topic Re: 3rd party access in Spotify for Developers

3rd party access

lamasod — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 09:55:35 GMT

Hi! With the new Spotify conditions restricting 3rd party apps I am seriously considering changing from Spotify to another streaming platform.
This because I’m a musician and love to be able to use apps like ASD (Amazing Slow Downer) and other noteapps to make my life a little easier when practicing.
Now I can’t use these applications anymore and that sucks so much. I hope Spotify will change their minds about this because it feels quite sad to leave all the playlists and songs I’ve gathered through the years but I’m desperate.

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Kolbe1 — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 10:28:42 GMT

Yeah please reconsider. You dont know how much this decision affect musicians

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21s4nrahd62bey4iblfw — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 11:58:33 GMT

I also consider switching to another company. I used Spotify with „Amazing SlowDowner“ fpr iOS for years to practise music on slower tempos and just found out that my playlists have disappeared from the App without notice. „Apple music“ will do the trick perfectly, I suppose. I sometimes wonder what leads companies to questionable decisions like that. But if You desperately want to loose customers, I can‘t really help it.

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TomJazzDrummer — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 17:36:46 GMT

I’m in the same boat. In our subscription, two of us are serious musicians who use Amazing Slow Downer with Spotify to work on songs for our ensembles. Without this functionality, we will move to a different music service.

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theflashgirl — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 22:23:34 GMT

I agree - very sad and will be looking for other streaming service or YouTube as an alternative if there is no resolution 😞

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theflashgirl — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 22:24:05 GMT

I’m curious - which other note taking apps were you using? 😍

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lamasod — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 20:38:08 GMT

I mostly use forscore to keep my notes in, I also use a tuner and a guitar application for when I’m feeling jazzy and play some blues.

I hope these counts as note apps a better word would have been music apps😅

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pthomasz — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 18:27:16 GMT

Yeah I started using Boom, bought a lifetime subscription and then a month later 3rd part support was axed. Whyyyyyyyyy? Considering other options now because as a musician and just an audio nerd, once you get use to having sonic control it's just pain to go back.

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LionelDizneuf — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 21:53:41 GMT

Spotify should listen to their musician customers who are using apps like Amazing Slow Downer. Hopefully they will care to the Voice Of Customer

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MusicTeacherAF — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:20:30 GMT

I'm a music teacher and have had to stop using Spotify with my students - hurting your artists by reducing their streams. I had to stop because I can no longer pitch shift and tempo change songs using third-party apps line Anytune and Amazing Slow Downer (ASD). Please allow third-party apps/developers access to your streams and support music education!

I believe artist streams would increase if you allowed access to this untapped market of music educators using third-party tools like Anytune and ASD.

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MichaelF23 — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 07:54:36 GMT

For example: Anytune Pro-App is very good for musicians! Changing speed and adjusting pitch is very usefull, loops also.

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Geewhizpat — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 19:56:51 GMT

Just found out about this when downloading AutoTune app to work up songs… then I realized the problem with Spotify. I have been with Spotify from the beginning and this is a big disappointment for me a working musician to work out rehearsals in my studio…sigh