Quobuz, Tidal, et al need to rapidly improve their feature set to match Spotify (primarily group / jam sessions, recommendation engine, and device / app support) or this proposal has less hope than convincing everyone to go back to pirating.

[–] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I tried Qobuz and the very first artist I searched for, it didn't have. Liking quite a lot of obscure artists is a curse.

[–] pilferjinx@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

That's the main reason I dropped Spotify and streaming in general. It just really bummed me out when making playlists and not finding my favorite songs to fill it.

[–] SolarPunker@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

convincing everyone to go back to pirating

Nothing wrong here. Btw many artists already claim that streaming is like piracy.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

steve albini told fans to pirate his music because he didnt want sony getting even a penny 😂

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

recommendation engine

I've been a Spotify subscriber since 2009 (you cannot shame me more than I've shamed myself), and their recommendation engine (algorithm, as I prefer to call it) is fucked. First of all, it will recommend music where they pay the artists the least, so they can take more money themselves. And it's the same fucking songs over and over again, basically no matter the playlist "made for you". It's literally the same 200 songs.

[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I agree, but have you tried the recommendation engines on the other platforms?

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I tried Tidal, but not heavily. Right, what I do love about Qobuz is their weekly updated new albums. It's easy to put on something new. And then there's the "Newcomers" lists, which are new artists, curated weekly or monthly, not sure.

As for their recommendations: I've only used it for two weeks with listening to a lot more new artists and music, so it's currently all over the place lol.

Edit: and I agree with Spotify having so many more features than the others, but I can live without them. My wife, on the other hand...

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They changed their genre classification tags behind the scenes in 2023, around the time they fired the guy who ran “Every Noise at Once” and ruined almost all value the service had.

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago

'around the time they fired the guy who ran “Every Noise at Once" '

You know, that explains a lot. I think I've read that dude's book — it was a good read.

[–] theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago

Couldn't care less about most "features" these services have, my issue is the fact that Spotify is the only one that has a decent catalogue of more obscure stuff I listen to.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I've used Tidal for years now. It's 100% functional. I don't see anything I need on Spotify.

Just make the change, everyone. Not to Tidal necessarily, but away from Spotify. They've had the worst audio quality for YEARS now. Change is scary, but hey, here's a tool to help you migrate:

https://soundiiz.com/

[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

For you it is. For me, someone who regularly listened to group sessions while online gaming with friends, it is not.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

How does tidal integrate with voice commands? Like home speakers, etc?