semente Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 APPLE TO KILL OFF ITUNES AS IT EMBRACES STREAMING MUSIC WITH REPLACEMENT APP https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/apple-itunes-wwdc-2019-iphone-ipod-streaming-music-a8939566.html?amp "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes HQPlayer Desktop / Mac mini → Intona 7054 → RME ADI-2 DAC FS (DSD256) Link to comment
Popular Post wgscott Posted June 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/02/apple-expected-close-itunes-tim-cook Funny it gets press in the UK first. It will be interesting to see what it means to "own" purchased music or movies or tv shows that remain on their servers. The movies and TV shows are not DRM-free, so even if you have a previously downloaded copy, you need Apple's ok to view them. I wonder if that will be cut off or phased out? semente and Ralf11 2 Link to comment
semente Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 In my opinion iTunes is the best music file browser for Mac; sad news. I use/need it for tagging and browsing so I may just stop updating the OS on my music computer. But I may end up having to find a new browser... wgscott 1 "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes HQPlayer Desktop / Mac mini → Intona 7054 → RME ADI-2 DAC FS (DSD256) Link to comment
Popular Post AudioDoctor Posted June 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2019 There are better programs for tagging and meta data that far surpass the capabilities of iTunes. That said, I am willing to go out on a limb and say that the new program will not differ greatly from iTunes in the way it handles music and libraries. That's my completely uneducated guess/prediction. wgscott and cg27288 1 1 No electron left behind. Link to comment
semente Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 4 hours ago, AudioDoctor said: There are better programs for tagging and meta data that far surpass the capabilities of iTunes. Could you suggest a couple? I tag and add image cover to my classical music downloads and rips manually (that's about 95% of the music I get) because I have my own method and like to keep the cover image at 300² pixels. I wonder whehter I can find anything significantly better / more effective than iTunes and the couple of Doug's Scripts' I use... iTunes has the best browsing GUI and the invaluable Column Browser, and it also alows me to easily switch between one of my 9 libraries (Early, Renaissance & Baroque; Classical, Romantic & Modern; Sacra; Opera; Minimal; Jazz; Ethnic & Traditional; Rock; Soundtracks). "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes HQPlayer Desktop / Mac mini → Intona 7054 → RME ADI-2 DAC FS (DSD256) Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 8 hours ago, semente said: Could you suggest a couple? Sure https://www.nightbirdsevolve.com/meta/ There is another one, but I am having a complete lack of ability to remember its name right now, I will add it when I remember. edit: It's Yatehttps://2manyrobots.com/yate/ semente 1 No electron left behind. Link to comment
kirkmc Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 As expected - at least by those of us who reflected a bit about the question - it is not the end of iTunes, but, on the Mac, the iTunes app is being split into three apps: Music, Podcasts, and TV. So for music listeners on the Mac, the only difference is the name of the app they'll use. For Windows users, nothing will change. I write about Macs, music, and more at Kirkville. Author of Take Control of macOS Media Apps. Co-host of The Next Track podcast. Link to comment
semente Posted June 4, 2019 Author Share Posted June 4, 2019 13 hours ago, kirkmc said: As expected - at least by those of us who reflected a bit about the question - it is not the end of iTunes, but, on the Mac, the iTunes app is being split into three apps: Music, Podcasts, and TV. So for music listeners on the Mac, the only difference is the name of the app they'll use. For Windows users, nothing will change. That could be a good thing after all. My 2012 MBP can run Catalina. All is well. "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes HQPlayer Desktop / Mac mini → Intona 7054 → RME ADI-2 DAC FS (DSD256) Link to comment
kirkmc Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Yes, for now, the only negatives I have seen are the lack of the column browser - which I use regularly - and the lack of a regularly saved XML file, which is useful for some third-party apps to access your library. But it's still just the first beta. I write about Macs, music, and more at Kirkville. Author of Take Control of macOS Media Apps. Co-host of The Next Track podcast. Link to comment
Popular Post semente Posted June 5, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2019 14 hours ago, kirkmc said: Yes, for now, the only negatives I have seen are the lack of the column browser - which I use regularly - and the lack of a regularly saved XML file, which is useful for some third-party apps to access your library. But it's still just the first beta. What are they thinking? That's what makes iTunes special. For me not having the column browser is THE deal-breaker. Looks like I'll be staying with High Sierra after all... Superdad, Ralf11 and cambridgehank 3 "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes HQPlayer Desktop / Mac mini → Intona 7054 → RME ADI-2 DAC FS (DSD256) Link to comment
LittlePea Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Seems to me nothing is being killed. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210200 - got the AIFF on the APFS - Link to comment
kirkmc Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 https://www.kirkville.com/itunes-doesnt-look-so-dead-to-me/ coke 1 I write about Macs, music, and more at Kirkville. Author of Take Control of macOS Media Apps. Co-host of The Next Track podcast. Link to comment
wgscott Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 So it looks like, for future operating systems, iTunes simply has been split up into three separate programs that maintain the original functionality, and the iOS syncing functionality has been (sensibly) moved to the Finder. I know nothing about Windows, but since Apple has no control over the Microsoft file browser, I doubt we will see a similar partitioning of functionality. As far as the "death" of iTunes goes, I think this revision/division is long overdue. However, in once sense "death" might be a good description for what happens with iTunes for those of us with hardware that can't be upgraded past 10.13.X (a limitation imposed by Apple). Will it be maintained in any way? At some point, will an iOS upgrade make it impossible to sync with hardware stuck at 10.13.X? This seems almost inevitable. cambridgehank 1 Link to comment
LittlePea Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Apple has said nothing will change on windows. - got the AIFF on the APFS - Link to comment
wgscott Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 22 hours ago, LittlePea said: Apple has said nothing will change on windows. Sorry, I guess I should have written " doubt we will ever see a similar partitioning of functionality." Link to comment
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