Voltron Posted October 7, 2020 Report Posted October 7, 2020 Seems like such an obvious thing, but Claire wants to download her new Wilco music onto her iPhone and listen to it. Post iTunes and on the streaming era I'm not sure what she should do. Quote
TMoney Posted October 7, 2020 Report Posted October 7, 2020 I think most of the streaming services let you download tracks for "offline" listening, so if you already subscribe to one that is what i'd check first. 1 Quote
swt61 Posted October 7, 2020 Report Posted October 7, 2020 I'm not sure why you wouldn't still use iTunes? Quote
swt61 Posted October 7, 2020 Report Posted October 7, 2020 I believe that Amazon music let's you store your own music files in your cloud locker. There's always the chance that I'm mistaken. Quote
Voltron Posted October 7, 2020 Author Report Posted October 7, 2020 Maybe I'm mistaken but iTunes doesn't exist in the form you're thinking of. Apple Music is a pay service, and the iTunes Store is part of that. There is a "Music" app on the phone and you can play music that is downloaded but I'm not sure if you can add to that library without connecting to a computer. Just never do this anymore. Quote
Dusty Chalk Posted October 7, 2020 Report Posted October 7, 2020 I use Tidal on my iPad all the time, and I do indeed select "download for offline listening" all the time, she can do that with both albums and playlists. Do you have a Tidal family plan or whatever it is, that includes Claire? I do that all the time -- purchase via Bandcamp (just to support the artist directly), but then listen via Tidal (because it's easier, and I do most of my listening via Tidal all the time). That said, Love is the King doesn't appear to be on Tidal yet, so...never mind. Sorry. I have Cubasis, so when I try to open an mp3, it tries to open in Cubasis, so I should probably just stop talking. Oh, look, there's a foobar2000 app. That's what I am doing. Quote
Voltron Posted October 7, 2020 Author Report Posted October 7, 2020 We have Spotify, not Tidal. You can DL Spotify music for offline listening but I'm not sure you can DL and access files from elsewhere, like her Wilco MP3s. Quote
Dusty Chalk Posted October 7, 2020 Report Posted October 7, 2020 If she can get it to the phone (worst case, WeTransfer, LOL), then I recommend foobar2000 for playing. Quote
HiWire Posted October 7, 2020 Report Posted October 7, 2020 If she has an iCloud account, she could upload the .mp3 files to iCloud Drive. Then, if she is also logged into iCloud on her iPhone, she should be able to open the files using Files on her iPhone. Alternatively, I think you can still import those music files into the Music app on a Mac computer (still iTunes on a PC), then sync with the iPhone over USB or wi-fi. 2 Quote
Dusty Chalk Posted October 7, 2020 Report Posted October 7, 2020 I started setting up Foobar2000, and there’s actually a step for synchronizing your collection. TuneFUsion (or FTP, lollers). I already have foobar2000 set up, so it’s a no-brainer for me how I’m going to do it. You can also drop the files in the foobar2000 folder or your iPod folder. Does she have an app called “iTunes Store”? 1 Quote
swt61 Posted October 7, 2020 Report Posted October 7, 2020 Your best bet may be to hire Wilco to follow her around. 2 8 1 Quote
blessingx Posted October 7, 2020 Report Posted October 7, 2020 Apple Music can download tracks (from Cloud, don't need to connect to computer). Tidal can download. Qobuz can download. All services though. 1 Quote
sbelyo Posted October 7, 2020 Report Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, swt61 said: I believe that Amazon music let's you store your own music files in your cloud locker. There's always the chance that I'm mistaken. They do At least she is using Itunes. My wife is trying to figure out how to play CD's Edited October 7, 2020 by sbelyo Quote
luvdunhill Posted October 8, 2020 Report Posted October 8, 2020 Isn’t a dongle the answer? Ya know, use the camera kit connector with the USB-C to Thunderbolt connector to Lightening Cable? Quote
blessingx Posted October 8, 2020 Report Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) Maybe setup a free 30 day trial for one of the services to download? She'll be back to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by then. 🥴 Edited October 8, 2020 by blessingx Quote
swt61 Posted January 16, 2021 Report Posted January 16, 2021 On 10/8/2020 at 12:29 PM, luvdunhill said: Isn’t a dongle the answer? Depends on whether or not you have a headache. 1 Quote
Fitz Posted January 16, 2021 Report Posted January 16, 2021 1 hour ago, swt61 said: Depends on whether or not you have a headache. What if it was the dongle that gave you the headache? Quote
swt61 Posted January 16, 2021 Report Posted January 16, 2021 Then you must be plugging it into the wrong dock. Quote
Fitz Posted January 16, 2021 Report Posted January 16, 2021 That would certainly explain a lot... Quote
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