ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoSpotify has raised prices for the second time in a year, with no new benefits, after its CEO sparked outrage by claiming the cost of creating 'content' is 'close to zero'www.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square241fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkSpotify has raised prices for the second time in a year, with no new benefits, after its CEO sparked outrage by claiming the cost of creating 'content' is 'close to zero'www.techradar.comForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square241fedilink
minus-squarechordsphere1@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoFor Spotify, there is spotdl which downloads the music from YouTube Music, and then embeds the metadata from Spotify.
minus-squareඞmir@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoIsn’t YTM like 128-192kbps AAC? I’d rather not even bother ripping that lol
minus-squarechordsphere1@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoDo you have any recommendations on what would be better to do?
minus-squareඞmir@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoIf you must use Spotify, use ZSpotify with DOWNLOAD_REAL_TIME and hope you don’t get banned. Alternatively, use it with a burner account. I prefer Deezer and pay for Deezer HiFi. Deemix still works to rip FLACs from there.
minus-squarechordsphere1@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThanks, I certainly don’t have to use Spotify.
For Spotify, there is
spotdlwhich downloads the music from YouTube Music, and then embeds the metadata from Spotify.Isn’t YTM like 128-192kbps AAC? I’d rather not even bother ripping that lol
Do you have any recommendations on what would be better to do?
If you must use Spotify, use ZSpotify with DOWNLOAD_REAL_TIME and hope you don’t get banned. Alternatively, use it with a burner account.
I prefer Deezer and pay for Deezer HiFi. Deemix still works to rip FLACs from there.
Thanks, I certainly don’t have to use Spotify.