How/Where Are You Listening To Music?
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Fade
The Beat Strangler
Administrator
I think I have a Deezer account but I don't use it. I usually bounce between my MP3 collection (keeping it old school!) and YouTube.
2GooD Productions
Im back
Headphones, they are usually on my ears
Seriously though, I hardly listen to music anymore, unless its my own. I will listen to stuff for inspiration, or when Im digging for samples, but beyond that I really dont listen to much other than in the battles here. Occasionally I like to have a night where I just listen to a lot of old 90's hip hop that got me into this in the first place, fond memories and all that, and it reminds me what I should be aiming for. I find it really hard to listen to music for any amount of time without being inspired to make something new.
Seriously though, I hardly listen to music anymore, unless its my own. I will listen to stuff for inspiration, or when Im digging for samples, but beyond that I really dont listen to much other than in the battles here. Occasionally I like to have a night where I just listen to a lot of old 90's hip hop that got me into this in the first place, fond memories and all that, and it reminds me what I should be aiming for. I find it really hard to listen to music for any amount of time without being inspired to make something new.
Iron Keys
ILLIEN MBAPPÉ
Least we know where he's been sourcing beats from now.
Iron Keys
ILLIEN MBAPPÉ
Spotify free for me.
I first had to shuffle some radio like a few tracks, it recommends similar I try like a few more.
Then i find maybe some new album or artist to check out and like some more stuff.
Then I've been using its "new releases" which are tailored to me.
It starts to become a bit self perpetuating like internet ads. So gonna need to find a way to freshen it up a bit.
It also keeps showing me releases from some one random artist annoyingly.
I first had to shuffle some radio like a few tracks, it recommends similar I try like a few more.
Then i find maybe some new album or artist to check out and like some more stuff.
Then I've been using its "new releases" which are tailored to me.
It starts to become a bit self perpetuating like internet ads. So gonna need to find a way to freshen it up a bit.
It also keeps showing me releases from some one random artist annoyingly.
thedreampolice
A backwards poet writes inverse.
I’m on Apple Music, I listen on my homepods or my headphones or my car or in the studio. I listen to new music constantly.
Kane the MOD
ILLIEN
Reviving this old thread. Switched from Spotify to Tidal. The audio quality is actually so much better on Tidal.
Iron Keys
ILLIEN MBAPPÉ
Still Spotify
Been thinking if investigating Tidal because they give better (but still shit) royalties. Partly to see if it's a viable option for a platform and or listening etc.
attila
ILLIEN
I’ve always hated Spotify, and I don’t like Deezer, Tidal, or similar services either. Sometimes I find things on YouTube, but not often. I buy very little on Apple Music unless I find something on Bandcamp. A bit of my method is old-school: I search through magazines (I really like The Quietus, for example) and fanzines, specialized sites perhaps on specific genres, or on Rate Your Music and Album of the Year. I also have quite a few friends who give recommendations. Alternatively, I listen to DJ sets, go through the tracklists, and I keep discovering remarkable music. The offerings have become immense, the average quality may have dropped, and the search process is longer, but I continue to find wonderful albums.
attila
ILLIEN
PS: headphones. After moving from house to house, town to town , country to country so many times I don't have a good audio system in the last 2 decades...
Iron Keys
ILLIEN MBAPPÉ
Yeah but, where are you listening to those things?
What platform are you actually listening to the music? Or you're buying physical copies?
attila
ILLIEN
I download the music (not always 'buying' to be honest)
BiggChev
StormBourneMusic
Apple Music and YouTube.
I've been listening to full albums lately on my hour commute to/from work. I've been re-discovering some classics and records I missed from the 90s. Sound quality is good, and I like that you can see similar artists. I also like the "Top Songs" or "Essentials" playlist for most artists on Apple Music.
If I'm at home, or chipping away at admin work, I'm almost always listening on my AirPods. Say what you will about the quality of them as headphones. But I like the wireless functionality and not missing notifications/phone calls.
I've been listening to full albums lately on my hour commute to/from work. I've been re-discovering some classics and records I missed from the 90s. Sound quality is good, and I like that you can see similar artists. I also like the "Top Songs" or "Essentials" playlist for most artists on Apple Music.
If I'm at home, or chipping away at admin work, I'm almost always listening on my AirPods. Say what you will about the quality of them as headphones. But I like the wireless functionality and not missing notifications/phone calls.
Kane the MOD
ILLIEN
The audio quality is bad and they are over prized, but AirPods are the only in ear headphones using this fancy new wireless technology in the world.
BiggChev
StormBourneMusic
I'm assuming you're being cheeky, but the wireless functionality is indeed handy. Are there other wireless airbuds, sure. Do they all integrate seamlessly with my iPhone? No. This is not an Apple vs. Android debate, but rather there's a medium that works well with my hardware that allows me to listen to music. Quality, diversity aside, that's all it comes down to.
Kane the MOD
ILLIEN
I was just messing around.