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In Reply to: RE: Seriously ? ............................. posted by LtMandella on February 26, 2021 at 08:25:48
You are correct. Those sample tracks are at the behest of the record labels to whom Qobuz is in thrall in order to secure supply of any tracks in the the first place. They have to keep the labels sweet and some labels will try to game the supply system so as to encourage sales instead of streams.
" No warning, it is ugly. "
If you use Qobuz' own downloaded players you will find that the 30 sec sample tracks usually appear in grey text and not black. Qobuz often also place a notice at the top of the screen saying that full streaming rights are not granted.
I hate them too but I try to understand Qobuz' commercial reason for being unable to do much about it.
"We need less, but better" - Dieter Rams
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I don't think the greying out was always a feature.
Anyway here is an aggregious current example. And this from a new and highly promoted collection! They hype streaming a collection where half the damn songs are truncated!
They should AT LEAST provide an option in the player to skip the truncations!
If art interprets our dreams, the computer executes them in the guise of programs!
I've encountered songs that won't play, but never truncated tracks. Or if I have I've just assumed it was a technical glitch. I remember I would get them before Qobuz went live in the US.
On your example above I know I've played "Different Drum" many times all the way through.
BTW, are you a Sgt or Lt?
"On your example above I know I've played "Different Drum" many times all the way through."
Not a surprise - different releases will have different licensing agreements.
Also hi-res vs. redbook will likely have different licensing (prices sure are different!) for the exact same recording.
If art interprets our dreams, the computer executes them in the guise of programs!
I never served. I use those handles in honor of one of my favorite novels of all time (and the sequels).
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman.
Not only is it a war story, but it is a love story that traverses many centuries with the same couple (time dilation due to relativistic effects).
If art interprets our dreams, the computer executes them in the guise of programs!
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