Re: [apple-iphone] iTunes Match

Lots of answers about iTunes Match here:

http://www.macworld.com/article/165315/2012/02/ask_the_itunes_guy_itunes_match_confusion.html#lsrc.rss_main

On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Christopher Erickson <sinisalo@gmail.com>wrote:

> **
>
>
> I use it as well and overall I'm happy with it. There are still some bugs
> in the system though. I would recommend making a backup of your iTunes
> library before you get it and start updating songs matched from the cloud.
>
> Pros
> - Access to my whole library on my phone.
> - I can download a higher bit rate version for my older songs without
> having to re-import cds. That's a great time saver because my collection
> goes back to '98 when hard drives were a lot smaller and subsequently my
> bit rates as well.
>
> Cons
> - When downloading songs from iTunes Match that have explicit content you
> might get the clean version. Apple is supposed to be working on this.
> - Not all of my songs matched and my old lower bit rate version would be
> uploaded to the cloud. Sometimes there would be just one track out of an
> album that wouldn't match. I even tried deleting the album from iTunes and
> the cloud and then ripping the cd again. This produced the same result.
> - The play count isn't always updated correctly and some plays don't get
> counted. On my computer if I manually run "Update iTunes Match" it works
> better.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> - Chris
>
> On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 11:56 AM, Vincent Uriah, Jr. <clearvu@yahoo.com
> >wrote:
>
>
> > I really like it. It only takes a few seconds for the track you choose to
> > download and play. My entire 400+GB music collection is there waiting for
> > me.
> >
> > Vincent Uriah, Jr.
> >
> > On Feb 9, 2012, at 10:33 AM, "Janet McGrath" <JMCGRATH1@nyc.rr.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > Just wondering if anyone has subscribed to iTunes Match and if so what
> > your
> > > thoughts are about it.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Janet
>
>
>

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