We take a look at the pros and cons of syncing music to your portable device versus using the cloud to store your music. 

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Show notes:

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<li><a href="https://www.thenexttrack.com/%e2%99%ab-episode-22-in-praise-of-the-ipod-classic/">Episode #22 &#8211; In Praise of the iPod Classic</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.mcelhearn.com/how-many-matches-does-itunes-match-match-when-itunes-match-does-match-matches/">How Many Matches Does iTunes Match Match, When iTunes Match Does Match Matches?</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.mcelhearn.com/apple-improves-icloud-music-library-matching-ditches-copy-protected-matched-files-for-apple-music-users/">Apple improves iCloud Music Library matching, ditches copy-protected matched files for Apple Music users</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.mcelhearn.com/heres-how-messed-up-apple-music-metadata-is/">Here’s How Messed Up Apple Music Metadata Is</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.macworld.com/column/itunes-guy/">Macworld: Ask the iTunes Guy</a> </li>
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Our next tracks:

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<li>Kirk: <a href="http://www.mcelhearn.com/music-and-app-review-reflection-by-brian-eno/">Brian Eno: Reflection</a> </li>
<li>Doug: <a href="http://amzn.to/2iIcRrR">David Bowie: Stage</a></li>
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♫ Episode #35 – Musician and Developer Peter Chilvers on Brian Eno’s Album and App Reflection

Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video.