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**illerlytoindy** · 07-20-2011, 02:34 AM

Basically, it allows you to upload your music and stream it from anywhere including an Android Smartphone.

I just got an invite to it. Here is some information: http://music.google.com/about/

Anyone using this? How do you like it? I love the idea of a central location for all of my music, since I listen to it across all kinds of devices.

**Âåðåùàãèí** · 07-20-2011, 03:28 AM

I have uploaded all my 15,000 songs to it a couple weeks ago but sadly, I have yet to try it out yet.

**M1iFiNmC** · 07-20-2011, 03:30 AM

I have uploaded all my 15,000 songs to it a couple weeks ago but sadly, I have yet to try it out yet.

All legal?

**Âåðåùàãèí** · 07-20-2011, 03:43 AM

All legal?

The guy in the overcoat said they were. yes they are

**M1iFiNmC** · 07-20-2011, 03:57 AM

The guy in the overcoat said they were. yes they are

[rofl] Your copy of "The Wall" has REAL handwriting!

**Âåðåùàãèí** · 07-20-2011, 04:03 AM

[rofl] Your copy of "The Wall" has REAL handwriting!

Actually, I don't have any Pink Floyd albums on Google Music and only have a fraction of my music in general because I just realized it doesn't support lossless formats. I have a bunch of vinyls I have converted and most of my music I rip in ALAC format, from CDs.

**adariseediups** · 07-20-2011, 04:31 AM

I used to have thousands of albums and then deleted all the stuff I would never actually listen to and down to about 200 now. Plus a lot on spotify, which is great for trialling new stuff. Since I turned 30 I seem to have completely gone against ripping off the music industry.

**cucceevevaind** · 07-20-2011, 10:21 AM

I've had it for a few weeks now, used it while i'm in the car, and else where but home. Works pretty well. Good service and the interface for uploading, on the web, and on my phone and tablets is nice to use.

**xresultsearch** · 07-20-2011, 10:28 AM

I'd be tempted to use it, if I weren't daunted by the month of tying up my upload bandwidth giving google all my music...

**QqJamxqP** · 07-20-2011, 05:14 PM

Does your phone cache the song's once they've been downloaded once? Or is that at least an option?

**illerlytoindy** · 07-20-2011, 06:10 PM

Does your phone cache the song's once they've been downloaded once? Or is that at least an option?

Click the link and read the very first bullet. You may not even have to scroll down.

http://music.google.com/about/

**Glamyclitlemi** · 07-20-2011, 06:36 PM

Nah and I can't even here in Malta.

Anyway, my 300 gb of music is always steaming to my phone with subsonic and it's far better than any service if you already have a large collection.

Who the hell needs Google Music, Amazon Cloud or iCloud ?

**liontutuxx** · 07-20-2011, 07:19 PM

Google music sounds pretty good, but Subsonic looks even better - never heard of it before! I always take my Desire & my iPod around with me and I'd love to be able to drop one of them (the ipod obviously).

Going to have to look into this a bit further, what phone to do you stream to? How does it affect the battery life?

**Glamyclitlemi** · 07-20-2011, 07:26 PM

Google music sounds pretty good, but Subsonic looks even better - never heard of it before! I always take my Desire & my iPod around with me and I'd love to be able to drop one of them (the ipod obviously).

Going to have to look into this a bit further, what phone to do you stream to? How does it affect the battery life?

It's a basically free. All you need is to install the server software on a pc (I have it installed on my windows home server machine), after setup and the music has been loaded it streams music to all your devices. There are apps available for WP7, IOS, PC, MAC etc... all of the apps cost 5 euros or less.

I have two apps on my iphone zsubsonic and iSub.

iSub is quite a bit better and has a nicer interface.

Basically then this app works like your ipod, the music is streamed to your device everywhere (WIFI and 3G), you can set the bitrate etc and it automatically chaches the songs played.

Works wonders, I was streaming songs on a remote wifi in while on holiday in greece from my server here in Malta.

