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  1. M

    Warning Apple Music Can Destroy Your Existing Library!

    We tried it for a few months and then canceled it. Now we can't access 13 years of over 1500 songs that we have either purchased from iTunes or copied from CDs that we had purchased but no longer own. You can still see all your songs but when you try to play them you get message “The song “X”...
  2. S

    iPhone 6s - distorted/skipping music in iTunes when headphones are plugged in

    iPhone 6s, iOS 11.3.1 About a month ago, this weird problem started with my phone. Whenever I use iTunes with headphones plugged in, songs skip and get distorted. This problem does *not* happen when I use any other apps with the headphones - Spotify, YouTube, Netflix, etc. It also doesn’t...
  3. B

    Apple Allegedly Discontinuing iTunes Match “In About a Month”

    I just got off the phone with Apple tech support. I recently resubscribed to iTunes Match and was thinking about moving over to Apple Music. I wanted to know if the matching system was the same as iTunes Match because they finally got it right. It works perfectly. Finally. Anyway, the tech...
  4. Squillace

    iPhone (NEW PROBLEM) Anybody using his iPhone for music with Audi MMI?

    Hi, I own an Audi car with the latest MMI multimedia system available to date and I use Bluetooth to listen music from my iPhone X (Apple Music). Before that I was using an iPhone 7 Plus. The thing is... before iOS 11 I was able to scroll through the queue, in the now playing view, to choose...
  5. A

    Is Apple Music's 'Top Lists' Skewed to Feature the Latest Rap Music?

    Before I get into the nitty gritty, I'd like to point out I'm a fan of rap music... but I'm also a fan of various other genres. I think that Apple Music isn't good for music discovery, and here's why: I believe they skew 'Top Music' lists to feature only rap music, and this has been a trend...
  6. G

    Massive music import to new iphone ... trying not to shoot self in foot...

    I am a new iOS user with my first iphone (SE). I have a 64 GB archive of music, organized into directories, on my mac laptop. I want to transfer this entire music library, which I own, to my new iphone but I am a little worried about how this works ... every HOWTO from apple is about "dragging...
  7. bobesch

    Streaming internet-radio on PPC (os9/OS X)

    Last night I discovered, that all my internet-radio streaming links were broken and didn't work with iTunes 10 on my 12" PowerBook anymore. Searching for another web-radio streaming app I was lucky to find "FStream". You will find the latest version to work with PPC/Leopard&Tiger via Wayback...
  8. tjbrownmusic

    Twitch streamer/music professional in the market for a new computer

    Hello! So i'm a full-time musician (singer/songwriter/producer)...I work out of Pro-Tools and I make music/videos in my home studio. I've recently also started streaming music/gaming on Twitch. I do play a healthy amount of games (mostly mobile) and gaming helps to take the weight off of having...
  9. asklausen

    iPhone I made an iOS app for you to discover music through tags and be able to easily share it with friends

    Hey everyone I recently launched Pulse (Pulsemusicapp.com, App Store). A music app that offers a way for you to discover new music through tags, e.g. #KidsInLove or #.. You can also share songs publicly with your followers or in private to a friend. Some of the features include: Tag a friend...
  10. Endorphine88

    HomePod What expectations did you have for HomePod?

    I'm curious. A lot of people seem to have had very confusing (to me at least) expectations from this product. What were yours? Were they met. Were they exceeded? Were you disappointed? As far as my experience - I need my music to sound good. My echo device was doing an OK job, but there is no...
  11. climbwave

    How to listen to Music and something else from the same Mac?

    Hi All, Let's say I'm listening Music and the same time my friends call me on FaceTime. I do not want music to stop playing. I want Music to lower volume and increase volume on FaceTime. I found something like this on Windows: http://degathsducker.weebly.com/ . My question is: Is there...
  12. Pndrgnsvc

    Bluetooth music, phone to home theater?

    On my iPhone X, I frequently listen to Pandora and other streaming music sources. My home theater system has bluetooth. So can I bluetooth music from my iPhone to my home system? Is there anything special I need do? TIA
  13. karsh961

    Iphone x Ios 11.2.5

    I'm facing this random issue with my iPhone x (Ios 11.2.5), initially when I upgraded there were major UI problems but now when ever I'm over the ear phone talking to some my calls get disconnected automatically. Now another issue I'm facing is that when I'm listening to any music and I keep my...
  14. Tilpots

    Finding music on ATV 3

    I have a Mac Mini with all of my ripped CD’s connected via Home Sharing to my ATV3. I can find this music under “Computers->Music.” I have also purchased many songs from iTunes and those songs and albums are listed under “Music->Purchased.” Is there a way to find all my music under one header?
  15. R

    Heeeelllppp... inexplicable MIDI problem

    Hi all, Seems I've hit an issue that has Apple Support scratching their heads too... Trying to get audio from my daughter's Casio LK-130 keyboard into her new MacBook for using in GarageBand. Keyboard only has analogue output via headphone jack. Bought a Behringer U-Control UCA222 which is...
  16. ThankYouRob

    HomePod - First Song(s) You'll Play?

    I saw a similar thread on Reddit, thought it'd be interesting to see what others here give for suggestions/feedback. What are the first songs that you will play on your HomePod? I was thinking of testing the range with a variety: Portugal. The Man "Purple Yellow Red and Blue" (good range of...
  17. wicknix

    LMMS for PPC Leopard

    For those interested in making music i built LMMS 1.1.3 "stable" for Leopard. It's a little cpu hungry but runs fine on my iBook G4. If you've never heard of LMMS you can find more info @ https://lmms.io Download from here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B0swufWcvcjlMjFYd1lwR2dyXzQ...
  18. M

    iPhone iPhone iTunes Issue

    Hi all! I have a weird issue with iTunes on my phone. There are a few songs that I own that will not play on the phone when I select the song. iTunes asks if i want to join Apple Music in order to play the song. I own the songs and never had this problem before. It didn't start until I got...
  19. wingmanmac

    iTunes and iPhone, again.

    Hi I´m sorry for my stupidity and I am sure theres an easy way doing this, but I havent found it.. So, here goes: I got an new iphone for christmas, and first thing I do is spend a few hours to set it up, install and customize it the way I like it, to get it in use as soon as possible. Then I...
  20. andrewjang98

    iPhone Playnow - Watch together

    Hi, we just updated Playnow - Watch together. We often crowd around a tiny phone screen to watch a new video with their friends. Playnow will allow this same experience, but on many screens at once, eliminating the need to share one small screen or attempt to click the play button on multiple...