IS there an alternative to music match

Is there an alternative to the music match service that is $25 a year ?  or the service that backups and stores music that.  I have downloaded to my pc or ripped from a cd.

What about music.google.com?

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  • I recently purchased Music Match, but all my non itunes music is on my ipad.  When i turn on music match in the settings screen on my ipad i get a message that says all my music will be erased.  How do I get music match to match what is there?

    I have all my music on my ipad and icloud.  I don't have itunes installed on a PC or MAC.  I recently purchased Music Match, but all my non itunes music is on my ipad.  When i turn on music match in the settings screen on my ipad i get a message that says all my music will be erased.  How do I get music match to match what is there rather than erase it? 

    Killerfinch wrote:
    My new yahoo account nestles comfortably in iCloud on the mine iPad.
    No, your Yahoo account is not in iCloud (which only handles iCloud mail), it is in Yahoo, and the Yahoo mail account is on your iPad.
    But the MacBook Pro will have none of it! I write this question now as I fear that I will be totally demented very soon and unable to formulate my thoughts clearly!
    Get the correct settings for your account from Yahoo and set it up manually.
    By the way, I also find the "password" issue problematical. It seems Apple want my Apple password rather than my eMail password. All very confusing.
    That would depend on what you are trying to do.

  • TS1363 Is there any alternative to iTunes for copying music onto an iPod? I am sick to the back teeth of Apple and I am really getting annoyed at having to uninstall and reinstall iTunes every few weeks.

    I have iTunes on 2 PCs, one running Windows 7 pro, the other running Windows 8. I also have 2 iPods which show up in Windows but not iTunes. Every time this happens I have to delete and download iTunes again, losing my library (nearly 10,000 tracks) in the process. I have had enough of Apple and their crap software as this problem has happened to me on previous computers as well and I think iTunes is crap. Is there some alternative I can use instead of iTunes to put music on my iPods?

    If you have an iPod touch you could probably use DropBox.
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dropbox/id327630330?mt=8

  • My smart playlists are not showing up on my iPhone after turning on Music Match

    I have turned on Music Match (iOS 5 GM and iTunes 10.5 r 9) and can see all the songs in my library now across the cloud. The iPhone also has copied over most (but strangely not all) of my regular playlists and my folder structure.
    But all the Smart Playlists I created for my iPhone are not showing up so my music is not grouped the way I want it to be.
    For example, I have a playlist that selects out all the songs with three stars or more that have not been played in the last 2 weeks (so I only hear songs I like, but have not heard lately).
    So what's up??

    Isn't iTunes 10.5 r 9 a beta release for developers?  If that's the case then isn't there a special web site for developers to discuss issues (and they are not supposed to discuss them on the public forum)?  If you're not a developer and have this through unofficial channels then I'm not sure you can expect full functionality.

  • My iPod Classic is seen by Windows but not by iTunes.  I have reset it, gone to disk mode and it won't show up in iTunes.  There appears to be music on it in a file called MUSICSAVE.  How can I get this to work with iTunes again?

    My iPod Classic is seen by Windows but not by iTunes.  I have reset it, gone to disk mode and it won't show up in iTunes.  There appears to be music on it in a file called MUSICSAVE.  How can I get this to work with iTunes again?

    1. Update iTunes to the latest version. Plug in your iPod. If iTunes still can't recognize it, then in iTunes in the top left corner click help> run diagnostics. On the box that comes up, check the last two things. Click next and it should identify your iPod.
    2. Click on your windows start menu. Type in "services". Click on it and when it pops up, on the bottom of it click on "standard". Now Scroll down to find "Apple Mobile Device" Right click it when you see it and click on "Start". When it has started, close iTunes and replug in your iPod and it should show up.
    3. Check the USB cable
    4 Verify that Apple Mobile Device Support is installed
    5. Restart the Apple Mobile Device Service and verify that the Apple Mobile Device USB Driver is installed.
    6. If you just want to add some photos, songs and movies from computer to your devices, you can use an iTunes alternative to do the job
    7. Check for third-party software conflicts.
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  • My iPhone 4s will not sync a changed playlist from itunes unless i turn off music match. Shouldn't I be able to use a playlist and music match at the same time?

    my iPhone 4s will not sync a changed playlist from itunes unless i turn off music match. Shouldn't I be able to use a playlist and music match at the same time?

