Android customers may soon be able to wirelessly send their Apple Music tracks from their smartphone to a TV or their home theater setup using Google's Chromecast accessory.
Apple Music for Android is testing oft-requested Chromecast support
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How to use or turn off the Metronome in GarageBand on Mac and iOS
The Metronome in GarageBand offers a steady beat that helps you keep time when you’re recording or just listening to your song. The feature also uses a one-measure Count-in so that you can get ready when you’re recording a song, just like you hear live bands do when performing.
You can turn the Metronome and Count-in on and off as well as adjust the Count-in bars on both Mac and iOS, and this tutorial shows you how.
How to add, edit, reorder and remove plugins for GarageBand tracks
Want to enhance the quality of your music production in GarageBand by using cool sound effects? Learn how to add, edit, reorder, and remove plugins for your tracks, and take your sound to the next level.
How to download and add Apple Loops to songs in GarageBand
Whether you’ve used GarageBand before or are completely new and just learning, Apple Loops can help you build or enhance your creations. These handy little bits of music come in all forms, from drums to guitar to vocals, and beyond. Some loops are there waiting to be picked by you, while others may need to be downloaded. So depending on the type of song you’re composing, you might want to toss one in or start right off with one. Either way, we’re going to help you out.
This tutorial shows you how to download and add Apple Loops to your songs in GarageBand.
Apple Music with Alexa is launching today on German Echo devices
According to a new report, Amazon customers in Germany who own an Echo smart wireless speaker or an Amazon Fire TV from the company, or an Alexa-enabled Sonos speaker, will be able to ask the Alexa assistant to play Apple Music content beginning later today.
Spotify is conducting a test of higher prices in markets like Scandinavia
Your Spotify subscription might get more expensive as the music-streaming leader tests a price increase for family plan subscribers in markets where it's already a dominant force in music, like Scandinavia, to see whether it can raise prices in the region and around the world.
Spotify’s family accounts are gaining improved explicit content filters and parental controls
Parents will finally be able to toggle the explicit content filter in Spotify for any of their kids' sub-accounts, a feature that the company says people have been asking about for years now.
SpinThatRecord brings animated vinyl records to the Spotify Music app
Spotify has what I’ve come to appreciate as one of the nicest music players available for the iOS platform today, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t things I’d do to make it even better. In fact, when I learned about the release of a new jailbreak tweak called SpinThatRecord by iOS developer Menuskha, I was immediately intrigued.
Just as the name implies, SpinThatRecord modifies the Spotify Music app’s native music player such that the album artwork appears as a spinning record rather than a standstill square image. You’ll notice in the screenshot examples above that the album artwork is now shaped like a vinyl record, and below, you’ll find an animated GIF that showcases how the tweak looks as the album rotates:
How and why to rate songs from 1 to 5 stars on Apple Music
In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to rate songs in your iPhone, iPad, or Mac’s music library on a scale of one to five stars and then create smart playlists based on these rated songs.
New #ShotOniPhone videos go on a world tour with 16 musicians and bands
Apple today shared new videos in its ongoing #ShotOniPhone advertising campaign.
Are Apple Music free trials changing from a generous three months down to one?
It would seem that Apple Music is changing its free trial from a rather generous three months down to just thirty days, in line with the likes of Spotify and Pandora.
DJ Khaled is now in charge of the biggest Apple Music playlists and breaking new artist
Musician DJ Khaled has become Apple Music's first “Artist-in-Residence”, he announced yesterday trough his official Instagram account.