![]() ![]() At least one of these shows must have been a bootleg, as it ran at a different speed to the others, so the results were jarring to say the least. I tried downloading one show via AM a year or so ago, and AM basically cobbled together songs from at least three different live shows including one I don’t have in my library (and as an avid Marillion fan that doesn’t happen very often). AM will substitute other recordings.Įxample: I have several Marillion live shows featuring all of Misplaced Childhood. ![]() I like AM and use it all the time, but for obscure or very specific recordings, I find the only way to be sure I am going to be able to get the correct version is to sync the original from my computer to my iPhone / iPad. It must be your having done this that has persuaded AM to remove these songs from the library. Apart from issues with AM downloading the wrong version of even these songs, I have not encountered the issue you describe, though I don’t generally delete original versions of library songs. I certainly don’t have my base computer on all the time running iTunes. Good luck.Ĭlick to expand.I have quite a bit of music not in the AM library, such as music ripped from live DVDs and the occasional bootleg. If you’re in a similar situation YMMV, and my process only works because I maintained the NAS that AM doesn’t see. Once in a while, in Step 1 the files will move to the trash with no option to save them, but I simply move to Step 2 and everything works fine though it’s a PIA. Review the files in iTunes using the Get Info button to verify accuracy and 5. Adding the restored files to the iTunes program 4. Copy the files from the NAS to the Mac, taking an older directory to overwrite a newer directory 3. Delete files from iTunes library on the Mac, but keep the files themselves 2. My fix has been simple but time consuuming: 1. It’s easy to see which files are affected, as each song shows the date it was added to the library. The metadata on my Mac (but not the files themselves) have been Frankensteined, especially for those albums that had been uploaded initially. ![]() After reading about how AM had gotten its house in order in terms of leaving user’s files alone, I restored the link between my Mac and the service late last year. Over the next couple of years I decided to rip and overwrite my existing files, then copied them to a standalone NAS for Sonos/Bluesound use, but I kept them on my Mac for AM use only. Eventually I broke the link connecting my files to AM and continued to (happily) use the service as Pepsi to Spotify’s Coke. I found that AM was messing with the artwork and disabled the two features of Downloading Artwork and Organizing My Library, then set about restoring the artwork from various third party sites. When Apple Music came out in 2015, I had ripped selected songs from my CD’s to my Mac but not the whole album. I have not made the switch to Catalina and likely won’t due to the volume of 32-bit programs I still run. Where to begin.I’ll share my experience but this is as an iTunes user. Is it a requirement to maintain the source files on your source device? I thought the files get uploaded to iCloud and then it wouldn't care if you kept the source files in the same place as the original upload or not. ![]() However, if I delete the source files from my home computer, I get errors on playback. So, I signed up for Apple Music, started uploading my music, and can play my music across devices (which means that most is transferring to the cloud). However, I was led to believe that when you sign up for Apple Music you also get itunes match. It looks like itunes match is an apt replacement, although I will have to upload all my library again. Please note that this is mostly Grateful Dead music that I paid for that is not available on streaming (Dave's Picks, box sets, etc), so I am not just being cheap. Unfortunately, Google Play Music is phasing out, and YouTube music has several disadvantages that make this no longer tenable (cannot edit metadata, cannot listen when screen is off on free tier, etc). Hello! I have long been happy with Google Play Music free tier in my ability to do the following: upload my music that is not available on streaming services and listen to it on any device. ![]()
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