Spotify

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 07-16-2011, 07:26 PM

Click mah link! It gives you an invite code right away.

noise · 07-16-2011, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Lord of Sushi

For some reason, I haven't received my invite. :/

Also, is there a limitation to how much that you can listen to (like Pandora limits it's free users to 40 hours of listening a month)?

for free account it's 20 hours/month and a limit of 5 plays per song. plus there are ads.

for premium it's totally unlimited.

but i can't for the life of me figure out how to rip the audio files from the cache. they have some pretty rare stuff!

Chrysalis · 07-19-2011, 01:09 PM

My invite just arrived. This is a really impressive service so far!

LoathsomePete · 07-19-2011, 01:51 PM

I ended up getting the Unlimited $4.99 a month service package which so far has been pretty awesome. Sure there's some things that I haven't been able to find, but this will probably severely cut down on my downloading usage.

Burning Down · 07-19-2011, 03:29 PM

Damn! I'm missing out on the fun!

Chrysalis · 07-19-2011, 04:37 PM

I'm surprised at the catalog size here! I would never expect some artists to be here. Now all I need is something to get a premium account.

Edit: Ok, it's official. I love this.

music_phantom13 · 07-20-2011, 07:28 PM

Paloma... thank you so much! You are like a god to me right now. I've been waiting for an invite since the day after spotify came here... didn't realize I could get in that easily.

noise · 07-20-2011, 07:44 PM

i coughed up $10 to try out the premium service. it's pretty damn sweet.

i heard a great song the other night. normally, i'd get on my music site and download all that band's albums in flac, tag them, get album art, throw it all into foobar, transcode the flac to mp3, and throw it on my ipod to check it out while at work. even if i didn't end up liking the albums very much, i probably wouldn't delete them out of my music library after all that hard work...

instead, i opened Spotify on my PC and on my ipod. my PC immediately started talking to my ipod wirelessly. i selected the band's 3 albums, threw them into a playlist, and "synced" it to my ipod (what actually happened is my PC told my ipod to cache the audio data for those albums). i listened to them at work, and decided i'm not too impressed. so i just added the one song i liked to my Spotify favorites, and deleted the playlist with the rest

the selection is good, the speed is good, and it's easy to use. it's great for listening to music i only care to enjoy once in a great while, or for checking out new music before downloading them from What.

i'll see how much i use it this month, but i think i'll end up keeping my subscription...

Miss Tickle · 07-21-2011, 03:56 AM

Spotify is good, it's a good concept and useful, but i've not had an experience as glowing as you guys...Could just be a UK thing though...
They've put tonnes of restrictions on the free version, which is sad as you now only listen to a song 5 times and you're basically forced to join as you've built up playlists etc.
Also there are so many adverts now it's unbearable.
There are many artists who don't have songs on there though
Also it tends to crash a lot, both my friends premium account and on the free one - in varying locations so can't just be internet connections.
The search functionality isn't very accurate
I will start paying as it's a good way to get music, but surely they'll lose loads in advertising now though, but better for artists who put their songs on here.

djchameleon · 07-21-2011, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

Damn! I'm missing out on the fun!

why? Are Canadians restricted from it?

07-19-2011, 01:09 PM	#23 (permalink)
Chrysalis ~de geso Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 495	My invite just arrived. This is a really impressive service so far! __________________ RateYourMusic A dead Last.fm account

07-19-2011, 01:51 PM	#24 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	I ended up getting the Unlimited $4.99 a month service package which so far has been pretty awesome. Sure there's some things that I haven't been able to find, but this will probably severely cut down on my downloading usage. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

07-19-2011, 04:37 PM	#26 (permalink)
Chrysalis ~de geso Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 495	I'm surprised at the catalog size here! I would never expect some artists to be here. Now all I need is something to get a premium account. Edit: Ok, it's official. I love this. __________________ RateYourMusic A dead Last.fm account Last edited by Chrysalis; 07-19-2011 at 11:22 PM.

07-20-2011, 07:44 PM	#28 (permalink)
noise thirsty ears Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Boulder Posts: 742	i coughed up $10 to try out the premium service. it's pretty damn sweet. i heard a great song the other night. normally, i'd get on my music site and download all that band's albums in flac, tag them, get album art, throw it all into foobar, transcode the flac to mp3, and throw it on my ipod to check it out while at work. even if i didn't end up liking the albums very much, i probably wouldn't delete them out of my music library after all that hard work... instead, i opened Spotify on my PC and on my ipod. my PC immediately started talking to my ipod wirelessly. i selected the band's 3 albums, threw them into a playlist, and "synced" it to my ipod (what actually happened is my PC told my ipod to cache the audio data for those albums). i listened to them at work, and decided i'm not too impressed. so i just added the one song i liked to my Spotify favorites, and deleted the playlist with the rest the selection is good, the speed is good, and it's easy to use. it's great for listening to music i only care to enjoy once in a great while, or for checking out new music before downloading them from What. i'll see how much i use it this month, but i think i'll end up keeping my subscription... __________________ my flac collection

07-16-2011, 07:26 PM	#21 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	Click mah link! It gives you an invite code right away.

07-19-2011, 03:29 PM	#25 (permalink)
Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	Damn! I'm missing out on the fun!

07-20-2011, 07:28 PM	#27 (permalink)
music_phantom13 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 942	Paloma... thank you so much! You are like a god to me right now. I've been waiting for an invite since the day after spotify came here... didn't realize I could get in that easily.

07-21-2011, 03:56 AM	#29 (permalink)
Miss Tickle Groupie Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 17	Spotify is good, it's a good concept and useful, but i've not had an experience as glowing as you guys...Could just be a UK thing though... They've put tonnes of restrictions on the free version, which is sad as you now only listen to a song 5 times and you're basically forced to join as you've built up playlists etc. Also there are so many adverts now it's unbearable. There are many artists who don't have songs on there though Also it tends to crash a lot, both my friends premium account and on the free one - in varying locations so can't just be internet connections. The search functionality isn't very accurate I will start paying as it's a good way to get music, but surely they'll lose loads in advertising now though, but better for artists who put their songs on here.