With the launch of Apple Music Classicalmany users are discovering and also questioning some particularities of Apple’s new classical music platform.
To solve some doubts, the company made available a new support document, in which there is a brief section of questions and answers. In addition, there is a promotional video that briefly explains how the new app works.
It is worth noting that some issues have already been clarified, such as the fact that the subscription to the service is linked to Apple Music. However, among the questions highlighted in the document is why there is a separate app for Apple Music Classical:
Classical music is different. It has longer, more detailed titles, multiple artists for each work, and hundreds of recordings of well-known pieces. The Apple Music Classical app was designed to support the complex data structure of classical music.
Apple also explains whether you can view your Apple Music Classical library in the Apple Music app:
You can access albums, playlists, and tracks that you add to your Apple Music Classical library on any device that has the Apple Music app. Recordings, works, and composers will not appear in the Apple Music app and will only be accessible in the Apple Music Classical app.
Likewise, only classical songs that you’ve added to your Apple Music library will appear in the Apple Music Classical app:
You can only access classic songs from your Apple Music library in the Apple Music Classical app.
Regarding the download of songs to listen offline, Apple points out that this is not allowed by the Apple Music Classical app — but by the main Apple Music app (in the same way as other Apple Music content):
You cannot download songs from the Apple Music Classical app. But you can use Apple Music app to download tracks, albums and playlists that you have added to your Apple Music Classical library.
Apple also clarified some other issues, such as the fact that it is not possible to shuffle songs in the Apple Music Classical app, and also that the entire catalog is available in the highest audio quality (including High-Res Lossless), with “thousands of tracks” also available in Spatial Audio (Dolby Atmos).
Finally, the company said in its statement that the Android app will be made available soon — for now, there is no information regarding releasing a version for iPad, Mac or Apple TV.
Apple Music has a catalog of more than 100 million songs and 30,000 playlists — many of them supporting Spatial Audio (Dolby Atmos) and in very high definition, with audio Lossless. For those who love classical music, there’s a dedicated app with over 5 million tracks, all in a streamlined interface! In Brazil, there are three types of subscription: University (BRL 11.90/month), Individual (BRL 21.90/month) is Familiar (BRL 34.90/month). If you are not a subscriber, you can try the service for free for one month. It is also part of the company’s Apple One subscription package.
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