Spotify Review: I-iTunes-beating Music Service?

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Mayelana neSpotify

Spotify. Umfanekiso © Spotify Ltd.

Ukususela ekuqalisweni kwayo ngo-2008, iSpotify iye yaphucula isandi sayo somculo wedijithali kwaye ikhula ngokweenkonzo ezinkulu zomculo . Ngoku iphule ikhululekile kwiingcambu zayo zaseYurophu kwaye yenze indlela yayo eya e-US, ingakwazi ukukhuphisana ngokwenene neenkonzo ezinjengePandora nabanye? Ukufumana impendulo yalo mbuzo kunye nokunye, qiniseka ukuba ufunde ukuhlaziywa kwethu ngokupheleleyo kwe-Spotify leyo eyahlula kuyo ukusebenza ngaphakathi.

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Izinketho zeNkonzo yoMculo

Spotify Plans Plans. Umfanekiso © Spotify Ltd.

Spotify Simahla
Ukuba ufuna ukukhululeka kwaye ungakhathazeki ukuphulaphula iintengiso ezimfutshane, ngoko-Spotify Simahla yiphermeri enkulu. Ngaloo unako: ukufikelela kwizigidi zeengoma ezide; sebenzisa i-Spotify ukudlala nokuhlela ilayibrari yomculo wakho okhoyo, kwaye usebenzise iSpotify njengenkonzo yenethiwekhi yokunxibelelana komculo . Ukuba uya eholidini ngaphesheya kwaye ufuna ukuphulaphula i-Spotify, ke i-akhawunti ye-akhawunti ikhululekile ikuvumela ukuba ufikelele kwiiveki ezimbini (ukubonelela kwilizwe leSpotify) ngaphambi kokuba uhlaziywe kwi-subscription tier.

Ngaphambi kokuba uvuke kakhulu, kukho ukuphazamiseka kwiSpotify Free. Okwangoku simema kuphela e-US kwaye ngoko uya kufuna ikhowudi yokufikelela. Indlela engcono yokufumana enye iphuma kumhlobo onokuthi abe nekhowudi yokumema yokukhuphela. Ukungaphumeleli, zama ukucela enye ngewebhusayithi yeSpotify - mhlawumbi unokulinda ixesha elide usebenzisa le ndlela.

Xa usuqedile le ngqongqo, inzuzo enkulu yeyona nto kukuba akudingeki ukuba uzibophe ngokungahambiyo kwisicwangciso sokubhaliselwa kwenyanga uze uzame inkonzo yazo. Enyanisweni, ukuba unoyolo kweli nqanaba, awunakuze ubhalise! Kodwa, kuninzi oya kulahlekelwa ngolu hlobo: Imoya engaxhasiweyo, inkxaso yenkxaso yeselula, i-audio quality quality audio, kunye nokunye. Ngokweqile, i-Spotify Simahla ayikho imingcele kumculo ukusasaza kwiinyanga zakho zokuqala ezintandathu - kodwa emva kwexesha, ukusasazwa kuya kuphelelwa. Oku kuya kulandelelana nento eyenziwa yiYurophu inguqulelo (Spotify Open) izibonelelo-ngoku kwangoku iiyure eziyi-10 ngenyanga kunye neengoma zidlalwa kuphela kuma-5.

Spotify Unlimited ($ 4.99)
Le ntlawulo yokuthenga ibhekiselele ekuboneleleni ngeenkonzo ezisisiseko ezingundoqo ngaphandle kokuba ukhathazeke malunga nokuthintela ukusakaza. Enye yezinto zokuqala oza kuzibona (ingakumbi ukuba uphuculo oluvela kwi-Spotify Free) kukuba akukho zikhangiso ezicasulayo. Le nto ibalulekileyo ekuqwalaseleni ukuba awufuni naluphi na ukuphazamiseka ngexesha lakho lokuphulaphula umculo. Ukuba awudingi iimpawu eziphuculweyo eziphezulu zokubhalisa, Spotify Premium , unikezelo, ngoko nguyena oya kuhamba. Akukho mkhawulo ekufikeleleni kwiSpotify phesheya (ukubonelela i-Spotify iye yaqalisa kweli lizwe) ukuze ukwazi ukuphulaphula umculo wakho naphi na apho ukhona.

