This seems really cool. Its aim should not be to usurp Spotify (will never happen since major record labels are entrenched in Spotify now). Rather, I could see this as an alternative to Bandcamp or other similar indie music sites.<p>I actually like the pay-per-play model personally even though that might irk some people. I'm interested to see how the pricing shakes out for an audiophile type who consumes lots of music.
> Our unique Stream2own model splits the cost of a digital download into 9 plays.<p>> Plays start off cheap when you're discovering and as you fall in love with a song, you come to pay the full price.<p>> There's no transition out of Resonate to buy a song or album. Purchase it directly, or just keep listening.<p>> Resonate pays artists directly and per-play. For listeners, the overall cost is similar to that of the average monthly streaming subscription.<p>I'd be interested in seeing how the 9 plays number was derived, or a deeper discussion or article more than what's on the linked page. This is an interesting model, I hope it works out the way the creators intended.
The intent is great, but this isn't going to happen. I'm a big Spotify hater, frankly -- but one thing they understand is that the marginal cost of streaming OR downloading a song is effectively zero. It's weird to pretend that it isn't -- and it's REALLY weird to promise that you're going to <i>automatically</i> lose more money the more you listen to a song.<p>I think there's legs in the idea of "hey, you've listened to this a bunch, would you like to pay more (and perhaps get something else)?" But this ain't it.
Hmm, you have to pay to become a member, and additionally pay for each song you listen (if you exceed the "new user" credits).<p>Can you sign up as a listener and an artist? I tried but it says "This username is already registered" and "This email address is already registered".
A couple small past threads:<p><i>Resonate – A community-owned music network</i> - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20827361" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20827361</a> - Aug 2019 (5 comments)<p><i>Resonate – a cooperatively owned streaming music service</i> - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11283175" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11283175</a> - March 2016 (2 comments)
> It's also about resisting the urge to treat music as nothing more than audio wallpaper.<p>Having music on doesn’t require an active listening experience, nor should it. And if I really want to engage with an artist, I’m going to see them live or buy their work on a medium I own whose playback I control. Sorry, but for me this stream credit system would be more of a pain than a benefit.
The idea seems sweet. I registered immediately, but the catalog seems to be pretty empty for now. For me the biggest feature is being able to write a new client. Oh, how I wish Spotify or Tidal had open APIs...