rando Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Will you be opening up a public beta or relying on the invite only private one which Chris is a part of? On 7/26/2018 at 12:05 PM, David.. Qobuz, Hi-Res Music Evangelist said: Hi Everyone, Thank you for the interest. We still have a few tasks to complete, but by launch these issues will all be corrected. You're listening to a beta version and you'll even have more features that are available currently. Stay tuned. David.. Qobuz, Hi-Res Music Evangelist 1 Link to comment
rando Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 2 hours ago, serendipitydawg said: Thanks shadowlight! It would appear that it's never too late to learn something new about Windows! In all the years of using Windows 7 I have never created a shortcut from scratch before. I now have an icon on the desktop, however when I fire it upthe Qobuz app is sluggish to useless. Any further ideas anyone? Right clicking on the desktop shortcut and selecting properties should bring up a window showing the full path to where it is accessing the program. It will open up to the shortcuts tab but you can also explore permissions from this window. If that is no help try remaking the link. Easiest way is right clicking on the program inside the Windows 7 start button program list and selecting send to desktop (or something very similar). David.. Qobuz, Hi-Res Music Evangelist 1 Link to comment
rando Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Thanks for the heads up. Will give it a day or so before I register (Good to see we have the option to do so as a non-binary entity ) when the US site actually goes live. At least on my end it directs inquiries to the GB-EN site where you can register or sign in. David.. Qobuz, Hi-Res Music Evangelist 1 Link to comment
rando Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 5 hours ago, David Craff said: So the next release of our application does not mean there will be launch in USA. Moreover, the launch in the USA will not require a new release. of the application That is more reassuring than you might appreciate to at least one of us who want Qobuz for Qobuz. The catalog and sophisticated tastes it reflects, lack of spangles added to please every hard felt sentiment expressed, a proven solid platform that works perfectly well for most of the rest of the 1st world countries. I especially appreciate that you don't appear willing to be pushed into rushing the release. Two months from now when "Indoor Sports Season" starts in earnest. It might actually be a more appreciated development than it would beginning of next month when everyone is riddled with hype from the shot gun blasts of product release reporting. Link to comment
rando Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 4 hours ago, left channel said: Love the Panoramas. But attention localizers: the Picasso piece includes three untranslated French paragraphs floating in a sea of English. (I read English and, with some effort, Spanish and Mandarin. It would be fun to learn French, but not today.) @David Craff @David.. Qobuz, Hi-Res Music Evangelist I mean you could just translate it. Which practically every modern browser does quite easily. 54 minutes ago, AudioDoctor said: That's a bit disappointing, does this apple to all Channel Classics files? Des pommes aux pommes? Link to comment
rando Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 @left channel Far from agreeing or disagreeing with your concern. All I was doing was making light of how much more serious work they are doing in preparation of this big move into the North American market. Forgive me if you felt this was not taking your contribution seriously. Translation is very hard. Especially into a language as complicated as English. Particularly when the French aren't located across a short stretch of water. Or the rest of the Romantic nations it draws so heavily upon bordering it. Perhaps Qobuz would be open to vetting a few eager contributors directly interested in spot correcting linguistic sore spots. It may even lead to helping them in the creation of digital liner notes. An apples to apples likeness to texts being created in other languages for new releases. Don Blas De Lezo 1 Link to comment
rando Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 3 hours ago, left channel said: @rando no offense taken, but the thing is localization is also serious work, and in fact should be part and parcel of any global product plan. I don't know how Qobuz got away with these rough translations in the UK market for so long — the British, like Americans, are infamously monolingual — but in a massive market like the USA this can no longer be ignored. Paris like most global cities is home to a thriving community of translators, localizers, and other globalization professionals, and via the internet Qobuz also has access to outsourcing firms and freelancers around the world. Just a few part-time native speakers hired via proz.com could make all the difference. Machine translation (MT) isn't all the way there yet, and when it comes to cultural and literary topics may never quite get there. For many companies MT is an important part of the process now, as it definitely speeds up release cycles, but human post-editing is still necessary. A globalization strategy that neglects quality localization is a short-term cost savings choice with potentially long-term financial impact. I will cede that we have varied opinions of how hands on this hobby is and both have much to consider that doesn't need to cloud this thread further. I can only hope whatever positive influence music contributes to your life inspires you to distribute it back into outside life. Link to comment
rando Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 3 hours ago, fritzg said: It's not live yet in the U.S. is it? No, but neither do most of the current Qobuz subscribers on CA live in the US. Link to comment
rando Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Exactly. You did catch this loophole is no longer? At least one person reported an out of town French account needed to be converted to Italy where the address on their credit card is. Pas plus mi ami. Link to comment