It uses as much battery life as if you're using both 3G and mp3 player at the same time unless the song is already cached on your phone. I haven't found it to be too detrimental.

**Antelpebabe** · 07-20-2011, 08:15 PM

Is this a Big Brother music identifier? (RIAA+Googs?)

**Âåðåùàãèí** · 07-20-2011, 10:23 PM

Nah and I can't even here in Malta.

Anyway, my 300 gb of music is always steaming to my phone with subsonic and it's far better than any service if you already have a large collection.

Who the hell needs Google Music, Amazon Cloud or iCloud ?

Sounds like AudioGalaxy except you have to pay for the apps.

The obvious advantage to Google Music is that your computer doesn't have to be on all the time to pull your music.

**Glamyclitlemi** · 07-20-2011, 11:19 PM

Sounds like AudioGalaxy except you have to pay for the apps.

The obvious advantage to Google Music is that your computer doesn't have to be on all the time to pull your music.

Audiogalaxy is like Subsonic not the other way round.

Anyway, you basically host and control all your music.

I have a server on all the time so it doesn't really effect me.

**illerlytoindy** · 07-20-2011, 11:26 PM

I have a server on all the time so it doesn't really affect me.

That is the point right there. The Google cloud is always on. Most people do not have a server or want to leave their PC on.

These would be the majority of people that would prefer Google Music, Amazon Cloud and iCloud.

**Âåðåùàãèí** · 07-20-2011, 11:39 PM

Audiogalaxy is like Subsonic not the other way round.

[rofl] OK...

That is the point right there. The Google cloud is always on. Most people do not have a server or want to leave their PC on.

These would be the majority of people that would prefer Google Music, Amazon Cloud and iCloud.

Exactly.

**Amfdaaandhaq** · 07-20-2011, 11:45 PM

Audiogalaxy is like Subsonic not the other way round.

Anyway, you basically host and control all your music.

I have a server on all the time so it doesn't really effect me.