Spotify Premium ($ 9.99)
Ukuba ufuna ukuguqulwa kwamandla xa usebenzisa iiNkonzo ze-Spotify, isicwangciso sobhaliso seNkulumbuso sikunika yonke into. Eli nqanaba lincinci ngakumbi xa ufuna inkululeko yokuphulaphula umculo kumaphi na. Ukusebenzisa i-Mode Offline, unokuphulaphula iingoma (nge desktop okanye kwifowuni) ngaphandle kokuxhumeka kwi-intanethi. Ngaphandle koko, unako ukufikelela kwilabhulali yonke ye-Spotify usebenzisa iifayili ezihambelana ne-stereo zasekhaya ezifana ne-Sonos, i-Squeezebox kunye nezinye iinkqubo zokubukela. Unokufumana umxholo okhethekileyo (i-albhamu yangaphambili, ukukhuphisana, njl) kunye nezinga eliphezulu lokusasaza ukuya kwi-320 Kbps. Ngokubanzi, ngenxa yentengo ye-albhamu ngenyanga, i-Spotify Premium inikezela ngemicimbi emangalisayo.

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Ukufumana nokuLawula kuMculo usebenzisa iSpotify

Spotify Lists Top. Umfanekiso © Mark Harris - Ilayisenisi ku-About.com, Inc.

Ukuze ukwazi ukusebenzisa i-Spotify, kufuneka ukhuphe umxhasi wesofthiwe ehambelana nenkqubo yakho yokusebenza. Oku kungenxa yokuba amathrekhi kwilayibrari yomculo ye-Spotify ikhutshwe ngekhophi ye-DRM. Ukuba usebenzisa i-Offline Mode, ezi ngoma zigcinwe kwikhompyutheni yakho kodwa zifakwe ngekhowudi.

Interface
Umsebenzisi we-Spotify uqhagamshelwe kakuhle kwaye akadingi i-curve yokufunda ngokukhawuleza ukuqala ukusebenzisa imisebenzi yayo eyintloko. Kwiphepha elingakwesobunxele kukho iindlela zokukhetha ezikhe zanyakraza utshintsho kwimbonakalo ebonakalayo - kukho iikhompyutheni zemenyu eziqhubekayo kwi-skrini eyona nto ukuze kuqhutywe kwimisebenzi ethile. Ngokomzekelo, enye yeendawo zokuqala oza kufuna ukuyihlola kukuba yiyiphi into entsha - oku kubonisa ukukhishwa okusha. Ukugijima ngaphaya kwendawo yokubonisa ebalulekileyo kukunye okukhethwa kukho okufana ne-Top Lists sub-menu esebenzisa ukujonga ii-albhamu ezithandwa kakhulu kunye neengoma. Ezinye izinto ezikhethiweyo zemenyu ziquka: Iqela lokudlala, Ibhokisi lemilayezo, iiDivayili, iThalayibhile, iiFayile zeNgingqi, Inkwenkwezi, iWindows Media Player kunye ne-iTunes. Ngokubanzi, isixhobo esibonakalayo sihlambulukile kwaye sisilula ukusebenzisa kwaye asihluphekanga xa sisetyenziselwa i-candy iso.

Ukufuna uMculo
Indlela esheshayo kunye elula yokusebenzisa i-Spotify ukukhangela umculo ozithandayo kukusebenzisa ibhokisi lokukhangela. Xa sivavanya, safumanisa ukuba ukuthayipha kumculi okanye igama lomzila lenze iziphumo ezilungileyo. Ungaphinde uthayiphe uhlobo lomculo oluthandayo ukukhawuleza ukukhangela abaculi abatsha - esi sixhobo esikhulu sokufumana umculo .

Ukuhlela iingoma kwiSpotify
Kukho iindlela ezimbalwa zokuhlela iingoma zakho zomculo kwi-Spotify. Ungadonsa uphinde uphonsa amathrekhi kwiLuhlu lokudlala kwindawo yokushiya, ithagi yamathrekhi usebenzisa isithonjana seenkwenkwezi ngasemva nganye (njengebhukumaka), okanye wenze uluhlu lwadlalwayo. Ukwenza uluhlu lwadlalwayo mhlawumbi luyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuba unokwabelana nabanye (nge-Facebook, Twitter, okanye kwiWindows Messenger) kwaye uvumelanise nezinye iifowuni ezifana nomnxeba wakho. Enye into efanelekileyo kwi-Spotify yohlu lwadlalwayo yenza ukuba babambisane. Akunakukuphela nje ukwaba uluhlu lwakho lokudlala nabanye, unokusebenza kunye nabahlobo bakho kwizinhla zokudlala ukuze zenze ngcono. Le yindlela ebalulekileyo yeendlela ezibini ezenza ukwabelana ngomculo usebenzisa i-Spotify intlalo yolonwabo.

