![]() How do I get rid of it?ĭown to earth: Delete a track from iCloud, but keep it in your library, and it shows up with an iCloud status of Removed.Īnother option is to sync your entire music library with iTunes Match, then enable Match on a secondary computer (or a second iTunes library). I downloaded a song to play on my iOS device, but now I don’t want it anymore. Apple TVs only have the option to stream songs, as they don’t have any storage capability. Your track will start to play before it finishes downloading, so you’ll be able to listen to any track you pick almost immediately. ![]() On an iOS device, though, you’re required to download the track in full-possibly so that you’ll be able to listen to that song even if your network connection shorts out. On a Mac, any cloud-stored songs will (by default) stream over the air when played, though you can download them at any time by clicking the iCloud download button. ![]() Do my iTunes Match songs stream, or download? Playing iTunes Match songs on your Mac and on iOS He’s investigating further, and we’ll let you know. Macworld’s Christopher Breen, however, has not found that to be the case: He was able to upload AIFF and WAV files to iTunes Match and re-download it in the original format, no AAC version to be found. Official position is that any song encoded in Lossless, AIFF, or WAV will be uploaded as a 256kbps AAC file to the cloud. We’ve put in a request for comment from Apple on the matter. This may come down to licensing: It’s possible that record companies and certain artists may be OK with users upgrading their already-owned CD collection, but they don’t want to sell digital music. It’s true that iTunes Match is offering matched tracks for artists it doesn’t officially sell in its catalog-AC/DC among them. ITunes says it’s matched tracks of mine that it doesn’t have in the iTunes Store. The latter (done by highlighting the track(s) in question and going to Advanced -> Create AAC Version) will convert your track into an iTunes-encoded AAC file-just like it would if you ripped it from a CD-and presumably strip it of any naughty identifiers. Of course, if you’re really concerned about this, you can do one of two things: Don’t use iTunes Match at all, or replace your songs with iTunes-encoded AAC versions. Until we find out otherwise, it’s likely that part of that $25 subscription fee is going toward placating the record companies on such a matter. For one thing, it may be a privacy violation if not, it seems like a bad business move to set up a music service to use as a piracy fishery. We don’t know-and we’ve put in a question to Apple about it-but honestly, it doesn’t seem likely. What each status means in this post, courtesy Macworld editorial director Jason Snell.) iCloud Status will let you know which songs in your library have been matched, uploaded, or otherwise. ICloud Download and iCloud Status columns by going to View -> View Options. ![]() When you first sign up for iTunes Match, turn on the How can I tell which songs have been Matched? Uploaded? Downloaded? View the iCloud: Check off iCloud Download and iCloud Status to see how your tracks have been labeled by iTunes Match. Instead, the service will upload that track, as-is, to its server for playback. ![]() Uploaded songs are tracks that iTunes Match has not been able to reconcile with its catalog. It won’t automatically delete your current, low-quality file instead, to replace it you’ll need to delete your current file from your library and re-download. If a song of yours returns as Matched, this means that iTunes has a high-quality version available in its track catalog, and you won’t have to upload your current version. iTunes Match will provide this service for up to 25,000 tracks not originally purchased with your Apple ID if you have more than that, you’re currently unable to sign up for the service This benefits you in two ways: You don’t have to manually upload every song in your catalog, and-for songs that iTunes matches with its catalog-you can re-download high-quality versions of them for free.Īs such, if you have a poorly-encoded (or Digital Rights Management-encumbered) copy of a song you own or have authorization for-and that song exists in iTunes’s 20 million song catalog-you can re-download those tracks as 256-kbps DRM-free AAC files. If iTunes can’t find a match, it will upload those unmatched tracks to its central server so that you can stream or download them to other devices associated with your Apple ID. The service works by scanning your library and matching as many tracks as it can with songs from iTunes’s 20 million song catalog. ![]()
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