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(Pocket-lint) - Tidal has expanded its service, adding 2 caller tiers to its subcription plans. This includes a wholly escaped tier for the archetypal time.
Lauched exclusively successful the US for now, the caller Tidal Free program is ad-supported and restricted to 160kbps recordings. However, it tin entree the full catalogue of implicit 80 cardinal songs astatine nary cost.
The erstwhile Tidal HiFi rank program has been divided successful two. They are some disposable wherever Tidal operates, with the archetypal program present called HiFi Plus.
It retains its terms constituent of $19.99 / £19.99 per period and offers up to Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) music, Dolby Atmos and Sony 360 Reality Audio tracks. These are recorded successful up to 9,216kbps.
Another payment has been added to the high-end program excessively - artists volition get a bigger portion of your subscription fee. Up to 10 per cent of your monthly outlay volition spell to the artists you watercourse the most.
The modular Tidal HiFi program has been repositioned to beryllium a mediate option. Priced astatine $9.99 / £9.99, it offers tracks successful up to "Hi-Fi quality" - 1,411kbps.
You don't get entree to Dolby Atmos euphony nor Sony 360 Reality Audio, though.
Both of the paid plans see downloads for offline listening.
Writing by Rik Henderson. Originally published connected 17 November 2021.
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