Mode Offline
Ukuba unayo iSpotify Premium subscription ungasebenzisa i-Mode Offline ibe nomphumo omkhulu. Ngalo mbandela awudingi ukuba unxibelelwano lwe-intanethi ukudlala iingoma okanye uluhlu lwadlalwayo. Isebenza ngokukhuphela nokugcina ikopi yendawo yengoma kwilayibrari yakho (ukufikelela kuma-3,333 amathrekhi egciniwe). Oku kuncedo ekuphulaphuleni umculo xa ungeke ukwazi ukuhamba nge-intanethi ngokufana nendiza, emotweni , njl. Kwakhona uyinto encedo ukuba unayo ukuba ugcine ukusetyenziswa kwedatha kwiphakheji yakho ebanzi okanye ufuna ukunciphisa umda we-bandwidth ukusetyenziswa.

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Spotify's Tools zokungenisa, ukuvumelanisa nokukwabelana ngomculo

Spotify Screen Library. Umfanekiso © Mark Harris - Ilayisenisi ku-About.com, Inc.

Ukungenisa iLayibrari yakho yeMculo
I-Spotify iklayenti yabaxhasi iphinda iphindwe kabini njengomdlali wesigidimi somculo kwilayibrari yakho ekhoyo ye-MP3. Akunjengezixhobo eziphathekayo njengezixhobo zesofthiwe ezinikezelweyo njengeTunes, Windows Media Player (WMP), Winamp, njl, kodwa inayo i-ace up i-MP3s e-sleeves! Xa ufaka ilayibrari yomculo wakho okhoyo usebenzisa uluhlu lwadlalwayo oludalwe kwi-iTunes okanye i-WMP, inkqubo iyahlola ukuba ii-MP3s zakho ziselayibrari yomculo kwi-Spotify. Ukuba kunjalo, ii-MP3s zakho ziyazibandakanya ukwenza ilayibrari yakho eyakhelwe ngaphambili.

Ukuvumelanisa Umculo
Ngokuxhomekeke kwizinga lakho leenkonzo zomculo we-Spotify, unokuvumelanisa umculo wakho nge-Wi-Fi okanye ngekhebula le-USB. Ukuba unayo i-smartphone kunye ne-Wi-Fi ngokokuba ubhaliso lweprayimenti kukuvumela ukuba uvumelanise ngokulula uluhlu lwakho lokudlala ngaphandle kwentambo kwaye uphulaphule umculo wakho ungaxhunyiwe kwi-intanethi - khumbula nje ukuba ungene kwiSpotify ubuncinane kwiintsuku ezingama-30.

Spotify Unlimited and Spotify Simahla Akukho mlinganiselo kunye ne-Mode Offline, kodwa usenokusebenzisa i-iPhone okanye i-Android esekelwe kusetyenziso lwee-apps ze-Spotify (ezifumaneka ngewebhusayithi yayo). Emva kokufakwe kwisixhobo sakho, unokuvumelanisa iifayile zomculo kwilayibrari yakho yomculo (ekhona kwiSpotify).

Iinkonzo zeNtanethi
Kukho iinkalo ezininzi zokunxibelelana kwezentlalo kwi-Spotify eyenza ithuluzi elihle kakhulu lokusebenzisana nabanye usebenzisa amandla omculo. Ungasebenzisa ukhetho lwe-Facebook olukhethiweyo ukwabelana uluhlu lwakho lokudlala kunye nabahlobo kwaye ubone ukuba ngabahlobo bakho bakuphulaphule kakhulu. Ukuchofoza ngokuchanekileyo kuluhlu lokudlala okanye ingoma kukuvumela ukuba uhlanganyele nge-Facebook, Twitter, Spotify, okanye kwiWindows Messenger. Kwaye kukho uluhlu lokudlala (okukhankanywe kwangaphambili) ongayilungiselela ukunika abahlobo bakho amandla okuwahlela - ukusebenza njengeqela kunokudala uluhlu oluthile lokudlala.

Ukuba awunayo i-akhawunti ye-intanethi ye-intanethi (njenge-Facebook), unako ukuxhuma nabanye abasebenzisi kwi-network Spotify. Ukwenza oku, unokwakheka ngokukhawuleza uluhlu lokudlala okanye imenyu eneenkwenkwezi ngomzekelo uze ukhethe Ukushicilela.

