sergio317
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Q: What's with Apple ?  Why can't I hear my own music on Apple Music ? I refuse. To pay for the service until I get access once more to the music I already paid for and put on iTunes via my own paid for CDs. Does Apple think they have. Right to do this

where is the music I paid for ?

Posted on May 22, 2016 3:43 PM

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Q: What's with Apple ?  Why can't I hear my own music on Apple Music ? I refuse. To pay for the service until I get access once ... more

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  • by Phil0124,

    Phil0124 Phil0124 May 22, 2016 3:51 PM in response to sergio317
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    May 22, 2016 3:51 PM in response to sergio317

    Where is your music?  Hoe can we know? If you imported all your music to iTunes, then it should still be in there under Music->My Music. Why can't you find it?

     

    Have you synced your music to your iPad? Why do you think you need to pay for Apple Music?

     

    If you have not synced your music to your iPad via USB cable and itunes, then the only way to listen to music is over Apple Music's subscription service.

     

    The Subscription service lets you upload all your music to iCloud so it can be accessed through other devices over wifi.

     

    If you do not want to do this, them simply sync your music to your iPad over a USB cable.

     

    Perhaps if you explain what happened, we can offer for specific advice.

  • by sergio317,

    sergio317 sergio317 May 23, 2016 7:28 AM in response to Phil0124
    Level 1 (4 points)
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    May 23, 2016 7:28 AM in response to Phil0124

    hI

    I synced all my music to iTunes. I had iTunes Match until a few months ago. When I go on my music some of the songs ( actually almost all of them ) are light gray and some are bold black. The light ones won't play at all. It's weird. But I feel cheated that I can't hear all the music I paid for. I be been diligent about updates and all.

  • by Phil0124,Helpful

    Phil0124 Phil0124 May 23, 2016 8:42 AM in response to sergio317
    Level 7 (27,899 points)
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    May 23, 2016 8:42 AM in response to sergio317

    iTunes Match enables you to play your music from the cloud on all devices. If you are no longer paying for this, then you no longer have this service on the other devices. That means any songs not downloaded to a specific device while iTunes Match was active will not be playable and will appear grayed out.  

     

    Your Music library however should still exist on the computer from which it was matched for iTunes Match originally and be playable. i.e iTunes Match scans a library that exists on a computer to make it available to other devices.  This library, unless deleted by you should remain on the computer from where it was matched. You can manually sync this library to any device including your iPad using the USB cable.

     

    Sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iTunes on your computer using USB - Apple Support

     

    iTunes Match is a separate service to Apple Music.  While they work the same way for matching music. Having used iTunes Match does not automatically mean your music is available through Apple Music less so if you are not paying Apple Music

     

    Apple Music is a service, like iTunes Match. If you want to keep using its benefits like accessing music from the cloud on any device you need to keep paying for it.

     

    With that said, you don't sync Music to iTunes.  You add or import Music from CDs to your iTunes Library on a computer.  Your library can then be Matched with iTunes Match so you get access to copies of that music from the cloud on any device.

     

    You can, if you do not wish to use iTunes Match, sync music via USB cable to an iPad, iPhone or iPod.