Tidal now lets you share music with the world via live stream. But is anyone listening?
At $19.99 / £19.99 / AU$23.99 per month for HiFi Plus, Tidal isn’t the cheapest music streaming option – both Apple Music and Amazon Music Unlimited give you Lossless and High-Res audio for around half the price, but it's the one I’ve used to create most of my playlists, and I have a strong preference for its user interface.
Here’s how it works. When you start playing a track in Tidal, pressing a “Live” button in the iOS/Android app interface calls up a screen that lets you start a live streaming session. You can name your session, as well as copy a session link that can be shared via text, email, Twitter, or any other messaging format. Your named session then appears in the main app interface along with your picture , and other users can join in your session to listen.
A few tracks in, I was disappointed to see that I was apparently the only listener – a headphones icon in the app with the number 1 next to it being a dead giveaway. Didn’t anyone out there in the Tidal-sphere want to listen to my awesome online mix? But then, suddenly, the number 2 popped up. I had a listener!It didn’t take long for that number 2 to change back to a 1, and my heart sank. I was alone again with my music.
It would be a great enhancement if Tidal allowed for anyone, not just subscribers, to tune into your Live stream – it would spread the word about the service, and give more people a chance to check it out . Users can also only stream and listen to Live sessions in the country where their account is registered, which is a big limitation, in my opinion.
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