Tidal Lossless Streaming

[Chikolad]

  I wanted to complain about how Tidal has their albums organized.  When I'm looking at an artists catalog, I want to see by date originally released.  I don't care if it it's newest first or vice verse.  What Tidal does is shows it by whatever the latest release date is.  I have to go to www.allmusic.com to find out the real release order.  I just checked on Spofity and they handle this correctly even if the album is a remaster.  It just seems Tidal is not as organized with their data.

 
Couldn't agree more, this is annoying as @#$%.
Also, it would be nice to have access to the original releases as well as the remasters. They are sometimes available, but mostly they're not.

 

[Cornan]

Couldn't agree more, this is annoying as @#$%.
Also, it would be nice to have access to the original releases as well as the remasters. They are sometimes available, but mostly they're not.

Sorry, but my main concern is the latest album release. Do no care about remasterad albums or featured albums. I just care about the original albums for each artist. I would prefer a separate tab for remastered and featured and all albums by release year.

Edit: In fact IMO all singles, Ep:s, features, remastered, live, original, selected or what ever should have separate tabs...and not mixed with the original albums...and all should be assorted from latest first. If I could suggest more all new releases (current year) should have a "new release" banner on the album cover.

 

[Chikolad]

Sorry, but my main concern is the latest album release. Do no care about remasterad albums or featured albums. I just care about the original albums for each artist. I would prefer a separate tab for remastered and featured and all albums by release year.

Edit: In fact IMO all singles, Ep:s, features, remastered, live, original, selected or what ever should have separate tabs...and not mixed with the original albums...and all should be assorted from latest first. If I could suggest more all new releases (current year) should have a "new release" banner on the album cover.

 
I think we agree on having both. I also believe that in most cases and up until the last few years, remastered = worse. 
But there are exceptions, and some remasters are better sounding than the original. So I would want to have access to all different versions, so that I can compare them and choose which one I want to be listening to.

 

[Cornan]

If I could make a wish the Tidal iOS app is not that far off. I would love a better and more extended integration of Lastfm and Hypemachine and separate tabs for singles, EP:s, mastered, featured etc...but also better search engine. Bitperfect audio and gapless playback would be my second choise. But that is about all I wil need to get happy enough to keep my account going except maybe some minor visuable improvents like "new realease" or similar banners. Maybe also a better memory of your last entry..so you start were you last album ended. :rolleyes:

 

[Cornan]

I think we agree on having both. I also believe that in most cases and up until the last few years, remastered = worse. 
But there are exceptions, and some remasters are better sounding than the original. So I would want to have access to all different versions, so that I can compare them and choose which one I want to be listening to.

Well, if they will make separate tabs for each type of albums it will make everyone happy, right? i totally agree that some mastered albums being both better an worse. But,in general I personally prefer the original albums...but want access to all albums..but not in the same tab.

 

[Chikolad]

Well, if they will make separate tabs for each type of albums it will make everyone happy, right? i totally agree that some mastered albums being both better an worse. But,in general I personally prefer the original albums...but want access to all albums..but not in the same tab.

 
I wouldn't object to that 

 

[toolio]

Has anyone else noticed that some albums and song titles are spelled incorrectly on Tidal, making searches for these difficult?

 

[Cornan]

Has anyone else noticed that some albums and song titles are spelled incorrectly on Tidal, making searches for these difficult?

Yes, both the album tags and artist tags leaves a lot more to wish for. If you for example search for Muse'e Me'chanique you will end up with two artist (the other under Musee Mechanique)...but both are the same artist. Plenty of times the spelling and/or tags is correct in Tidal but the search engine will just find the album and not by artist. However, a new search engine is a soon coming upgrade according to Tidal support page.

 

[chukwe]

Does anyone know if the new Apple Music will have lossless streaming?

 

[iamoneagain]

  Does anyone know if the new Apple Music will have lossless streaming?

I was having trouble just figuring out what they're offering.  Saw no mention of high quality or lossless.  Think I'm sticking with Tidal.  Really only care about large catalog and lossless.  Plusses would be nice playlists and organization.  
 
What was Apple offering different?  A Pandora like service and a guess separate streaming (paid) for all of iTunes library?
 
Little worried if Tidal is only US service to offer lossless, it might not catch on.  Either Tidal drops it because too costly or Tidal goes under all together.  For lossless on mobile eats way too much data, so back down to 320 unless on wifi.  Mostly use service at home so get a lot of use out of lossless format.

 

[chukwe]

I don't think Apple will ever bother with high quality because more than 95% of music lovers don't know what lossless\high quality is. Those who will sign up to apple music wouldn't bother about high quality.

 

[iamoneagain]

  I don't think Apple will ever bother with high quality because more than 95% of music lovers don't know what lossless\high quality is. Those who will sign up to apple music wouldn't bother about high quality.

Well there was talk a year ago that they might have been thinking about it.  Asking the label to only send them highest quality files.  Thought at very least it could help them up-sale larger hard drive iphones and claim getting most out of their "high quality" Beats headphones.  Was kind of hoping not only would they have lossless option, but have deals with carriers to not count Apple Music streaming data against total data plan.
 
Looks like it includes Music match feature of uploading all your own library as well.  Doesn't mention if it stays in same quality as you have on your home computer.  I believe the current Music match offers lossless if you have it in lossless.

 

[vrapan]

  I don't think Apple will ever bother with high quality because more than 95% of music lovers don't know what lossless\high quality is. Those who will sign up to apple music wouldn't bother about high quality.

Way to go generalising and insulting a fair few people... because of course you know all the people buying Apple products and can make such a sweeping statement... 

 

[Krutsch]

 
Well there was talk a year ago that they might have been thinking about it.  Asking the label to only send them highest quality files.  Thought at very least it could help them up-sale larger hard drive iphones and claim getting most out of their "high quality" Beats headphones.  Was kind of hoping not only would they have lossless option, but have deals with carriers to not count Apple Music streaming data against total data plan.
 
Looks like it includes Music match feature of uploading all your own library as well.  Doesn't mention if it stays in same quality as you have on your home computer.  I believe the current Music match offers lossless if you have it in lossless.

 
I haven't read/heard anything about sound quality - as others have mentioned, Apple believes that AAC/256 is all anyone will ever need.
 
The current Music Match offering transcodes your lossless tracks to AAC/256 on upload/match; there is no ALAC lossless playback from the cloud, last time I checked.

 

[iamoneagain]

   
I haven't read/heard anything about sound quality - as others have mentioned, Apple believes that AAC/256 is all anyone will ever need.
 
The current Music Match offering transcodes your lossless tracks to AAC/256 on upload/match; there is no ALAC lossless playback from the cloud, last time I checked.

Oh, didn't know that.  
 
Well at least Tidal came out with desktop app and gapless steaming, so moving in right direction.  Just waiting for the Amarra with Tidal app to see if works any better.  I wouldn't be shocked if there's doesn't have gapless for some reason.