![]() “Every day, there’s a new 10-minute meditation on a certain subject matter (i.e., setting intentions, compassion). Melissa Lee, a market wellness editor at Healthline, says her favorite feature (and one of her favorite ways to start the day) is the Daily Calm meditation. ![]() ![]() “My two dachshunds are significantly calmer and more well behaved when I work due to the soothing background noise,” she says. Senior Healthline editor Holly Ernst also noticed the Calm app not only helps her, but it positively affects her dogs, too. “It would be nice to have the option of feeling a light vibration when it’s time to switch your breath as well,” she says. She also loves the breathing exercises, but notes that sometimes the background sounds can be distracting. If you’re looking for a no-cost way to stream your music library to any device, this low-profile feature is an outstanding solution.However, she does find the app a little difficult to use since there’s so much content and it can sometimes feel unorganized.Ĭarrie Byrd, an associate editor at Healthline, says she enjoys using the Calm app to play music or soundscapes in the background while she works or relaxes. If you someday decide that you no longer want to subscribe to YouTube Music Premium, your uploaded files and playlists made from those files will still be available for you to stream for free and in the background on your personal device. You can upload FLAC, M4A, MP3, OGG, or WMA files. Just drag the files onto the app screen in your browser or click on your profile picture and choose “Upload Music” to navigate to the files on your hard drive. YouTube Music Premium makes it easy to add your own music to its system from your computer. The app also pushes playlists made by other users in a section called “From the Community.” Engaged listeners with a point of view are taking the time to make public playlists, and there’s always something interesting to either provoke you or bring a bit of joy. ![]() There are no dates attached to albums, they’re not in release order and the Led Zeppelin artist page includes tribute albums by other artists, and the kind of cut-rate cover versions that are uploaded by opportunists looking to confuse inexperienced listeners and generate a few random plays. Music search is an unqualified black hole if you’re not already familiar with the artist’s work. It’s not a playlist, but a version of the homepage that includes songs that YouTube Music thinks fit that mood. There’s a powerful algorithm at work here and it’s impossible not to be impressed.īuttons at the top of the app generate music to match moods like Relax, Workout, Energize, Commute, and Focus. I’m also sure I’ve never played nearly all those songs on YouTube. There are 100 songs on the list and dozens that I already love. Sure, I might wish now that I’d been a bit more careful with what I shared over the years, but the My Supermix playlist that greeted me when I logged into the app is just truly spectacular. High-resolution music requires more bandwidth, which costs more money for the streaming service to license and stream. That High setting might be fine for many, but it’s not competitive with what’s on offer from Apple Music, Tidal, Qobuz, or Amazon Music Unlimited. The only reason anyone should consider any setting other than High would be that their ISP imposes a data cap. YouTube Music Premium gives you control over your streaming quality, but the options are limited to High (256Kbps), Normal (128Kbps), and Low (4Kbps). Streaming quality on YouTube Music Premium There’s an ad-supported free version of YouTube Music that gives access to much more on-demand music than you’ll get from the free versions of Spotify or Amazon Music. If you’re committed to another music streamer, but you watch a lot of YouTube videos, you might want to consider YouTube Premium just to kill those endless advertisements. If you choose YouTube Music Premium as your music service, then the extra couple of bucks a month for YouTube Premium is a no-brainer. You might think that’s a high price for YouTube Premium but, if you’re the kind of person who watches a lot of YouTube video, it’s a huge difference maker.
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