For example, you could have one app play audio through your headphones and another app play it through your speakers. This feature was added in Windows 10’s April 2018 Update. On Windows 7, this requires third-party apps like Audio Router or CheVolume if the application in question doesn’t have its own sound device selection options.
Internet Audio 2.0 is the bundling of content. Spotify and Audible are trying to build audio empires by bundling all audio around.
- Spotify's massive song catalog can be streamed in decent quality on iPhone or Android without any tinkering. But if you're an audiophile, you've probably noticed that the sound quality can fluctuate from time to time. You're not wrong — Spotify has the default music quality set to 'Automatic,' which means music may be offered up at lower bitrates when bandwidth is low.
- After the Runkeeper and Spotify joined hands back in 2016, the training session has been made even more fun and much more addictive. When you connect Runkeeper with Spotify and use the app for your training session, you get to know how quickly you can switch between both the apps to change the song.
In 2019, Spotify spent $500 million acquiring podcasting companies including Anchor, Gimlet Media, and Parcast.
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In 2020, Spotify has spent close to a billion dollars on signing exclusive deals and buying podcast studios. This allows them build up their library of exclusive content.
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This is just the beginning. We are seeing the Balkanization of the podcast ecosystem. Spotify, Audible/Amazon, and Apple are taking the same playbook of video streaming of making unique content in video and siloing out the open ecosystem. Audio creators are trading control and a large cut of revenue for a better user experience and improved discovery, analytics and measurement, and targeted advertising and monetization. But audio creators don't have to join these empires. They can arm themselves and build their own businesses.
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Internet Audio 3.0: Return of Unbundling & the Dawn of Luxury Audio