07-20-2011, 02:34 AM	#1
illerlytoindy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	Anyone using Google Music? Basically, it allows you to upload your music and stream it from anywhere including an Android Smartphone. I just got an invite to it. Here is some information: http://music.google.com/about/ Anyone using this? How do you like it? I love the idea of a central location for all of my music, since I listen to it across all kinds of devices. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-20-2011, 03:28 AM	#2
Âåðåùàãèí Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 510 Senior Member	I have uploaded all my 15,000 songs to it a couple weeks ago but sadly, I have yet to try it out yet. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-20-2011, 03:30 AM	#3
M1iFiNmC Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 467 Senior Member	I have uploaded all my 15,000 songs to it a couple weeks ago but sadly, I have yet to try it out yet. All legal? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-20-2011, 03:43 AM	#4
Âåðåùàãèí Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 510 Senior Member	All legal? The guy in the overcoat said they were. yes they are Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-20-2011, 03:57 AM	#5
M1iFiNmC Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 467 Senior Member	The guy in the overcoat said they were. yes they are [rofl] Your copy of "The Wall" has REAL handwriting! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-20-2011, 04:03 AM	#6
Âåðåùàãèí Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 510 Senior Member	[rofl] Your copy of "The Wall" has REAL handwriting! Actually, I don't have any Pink Floyd albums on Google Music and only have a fraction of my music in general because I just realized it doesn't support lossless formats. I have a bunch of vinyls I have converted and most of my music I rip in ALAC format, from CDs. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-20-2011, 04:31 AM	#7
adariseediups Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 414 Senior Member	I used to have thousands of albums and then deleted all the stuff I would never actually listen to and down to about 200 now. Plus a lot on spotify, which is great for trialling new stuff. Since I turned 30 I seem to have completely gone against ripping off the music industry. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-20-2011, 10:21 AM	#8
cucceevevaind Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 652 Senior Member	I've had it for a few weeks now, used it while i'm in the car, and else where but home. Works pretty well. Good service and the interface for uploading, on the web, and on my phone and tablets is nice to use. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-20-2011, 10:28 AM	#9
xresultsearch Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 434 Senior Member	I'd be tempted to use it, if I weren't daunted by the month of tying up my upload bandwidth giving google all my music... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-20-2011, 05:14 PM	#10
QqJamxqP Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 517 Senior Member	Does your phone cache the song's once they've been downloaded once? Or is that at least an option? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-20-2011, 06:10 PM	#11
illerlytoindy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	Does your phone cache the song's once they've been downloaded once? Or is that at least an option? Click the link and read the very first bullet. You may not even have to scroll down. http://music.google.com/about/ Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-20-2011, 06:36 PM	#12
Glamyclitlemi Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 466 Senior Member	Nah and I can't even here in Malta. Anyway, my 300 gb of music is always steaming to my phone with subsonic and it's far better than any service if you already have a large collection. Who the hell needs Google Music, Amazon Cloud or iCloud ? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-20-2011, 07:19 PM	#13
liontutuxx Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 314 Senior Member	Google music sounds pretty good, but Subsonic looks even better - never heard of it before! I always take my Desire & my iPod around with me and I'd love to be able to drop one of them (the ipod obviously). Going to have to look into this a bit further, what phone to do you stream to? How does it affect the battery life? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-20-2011, 07:26 PM	#14
Glamyclitlemi Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 466 Senior Member	Google music sounds pretty good, but Subsonic looks even better - never heard of it before! I always take my Desire & my iPod around with me and I'd love to be able to drop one of them (the ipod obviously). Going to have to look into this a bit further, what phone to do you stream to? How does it affect the battery life? It's a basically free. All you need is to install the server software on a pc (I have it installed on my windows home server machine), after setup and the music has been loaded it streams music to all your devices. There are apps available for WP7, IOS, PC, MAC etc... all of the apps cost 5 euros or less. I have two apps on my iphone zsubsonic and iSub. iSub is quite a bit better and has a nicer interface. Basically then this app works like your ipod, the music is streamed to your device everywhere (WIFI and 3G), you can set the bitrate etc and it automatically chaches the songs played. Works wonders, I was streaming songs on a remote wifi in while on holiday in greece from my server here in Malta. It uses as much battery life as if you're using both 3G and mp3 player at the same time unless the song is already cached on your phone. I haven't found it to be too detrimental. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-20-2011, 08:15 PM	#15
Antelpebabe Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	Is this a Big Brother music identifier? (RIAA+Googs?) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-20-2011, 10:23 PM	#16
Âåðåùàãèí Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 510 Senior Member	Nah and I can't even here in Malta. Anyway, my 300 gb of music is always steaming to my phone with subsonic and it's far better than any service if you already have a large collection. Who the hell needs Google Music, Amazon Cloud or iCloud ? Sounds like AudioGalaxy except you have to pay for the apps. The obvious advantage to Google Music is that your computer doesn't have to be on all the time to pull your music. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-20-2011, 11:19 PM	#17
Glamyclitlemi Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 466 Senior Member	Sounds like AudioGalaxy except you have to pay for the apps. The obvious advantage to Google Music is that your computer doesn't have to be on all the time to pull your music. Audiogalaxy is like Subsonic not the other way round. Anyway, you basically host and control all your music. I have a server on all the time so it doesn't really effect me. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-20-2011, 11:26 PM	#18
illerlytoindy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	I have a server on all the time so it doesn't really affect me. That is the point right there. The Google cloud is always on. Most people do not have a server or want to leave their PC on. These would be the majority of people that would prefer Google Music, Amazon Cloud and iCloud. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-20-2011, 11:39 PM	#19
Âåðåùàãèí Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 510 Senior Member	Audiogalaxy is like Subsonic not the other way round. [rofl] OK... That is the point right there. The Google cloud is always on. Most people do not have a server or want to leave their PC on. These would be the majority of people that would prefer Google Music, Amazon Cloud and iCloud. Exactly. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-20-2011, 11:45 PM	#20
Amfdaaandhaq Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 451 Senior Member	Audiogalaxy is like Subsonic not the other way round. Anyway, you basically host and control all your music. I have a server on all the time so it doesn't really effect me. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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