    It's not entirely impossible actually as someone has pointed out to me that I can turn on Call Forwarding and that stops any incoming calls. I've just forwarded it to my google voice number and then turned on "do not disturb" in google voice and whenever I get a call it goes straight to my google voice voicemail and my phone does nothing. The only thing now is I still get text messages but I think the phone calls bugged me more because they would make my music turn off for much longer.
    Even though this isn't a perfect solution it's something so far so maybe you shouldn't just come out and say there's NOTHING I can do because so far I've found part of a solution. If you don't have anyting productive to say then just don't reply and close the tab. Thanks.
    At this point I'm wondering if anyone knows of any Jailbreak tweaks that can enable what I want. Unless of course it's agaisnt the rules of this forum to mention jailbreak stuff...

  • How do I store music on my ipad and use music match?

    Using an iPad2 with Music Match, how can I store music on my iPad as well?
    Using iTunes 11, I no longer seem to have the ability add music to my iPad. If I try to manually drag and drop them onto my iPad an error says " Some of the files were not copied to the iPad because iTunes Match is enabled on this iPad."
    I travel for a living and discovered on Thursday whilst on a plane that I no longer have music on my iPad and whilst on an international flight, there was no way of accessing "my iCloud" from within the real clouds!!"
    I would like to be able to store music on my iPad for when I am offline, and still access my other music when I am online.
    Is this possible and if so how ? All assistance appreciated!

    Thank you so much for the response. This half sorts out my issue, as turning off Musicmatch means I can load music onto my iPad, but the minute I turn it back on to access my library whilst travelling I will lose what I have loaded as it comes up saying " all music will be erased".
    I really apprecaite your time, so will just have to live with what I load. Seems weird that Apple wouldn't consider people want to listen to music on planes or in Non - wifi zones??
    Thanks again!

  • TS1389 I paid for a year of Music Match but my iphone tells me I am not subscribed. I have the receipt and acknowledgment from Apple. Why is the iphone doing this?

    New to iPhone and thought Music Match sounded cool. Apple acknowledges my payment but the iPhone says I;m not subscribed. PRetty sure I'm suing the correct Apple I.D. and password. Any ideas out there?

    I have done that and it is definitely on.  My husband has the exact same phone and I upgraded his IOS at the same time, but this problem is not happening to his phone (we are also on the same plan, so our service should be the same).  Our settings appear to be identical and my phone is showing the 3G symbol at the top, so I can't understand why it won't access the network.
    I've turned it on and off twice and have reset all settings with my iTunes account, but it still isn't working.
    I'm not a complete idiot with this sort of stuff - I have tried all the obvious things.

  • Importing song ratings from Music Match.

    I am new to iTunes.
    I am trying to switch from Music Match to iTunes in preparation for buying my 1st iPod (Nano). It seems that my song ratings from MMJB do not transfer into iTunes. Should these ratings transfer and I am just doing something wrong?
    If not, any suggestions on how to best accomplish this task? I am thinking grouping songs by rating in MMJB, either in playlists or by moving each rating to a different folder on disk; then importing into iTunes songs of each rating separately. Hopefully in iTunes there is a way to rate a group of songs all together, rather than having to mark each one individually.

    The playlist idea is probably the best one. Export your playlists (5 of them, one for each rating), import them, select all the playlist contents in iTunes, right click the selection, set the rating to whatever.

  • TS1717 iTunes shuts down when Music Match gets to 8495 of 8498 songs.

    Friends: 
    This is a "wits end" plea!  I've been using iTunes and Windows (all versions) for years with nary a hiccup.  This setup with Windows 7 supporting iTunes 10.6.3 and iOS 5.1.1 supporting my iPhone was working fine until I turned on Music Match.  When the scan count gets to 8495 of 8498 songs iTunes posts the "iTunes has encountered an error" frame then shuts down.  When I restart iTunes it requires a log-out and back-in to the Store then to turn on Music Match again which restarts the error loop.
    Reviewing previous posts I've uninstalled iTunes and QuickTime and reinstalled them again, moved the "c:\users\username\app\apple computer" folders, and worked the other suggestions including starting iTunes in "Safe mode".  There are no "plug-ins" at all. 
    None of these solutions have fixed this Music Match problem.
    Does anyone have any idea how to resolve this issue? 
    Thanks,
    GeorgeIP
    PS:  I did notice that even though I downloaded the "64bit" version of iTunes it still installed in the "Program Files (x86)" 32 bit directory.