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Spotify Review: Isiphetho

Spotify Interface yoMculo. Umfanekiso © Spotify Ltd.

Akunakuphika ukuba i-Spotify iye yazibeka ngokukhawuleza ukuba enye yeenkonzo zokuzonwabisa zomculo ezisezantsi apho. Ukuba ungathanda ukuba neSmörgåsbord yezigidi zamathrekhi ukuphulaphula kunokuba ungeneliphi na, ngoko uSpotify unikeza ilayibrari yomculo omkhulu ukuba ungene kuyo. Kwakhona unikezela ngokufanelekileyo ukulungelelanisa indlela odibanisa ngayo umculo kunye nokusebenzisana nabanye ngokusebenzisa intanethi.

Kodwa, yiyiphi indlela oyikhethayo?

Spotify Simahla: Ukuba unethamsanqa ukufumana ikhowudi yesimemo ukufikelela kwi-Spotify Free (ayifuni kwi-Spotify Open (Yurophu), ngoko unako ukuzama inkonzo ngaphandle kokuba ufumane inxaxheba ngemali yakho. Nangona kunjalo, gcinani engqondweni ukuba uya kuba nokusasazeka okungenamkhawulo kwinyanga yokuqala yesithandathu kwaye iingoma ophulaphulayo ziya kuthi ngezinye iindawo zibe nezikhangiso kubo - ukuphuculwa kokubhaliselwa akukho mida. Enye inzame oya kujamelana nayo ngokulandela indlela ye-Spotify yamahhala izama ukufumana i-akhawunti kwindawo yokuqala. Oku kunokuba kunzima ukuba ungayazi nabani na okhuselekileyo ikhowudi yesimemo. Spotify unokufumana isibonelelo ngewebhusayithi yabo ukuba ucele ikhowudi, kodwa uya kulinda kumgca omkhulu kakhulu ngaphandle kwegama ukuba uza kulinda ixesha elide.

Spotify Unlimited: Ukuba umele uzame u-Spotify kwaye ufuna ukuzithela ngqo, ngoko-ke uqobo luya kubhalwa, u-Spotify Unlimited, ikunika ukunikezelwa kwemimiselo engapheliyo yomculo ongekho kwiintengiso ze $ 4.99 ngenyanga. Le nto ibalulekileyo yokuqala eyixabiso elihle lemali, kodwa khumbula ukuba awuyi kuba nokufikelela kwimpawu ephuculweyo njengeMimoya engekho phantsi okanye unokukwazi ukusasaza ithala lemiculo lomculo we-Spotify kwifowuni okanye inkqubo yokuzonwabisa yekhaya ehambelanayo. Ukuba umculo weselula kunye nokuphulaphula ngaphandle kwe-intanethi kubalulekile kuwe, ke i-Spotify Premium inconywa.

Spotify Premium: Ngexabiso le-albhamu nyanga zonke, i-Spotify Premium ikunika zombini imirhubhe. Inketho ye-Premium ivula umhlaba womculo osisiseko ngokuxhasa kakuhle ii-smartphone kunye neenkqubo zokuzonwabisa zasekhaya ezifana ne-Sonos, i-Squeezebox kunye nabanye. Kwakhona ufumana ingcaciso engcono kwizandi zakho zemilambo kunye neendlela ezininzi ezibonelelwa kwi-320 Kbps. Enye yeebhokhwe ezinkulu zokubhaliselwa kweprayimenti ngokungathandabuzekiyo i-Offline Mode. Sasivavanye lo mbhalo kwaye savuya gqitha kunye nokuhlanganiswa kwayo ngaphandle kwe desktop kunye nezixhobo zeselula. Ngezo zonke iinkcukacha ezongezelelweyo ezi zinikezela (okubandakanya umxholo okhethekileyo), i-Spotify Premium inconywa ukuba ufuna ukulungelelanisa ukukhulula ukuphulaphula izigidi zeengoma ngaphandle kokuba ubophelelwe kwisixhobo esisodwa.

Ngokubanzi, ukuba ufuna i-intanethi ye-intanethi yomculo wenkonzo yokuhambisa umxholo kunokuba uthenge iingoma zokugcina, ngoko-Spotify yinkonzo enemilinganiselo efanelekileyo enokuthi ilandele iimfuno zabantu abaninzi.