February 2012
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Apple probably wants HD-AAC for iTunes Match
Yesterday I reported in the Guardian on Apple’s plans to upgrade its iTunes Match library to offer “adaptive streaming”.The theory is, anything you re-download (or stream?) from iTunes Match will be at the best quality available for your device or connection speed.
Now I think Apple is seriously considering HD-AAC as the file format to deliver this service.
HD-AAC is developed...
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Spotify pays more than 1p per stream - sometimes
Spotify receives a lot of bad press for its tiny streaming royalties.
At the last #sonicmeet, I told a skeptical Mike Hillier that Vienna Circle, a band whose second album I have been producing, have seen streaming payments in the pennies before. Sure, it’s no flattering payment, but it certainly looks better than the £0.000125 that many artists receive per play.
I just received an updated...
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