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has anyone used a music streaming service?
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i use groove music and they have a labor day sale where u pay 1 month for $9.99 and get 6 months free
they have this option to be able to download music off the store.
if i download all this music and then cancel the service does it still save on my pc?
so could i technically get 7 months free of downloading music?

i use groove music and they have a labor day sale where u pay 1 month for $9.99 and get 6 months free
they have this option to be able to download music off the store.
if i download all this music and then cancel the service does it still save on my pc?
so could i technically get 7 months free of downloading music?
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i just got a free trial of groove and messed around, the files save as wma and are drm protected and will only play in the groove music client, presumably if you run out of premium the files won't play

still seems like a good service though, client is faster and cleaner than apple music and spotify

i just got a free trial of groove and messed around, the files save as wma and are drm protected and will only play in the groove music client, presumably if you run out of premium the files won't play

still seems like a good service though, client is faster and cleaner than apple music and spotify
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youtube.com

youtube.com
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i doesnt save to your pc on spotify

i doesnt save to your pc on spotify
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Cerduri just got a free trial of groove and messed around, the files save as wma and are drm protected and will only play in the groove music client, presumably if you run out of premium the files won't play

still seems like a good service though, client is faster and cleaner than apple music and spotify

thanks!:D

[quote=Cerdur]i just got a free trial of groove and messed around, the files save as wma and are drm protected and will only play in the groove music client, presumably if you run out of premium the files won't play

still seems like a good service though, client is faster and cleaner than apple music and spotify[/quote]
thanks!:D
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I use tidal family sharing with friends so that I can have a hifi account for 6€ instead of 30. The stupid software only let's you download on mobile and then it's in weird split and encrypted files. However, you could easily pirate them on the PC client by recording them with audacity if you wanted. But then you could also pirate the music in the first place.

I use tidal family sharing with friends so that I can have a hifi account for 6€ instead of 30. The stupid software only let's you download on mobile and then it's in weird split and encrypted files. However, you could easily pirate them on the PC client by recording them with audacity if you wanted. But then you could also pirate the music in the first place.
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spotify premium is king (and expensive)

i got this bluetooth music tube and I just connect this to my phone and it's loud as fuckk

https://imgur.com/dLgEYKI.png

spotify premium is king (and expensive)

i got this bluetooth music tube and I just connect this to my phone and it's loud as fuckk
[img]https://imgur.com/dLgEYKI.png[/img]
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+1 for spotify premium. I've gotten about 5-6 people to swap to it from other services and they think its much better

+1 for spotify premium. I've gotten about 5-6 people to swap to it from other services and they think its much better
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soundcloud

soundcloud
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TFCL
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I prefer Google Play Music myself. Sound quality is better than Spotify, and it has more music. It took Spotify a solid three years to get Cake's Showroom of Compassion, while Google has always had it.

Groove is... not good, in my experience. The sound quality is poor, even when compared with Spotify. I like the Groove client itself though, reminds me a lot of Rdio.

Anyway, to answer the original question? Yes, you can download music and keep it for as long as your subscription is active. However, to my knowledge at least, you must sign in every 30 days to continue to play your music offline. So it isn't yours to keep forever, unless you end up buying the album in full. If you buy the full album you keep that forever, obviously.

For the record I currently subscribe to both Spotify Premium and Google Play Music. Google for the songs that Spotify doesn't have, and for the higher sound quality. Spotify for its universal access. Can play Spotify on Xbox One, PS4, my phone, and basically everything else. I'd say Spotify is the most convenient of the bunch. I also like the fact I can upload any song to Google's service and stream it everywhere, which is really handy for custom tracks I have, or songs I bought on iTunes 10 years ago before realizing how shit iTunes was.

I prefer Google Play Music myself. Sound quality is better than Spotify, and it has more music. It took Spotify a solid three years to get Cake's Showroom of Compassion, while Google has always had it.

Groove is... not good, in my experience. The sound quality is poor, even when compared with Spotify. I like the Groove client itself though, reminds me a lot of Rdio.

Anyway, to answer the original question? Yes, you can download music and keep it for as long as your subscription is active. However, to my knowledge at least, you must sign in every 30 days to continue to play your music offline. So it isn't yours to keep forever, unless you end up buying the album in full. If you buy the full album you keep that forever, obviously.

For the record I currently subscribe to both Spotify Premium and Google Play Music. Google for the songs that Spotify doesn't have, and for the higher sound quality. Spotify for its universal access. Can play Spotify on Xbox One, PS4, my phone, and basically everything else. I'd say Spotify is the most convenient of the bunch. I also like the fact I can upload any song to Google's service and stream it everywhere, which is really handy for custom tracks I have, or songs I bought on iTunes 10 years ago before realizing how shit iTunes was.
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spotify premium also half off with student email or something

spotify premium also half off with student email or something
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i know its kinda archaic at this point since it doesnt do basic music streaming but i still use pandora for online radio if that counts

Elpis is a 3rd party app for it thats really lightweight and skips all the ads automatically. it you literally cant afford anything then id recommend it.

i know its kinda archaic at this point since it doesnt do basic music streaming but i still use pandora for online radio if that counts

[url=https://github.com/adammhaile/Elpis]Elpis[/url] is a 3rd party app for it thats really lightweight and skips all the ads automatically. it you literally cant afford anything then id recommend it.
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spotify premium is king imo but you can listen to spotify for free on the web client with a ad-blocker for spotify

spotify premium is king imo but you can listen to spotify for free on the web client with a ad-blocker for spotify
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I get free Spotify with my phone plan!

Between Google Play and Spotify, the two i'm most familiar with, it comes down to where you use it the most.
Google Play has a better PC interface. Spotify has a better mobile interface.

I get free Spotify with my phone plan!

Between Google Play and Spotify, the two i'm most familiar with, it comes down to where you use it the most.
Google Play has a better PC interface. Spotify has a better mobile interface.
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