rando Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Appreciate your coming here to offer straightforward replies, David. As you can tell, anticipation was already high without the potential of receiving Qobuz as a Christmas gift. Though I may be in the (vocal) minority on certain aspects of this release. Time spent making your service operate as it should from day one is bound to be appreciated by everyone. Fully expect you will maintain the conditions of a closed beta. Though I'm unaware of those under which numerous industry affiliated persons were granted access earlier this year. The existence of a formal trial launch is reassuring in the utmost. I'm confident others given towards contemplating what would require this step will view it in a very similar light. As @christopher3393 would say, Ah, la vache! christopher3393 1 Link to comment
rando Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Official Qobuz issues or issues with Qobuz? I see the omission of Sweden as a question which might yield a more insightful answer through personal investigation. If it were prudent to do so, I'm reasonably sure an answer would have been forthcoming. I'm sure many of us would be curious to know the answer. Just not at the expense of delaying the US launch or forcing David into making an ill advised statement. EU membership does imply a lot of commonality with other member nations. This lack of service may not be due to a legal concern or expectation placed on foreign businesses. It also may not be Qobuz simply decided the Swedish market was undesirable at this juncture for any one of an uncountable number of reasons. One of which might be a rather infamous online digital media distribution company of Swedish origin. Conjecture might be better left for another less "Official" thread directly tackling the day's question. Don Blas De Lezo 1 Link to comment
rando Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Does your professional interest preclude the ability to take this to a dedicated thread? Not being impolite. Just noting this has been suitably aired and is on the verge of becoming messy/irrelevant content. An "Official" answer was provided. Link to comment
rando Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Thank you, I think we share a common interest in allowing Qobuz ability to address concerns and gather information here. Your input is well reasoned, informative, and tends to add much to the conversation. left channel 1 Link to comment
rando Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Like don't have a cow, man. ?? left channel 1 Link to comment
rando Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 @David Craff Hopefully the closed beta is going well. I was heartened to see this enacted before entering the market. All too often NA is sold big promises on a scheme designed to hype consumers into doing QA. That on unfinished products resembles data mining and predatory investment with no intent towards creating anything. My sole opinion is pushing past the largest gift giving holiday before announcing the launch is a welcome sign of maturity and solid belief in value of the service you provide. Wishing you and the Qobuz teams on both continents a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. left channel 1 Link to comment
rando Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 On 11/12/2018 at 2:09 PM, rando said: Fa la la la la, la la la la Sorry, couldn't resist. Once again want to wish Qobuz joyeux Noël. Peter Hyatt 1 Link to comment
rando Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Nope, still diverts to this page. Link to comment
rando Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 7 minutes ago, left channel said: Looks like someone pulled the trigger a day early, and included the existing beta participants by mistake. Oops. Entirely possible. Perfectly happy waiting until tomorrow as someone who didn't request access. By happy I mean it bought me a few more hours to crash learn the art of being humbled by Android and iOS devices. left channel 1 Link to comment
rando Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 1 hour ago, left channel said: To get the most out of Qobuz on Android, use UAPP. To get the most out of Qobuz on Android using UAPP one must get it to recognize and agree to send music to a USB DAC. This is not a problem related to the topic in here. Link to comment
Popular Post rando Posted February 14, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2019 28 minutes ago, Tomskee said: one that I am interested in that is not available is Clean Feed. Not only because they are especially busy today, of all days, and favor us with insightful replies. Let's please make an effort to separate the issues they might need to be made aware of from the personal gripes and subjects covered in other threads. @David Craff @dmackta The only issue I have is not enough people thanking you for your hard work getting the NA site up and running for us (US) customers who truly enjoy the entertainment enough to show up while the curtains are still airing. I expect the catalog will shortly grow into something better than our Continental friend's given enough of us choose to view this aspect so brightly. Da Horsey, left channel, spin33 and 1 other 1 2 1 Link to comment
rando Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 C'mon, take up your emphatic statements represented in an offsite article somewhere it doesn't impede Qobuz staff ability to direct help where it is needed. Please. Jud 1 Link to comment
rando Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 @Kal Rubinson Did you find the menu dropdown from Classical button on top of my screenshot? I imagine MCH will soon be readily discoverable in their 5.1 "MultiCANAL" section. Link to comment
rando Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 2 hours ago, coot said: When I first installed Qobuz on my Aurender N100 I was a happy camper. It worked well. Now it seems it will only play for 30 secs. at a time. I am subscribed to Studio. What am I doing wrong? This sounds like it sees an account but not a streaming plan. Log out and back in? Do a soft reset? Both? Link to comment
rando Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 The rational action here would be to compile a single list of faulty music listings and then bring your findings to notice. Link to comment
rando Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 I trimmed a bit from that post separating the NA Beta, laughable their staff personally vets every track they are adding to the empty spaces, and the well established home office. The actions of both are bleeding together here. I won't go to further lengths defending my suggestion. At the very least a 10+ album list in one place puts a good amount of information in one place for the NYC staff to view. Link to comment
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