CLOUD MUSIC

The intro:

• Cloud is just a fancy term for a group of computers

• Cloud computing collectively refers to the resources that you get through the internet

• Cloud storage is a cloud utility that allows you to store data on the cloud which perhaps you don’t want to store on your system

WHAT IS CLOUD MUSIC??

• Cloud music can simply be defined as a cloud service similar to cloud storage where data being stored is of MULTIMEDIA type

• There is more to it than just storage. It involves the INTERFACE as well, and may allow to modify the original data itself

What is the need??

• Music files are accessed INFREQUENTLY. So storing it on a disk may not be efficient utilization of space

• Having to SYNC all your music between devices is annoying.It is desirable that the music files are portable. ..i.e. a single storage with no duplications but accessible remotely.

• In case music files require CUSTOMIZABLE changes , this service is indeed desirable

Services and Providers

The 3 giants:-• Google music (beta) by

GOOGLE• icloud by APPLE• Amazon cloud player by

AMAZON

Others :-• Subsonic• Mspot• Grooveshark• Rdio• spotify

GOOGLE MUSIC

The mobile app

Features:-• 5gb free space,25000 songs,100gb paid• Lets you upload own songs to a web library and

streams it back• PLATFORM: windows , android• PRICE: free in beta edition• PROS: instant mix , offline playback , uploader ,

smooth web-based player• USERS: who stream data mostly , huge database• CONS: uploader works only on android ,not ios

uploading entire library takes a while

AMAZON MUSIC PLAYER

Features:-• 5gb free space,25000 songs,100gb paid• Lets you upload own songs and songs bought on amazon stores , and streams

it back.• PLATFORM: windows , android , ios• PRICE: $1 / gb / year after free limit• PROS: The webapp lets you to listen to cloud , stored music , download them , work

offline The AMAZON MUSIC STORE gives you a 15gb extra space if an album is

bought from them…..so totally we get 20gb without even subscribing• USERS: who need a smaller and remotely accessible library • CONS: Available in US only

uploader works only on android , mac os X the uploader doesn’t scan for updates…..so user has to manually

update the new library again even if the updation was very less. pay by size of the music files(affects above 20 gb subscribers)

ICLOUD

• The goal of iCloud isn't to stream your music,but to make it available to all your devices. It syncs all your iTunes purchases between devices (Non itune and itune )for free

Features• 5gb free space,25000 songs,100gb paid• Lets you upload own songs to a web library and streams it back• PLATFORM: windows,ios,mac os X• PRICE: free in beta edition• PROS: anything bought on itunes is stored automatically on the icloud. It will also scan your library for any non-iTunes-bought tracks, and

make iTunes versions of those tracks available to your other devices, which means you don't have to upload your entire library.

• USERS: suited for itune users who buy from itunes only• CONS: just makes the files available for download on other devices

and actually doesn’t stream them unless it is bought on itunes

CONCLUSION:• Extending the Application of cloud storage

concept to music , video , and other digital files

• A better approach towards storing , downloading and buying music files