    Friends:  Here's the answer to at least my problem of having iTunes crash most of the way through Step 3 of the iTunes Match process:  There were Voice Memo files mixed in with the music files.  Although both are listed as *.m4a files, the match system hiccupped when encountering them.
    Solution:  Use the "Info" button to find out where the possibly offending files are located.  Go to that location and move them someplace else. 
    Once the offending files are gone the entire process works like a charm.
    Now why couldn't Apple have told us that little "secret" instead of having us *customers* thrashing around in the dark?
    Hopefully this will help someone else out there.
    GeorgeIP

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    Hi there, I was just wonderin'... is there any alternative battery for Nokia X2? coz BL-C4 battery is a li'l bit short for its lifespan. It could only take a few hours to play some music (through headset/loudspeaker)
    please help, thanks in advance...

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    Can you provide us your phone model? One possible reason why the phone hangs is that there is not enough memory available to carry out phone functions. You can move your data files from phone to memory card (provided that your phone supports Memory Card). If still the same, you can try to restore the phone to its factory settings as indicated on your manual. 

  • Music Match will not match most of my music.  It is simply ordinary music.

    Many of my songs won't match.  If i dig out the CD and reload it onto my Windows 7 PC, the songs match perfectly.  But I did not think I should have to do that.  I thought Music Match would do this for me. 

    As I mentioned in my last post, Music Match has been driving me crazy.  So I worked on it for a while and came up with a partial solution.  It turns out that my iTunes list has many duplicates, which I believe arise because I put the same song in multiple playlists. 
    So I looked at a playlist on my PC that had a Cloud with a line through it and identified the songs that were not matched.  Then, one by one, I went to the Music list at the top left in iTunes and filtered for the song that was not matched.  Turns out that about 75% of the time there was a matched version of the song, along with several duplicates and errors.  I could move the matched version into my playlist and delete the unmatched version.
    About 25% of the time, there was no matched version.  So I right clicked on a version marked Ineligible and created an ACC Version.  It takes a while for iTunes to accomplish this, but for most of the songs I was looking for, it worked.
    Once I got rid of the loathsome little cloud next to the Playlist name, the Playlist moved immediately to my iPad2 and iPhone.
    I would have thought that Apple might have explained this somewhere on their site.  Maybe I have missed it.  It sure is not elegant – but I was able to go for a run this morning using my newest favorite playlist, even though it contains a number of old songs.

  • 10.5.1 dowloading - anyone with experience yet - music match

    My computer just said update available 10.5.1 and music match.  Looking for anyone who has this - maybe earlier today and with experience.  I'm a little reluctant to try and just don't know enough about music match, yet to want to sign up

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  • Using Music Match with current iPad library

    I've already been using my iPad before turning the iCloud Music Match service and as such my entire library is currently on the iPad. I've activated Music Match via iTunes on my PC and have completed the whole matching an uploading process. Do I need to manually delete the music from my iPad now to utilize fully the ability to stream or download just the music I want? I've already updated the iPad settings under Music for iTunes Match to be on and Show All Music to be on but my iPad capacity is still being taken up by over 4,000 songs. Thanks

    Welcome to the Apple Community.
    When you turn on music match on the iPad, anything previously synced will stay there and anything you listen to from iTunes match will be added until such time as you delete them.
    You can delete individual tunes, whole albums or all the tunes by an individual artist by swiping and tapping delete (they will remain listed so you can redownload them at anytime.
    If you have 4,000 tunes already synced and wished to start with none, then rather than delete them manually you may be better turning off iTunes match, removing all the tunes in a sync with iTunes and then re-enabling iTunes match.

  • How do you turn off iCloud (iTunes music match) on ATV?

    I turned on the iCloud music option on my ATV after subscribing to iTunes music match, but now want to turn it off.
    I get my music directly from my computer (which is always on). In my case, it makes no sense to download music from the internet (from iCloud) and increase my internet usage charges. Plus the navigation of my numerous playlists is slower using iCloud than directly from my computer.
    There is no obvious way to turn it off! It's not a huge deal, but a little annoying.
    Dave

    Got the answer in another forum....
    " Go to Settings > General  and scroll down and select iTunes Store. Select "iTunes Match" to toggle it on and off. "

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