Rl'Halsinor
Explorer
I know about Limewire, et. al. However, I am looking for good pay sites for downloading music to my MP3 -- and for that matter, ones you believe I should avoid. Thanks.
Please Recommend me Good Music Download Sites.
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Vigilance
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I use Napster myself.
For 15 bucks a month, with a compatible MP3 player, you can get their "napster to go" service, which lets you download just about their entire library of tunes to your MP3 player at will.
Basically you rent the whole site instead of buying anything. I like it, since it has encouraged me to listen to off the wall stuff I would never have bought.
Chuck
For 15 bucks a month, with a compatible MP3 player, you can get their "napster to go" service, which lets you download just about their entire library of tunes to your MP3 player at will.
Basically you rent the whole site instead of buying anything. I like it, since it has encouraged me to listen to off the wall stuff I would never have bought.
Chuck
trancejeremy
Adventurer
I've used Walmart's download service. At least I did, because they broke it about 8 months and identified my OS incorrectly as not being XP (it's XP, just 64 bit XP), and they tell me that I need to upgrade to XP. They sell .88 cent DRM protected WMAs (which my MP3 player plays), not the best quality, but decent enough.
If you like trance (and related dance music), there's Audio Jelly http://www.audiojelly.com/ Run by The Space Brothers. They are somewhat more expensive, being based in the UK and are in pounds, but they are just plain MP3, 320 kbp or so, so good quality.
If you like trance (and related dance music), there's Audio Jelly http://www.audiojelly.com/ Run by The Space Brothers. They are somewhat more expensive, being based in the UK and are in pounds, but they are just plain MP3, 320 kbp or so, so good quality.
Well a lot of it comes down to what MP3 Player you have.
If you have an iPod, pretty much your only option is iTunes. Similarly, I do not believe that the DRM on iTunes songs is compatible with any players other than iPods.
Likewise if you have a Microsoft Zune, their new store is pretty much your only option. Also they aren't compatible with older Microsoft "Plays for Sure" DRMed files. No small measure of irony there. I don't believe the songs from their new store will work with anything else either.
If you have an iPod, pretty much your only option is iTunes. Similarly, I do not believe that the DRM on iTunes songs is compatible with any players other than iPods.
Likewise if you have a Microsoft Zune, their new store is pretty much your only option. Also they aren't compatible with older Microsoft "Plays for Sure" DRMed files. No small measure of irony there. I don't believe the songs from their new store will work with anything else either.
Rl'Halsinor
Explorer
I'll be getting one of the following three 2GB MP3: SanDisk c250, Cowon/JetAudio iAudio G3 (very impressed with what I've read so far), or Samsung (can't think of the model at this moment).
No iPod. No Zune.
No iPod. No Zune.
Rl'Halsinor said:
Personally for the money, I'd just buy cds. Most of the legal services for windows are subscriptions, so they evaporate when you stop paying them $10-15 a mo. It's not like the downloads are that much cheaper and since you won't be getting an iPod you can't use iTunes, which has by far the largest selection and range of stuff if you want to try and find obscure music.
Rl'Halsinor
Explorer
Rackhir said:
So you recommend ripping CDs and downloading that way? Can I say "ripping???
John Crichton
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Sure. That's perfectly legal.Rl'Halsinor said:So you recommend ripping CDs and downloading that way? Can I say "ripping???
The facts are that iTunes (and probably MS's software in the future) is the best way to go for selection, software and stability. The only problem with them is that they only work with themselves and aren't compatible with other players/software. I'll occassionally buy a song here and there from iTunes but I'll usually go with CDs and then ripping.
Best Buy, Amazon.com & Circuit City are always having sales on CDs so prices shouldn't be that big of a deal. Although getting a full album of 14+ songs is nice for just $10 off iTunes plus not having to go to the store if you want it *now*...
John Crichton said:Sure. That's perfectly legal.
The facts are that iTunes (and probably MS's software in the future) is the best way to go for selection, software and stability. The only problem with them is that they only work with themselves and aren't compatible with other players/software. I'll occassionally buy a song here and there from iTunes but I'll usually go with CDs and then ripping.
Best Buy, Amazon.com & Circuit City are always having sales on CDs so prices shouldn't be that big of a deal. Although getting a full album of 14+ songs is nice for just $10 off iTunes plus not having to go to the store if you want it *now*...
Yes it is specifically legal, though the music companies clearly wish it wasn't.
Another advantage to CDs is that they will work with any of the software, players or copy protection schemes, iTunes, Zune, WMA, "Play for Sure" (which doesnt'), etc...
You can also pick your self what kind of trade off between compression and file size you want to make (which is often not the case with downloaded tracks). Also should you change your mind you can re-rip and compress. An option not typically the case with downloaded files.
You can also install the iTunes or Microsoft ware and use it to browse their stores (they all have previews of varying length) to find music you like and then just go buy the CD.
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