widely and commonly used features is a foolish strategy. The sum of all niche audiences still makes up a significant user base.
That said, even as someone that carefully maintains a rather large and growing local music collection I'd almost agree with you and be fine with a stripped down Apple Music app since anyone serious about that interest probably uses one of the superior and more in-depth music management options out there. However iTunes/Apple Music is still required to sync that music to your iOS device. So while I'd have no problem completely replacing iTunes/Music.app with any of the more feature-complete options I can't. I have to use it, even if it's just for syncing and apparently it has lost quite a few features since Catalina (haven't upgraded yet).
In other words: If Apple doesn't care about the kind of users that maintains a local music library they shouldn't hold them hostage by only allowing to sync said library via their otherwise barebone app. It just means I have to manage my content in 2 locations.
As others pointed out the european 14 day return policy only applies to physical goods.
ZA/UM is absed in Estonia.
I always felt that Netflix' audio quality was rather poor and lacked punch as well as dynamic range in a proper home cinema setup, but assumed it was due to their codec or streaming technology choice. However now that you mention it, it might as well be deliberate to optimize for subpar watching environments (laptop speakers, soundbars, etc.) - indeed it sounds as if their content was mastered for TV rather than cinema.
That's not for you to decide. Replace "art" with {your actual job} and see if your statements still feels reasonable.
An artist that considers his music as the actual product he's selling, not t-shirts and merchandise, may very well expect listeners to pay for it. Obviously you're free not buy and lsiten to his work, but the fact that you disagree with their terms or pricing still doesn't justify stealing their content.
However Yoshimura has been a legend among collectors and in ambient circles long before Youtube was around and I think we should give greater credit to the countless labels that work on re-issuing these long lost gems and making them widely available. In this particular case it's Empire of Signs and Light In The Attic: https://lightintheattic.net/releases/3538-music-for-nine-pos...
I use an Apple Watch for cycling and several other activites. It isn't a necessity at all and one could debate the purchase for ages, but once you start using it you probably wouldn't want to miss all those small and frequent conveniences it provides in addition to the rock solid activity tracking.
Good. If I buy from Amazon I want to buy from Amazon and Amazon alone. I'd never have considered buying Apple products via Amazon until Amazon recently became the exclusive seller of Apple products on their platform.
Don't get me wrong - I'm happy to buy from other reliable non-Amazon shops. However a seller that relies on Amazon or eBay but doesn't own/offer a trustworthy first-party store under their own domain, often feels cheap and like a someone willing to cut corners.
For me without a doubt the best audio meta data editor on macOS and an essential part of managing my music collection.
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