![]() This will change when Spotify's delayed HiFi tier launches, though when it comes to resolution and bit rate right now, Apple Music's library of lossless content has Spotify beat. ![]() Spotify streams songs at three different rates (96kbps, 160kbps and 320kbps) all in the Ogg Vorbis format, though the highest caliber is limited to paid Premium subscribers. Last year Apple Music updated its entire catalogue, which is now encoded using ALAC in resolutions ranging from 16-bit/44.1kHz (CD-quality) up to 24-bit/192kHz ( hi-res audio quality). The radio stations are ad-supported - unless you're an iTunes Match subscriber, in which case it's ad-free.Previously, standard-quality Apple Music tracks were 256kbps AAC files, the same format as tracks purchased from iTunes. The service is built into iOS 7, iTunes on your Mac and PC, and your Apple TV. ITunes Radio service will debut this fall in the U.S., with other countries following later. It learns your preferences and modifies the station to better suit your tastes. You can create new stations, and rate the songs you like or dislike as they stream. Like Pandora, iTunes Radio chooses songs for you using algorithms. It resembles Pandora Radio more so than on-demand services like Rdio and Spotify, where you can pick the exact songs or albums you want to hear. ![]() ![]() Pick an artist like Led Zeppelin, start a new "station" for that artist, and iTunes radio will begin playing a songs by that band, with other songs from similar bands (The Rolling Stones, The Kinks) mixed in. The new service, which launches this fall, is a station-based radio player. Apple has announced a new product that adds to its many entertainment offerings: a streaming music service called iTunes Radio. ![]()
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