• SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    I tend to wear a special hat that allows me to consume music in any format or device I like.

    and then go donate to, or purchase music directly from the artists that I like.

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    i decided to self host my library in as high of a res I could using Navidrome/subsonic.

    I had a FiiO X3 anyway so i already had a FLAC capable player.

    in the end, even if i know it’s not for everyone. selfhosting is the only way to never lose what u love. so many of my lesser known tracks are just gone on spotify.

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      1 month ago

      Is there an easy way to transition from Spotify other than looking for all of your songs yourself?

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    No Qobuz on Linux afaik :(

    I’d otherwise consider the switch

    Though being part of a family plan, I’d either have to pay for it myself – an added cost to expenses – or somehow get whole family to move over.

    I wonder also how they be with people living separately

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      I had no problem using Qobuz on Linux (firefox and chrome based browsers); unless you are mean you were expecting a separate app or something.

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        Yeah, I guess that could work. Downside is my browser isn’t exactly set to remember stuff. Not sure if it’s the cookies or what exactly. Having to log in every time I reopen my browser would maybe be a tad annoying, but I guess I could do it (especially with Bitwarden’s autofill making log in quicker and more convenient)

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    1 month ago

    This graphic seems to put Spotify in a “less shit” category than the other big players based on national origin or something.

    From a quality and fairness perspective Spotify is just as bad. A large list of credible musicians and content creators have detailed the poor compensation, shift towards fake artists and AI filler tracks, and other moves Spotify has made that harm the artists and provide a worse listener experience.

    If you want to fairly compensate artists, you’d be better off pirating 100% of your streams using alternate frontends for YT music, then making a list of your top 10-20 artists and buying an album or T-shirt from each of their official websites. They will make a lot better margin on that and its better for their career than any amount of streams you can give as one individual. (Also go to shows when available locally)

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      1 month ago

      I’ve been considering this and although I’m not one to pirate anything (my skills for this stayed in 1999) I’ve been buying CDs out of thrift stores and ripping them :)

  • pewpew@feddit.it
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    1 month ago

    Can’t ungoogle myself this time. YT music has probably the best catalog of all and it’s easily moddable