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iTunes Match is not for me, here's why

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In Reply to: RE: How does iTunes Match work? posted by Sumflow on June 27, 2012 at 17:23:13

My lowest music bit-rate on my computer is 1304 kbps (Apple Lossless 24/48), my highest bit rate is 4608 kbps (AIFF 24/96) so iTunes Match at 256 kbps is unacceptable to me.
I also own a 2 GB iPod shuffle, that is what my Apple Lossless 24/48 music files are for, which range from 1304 kbps to 1896 kbps. It holds a little less than 3 hours of 24/48 music files. I don't mind auto-filling my iPod with different music when I recharge it.
iTunes Match
1) Costs $24.99 per year.
2) Upgrades really low music files to 256kbps AAC using iCloud on any device you own when reloading. What it does is substitute the version from the iTunes store for the one you upload.
3) Downgrades high resolution music files to 256kbps using iCloud on any device you own when reloading. Again, it substitutes the version from the iTunes store for the one you upload.
I never could find out what happens to the music you upload that is not in the iTunes store database, maybe someone else knows.
If you have high resolution music files then you still need to save them to an external hard-drive or DVD-R's in case you have to reload them to your computer.

"Happy Listening,
Teresa."

Edits: 06/27/12 06/27/12

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