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trebor 15-04-2004 16:00
music downloads where/how?
 
My first question shouldn't get me into trouble, so, Where on the internet
can I legally pay for and download music that I can burn to cd?
I would like good quality and a price that is less than buying the tracks in a shop
after all I'm providing the media ;)
all suggestions and alternative ideas welcome.

and now for the controversial part
allowing for the possibility that my first request is a hopeless one unless I want to move to america and use apple itunes, what file filesharing software works and gets results?
nobody suggest kazaa unless you have a working add free version.
nobody suggest buy online and let our blind illiterate postman try and find our house again (he just can't do it)

thanks

Neil 15-04-2004 16:02
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
Only legal discussion/links to appear in this thread please.

dr wadd 15-04-2004 16:11
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
Perhaps more limited in scope than you were asking for, but this is a good site to get music from.

http://www.ocremix.org/index.php

Of course, depends on whether you'd be interested in remixes of game music.

SOSAGES 15-04-2004 16:14
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
the makers of the edonkey network promote various artists on the main edonkey and overnet program page as u load the app up, they offer links to the tracks you can d/l. These links are also availble using emule - emule uses the edonkey network it just d/ls quicker and looks nicer :)

so id suggest start looking on the donkey network for some legal music tracks to d/l for free

Chris 15-04-2004 16:14
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by trebor
My first question shouldn't get me into trouble, so, Where on the internet
can I legally pay for and download music that I can burn to cd?
I would like good quality and a price that is less than buying the tracks in a shop
after all I'm providing the media ;)
all suggestions and alternative ideas welcome.

and now for the controversial part
allowing for the possibility that my first request is a hopeless one unless I want to move to america and use apple itunes, what file filesharing software works and gets results?
nobody suggest kazaa unless you have a working add free version.
nobody suggest buy online and let our blind illiterate postman try and find our house again (he just can't do it)

thanks
The iTunes Music Store is supposed to launch in Europe this year, so you shouldn't have very long to wait. If you install iTunes you can already do everything the store allows except actually pay for and download the tracks - it's worth a go to get a feel for how you browse around and listen to samples and see videos.

Bifta 15-04-2004 16:16
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by trebor
My first question shouldn't get me into trouble, so, Where on the internet
can I legally pay for and download music that I can burn to cd?
I would like good quality and a price that is less than buying the tracks in a shop
after all I'm providing the media ;)
all suggestions and alternative ideas welcome.

and now for the controversial part
allowing for the possibility that my first request is a hopeless one unless I want to move to america and use apple itunes, what file filesharing software works and gets results?
nobody suggest kazaa unless you have a working add free version.
nobody suggest buy online and let our blind illiterate postman try and find our house again (he just can't do it)

thanks
If you want to buy music to download, use google, there are loads of sites, if you want to steal it, I can't help you (and before anyone starts, I don't care who downloads what, it's up to them, I just refuse to aid them in their conquest)

Defiant 15-04-2004 16:17
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
cough Kazaalite cough

No spyware or ad's in there. You can still find it about if you look hard enough.

EDIT: I'm not saying anyone should download anything illegal from that software either. Not that I'm for the music industry. If they put there price's down they wouldn't see so much illegal downloading anyway

bob_a_builder 15-04-2004 16:25
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
Try AllofMP3
I would suggest the paypal method of payment rather than giving the ruskies your CC number

Jerrek 15-04-2004 16:38
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
I have used iTunes before, and I can definitely recommend it. Cheap too.

Neil 15-04-2004 16:43
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerrek
I have used iTunes before, and I can definitely recommend it. Cheap too.
But it's not available in Europe......

Jerrek 15-04-2004 16:45
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
yet

Bifta 15-04-2004 17:02
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerrek
yet
Neither is commuter space travel, but I think I'll need something to tide me over in the mean time.

Jason1 15-04-2004 17:07
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
try winmx all ways got what ever i wanted from here www.winmx.com

Defiant 15-04-2004 17:09
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by jason.ntlwogill
try winmx all ways got what ever i wanted from here www.winmx.com
Yea I tried that once too. Seemed to be allot on there. Never actually managed to download anything the que's are unreal lol

trebor 15-04-2004 17:16
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
keep the suggestions coming please.
a google search turns up a load of useless unknown stuff, but I am still working my way through the results. one of which was http://www.mycokemusic.com/indexFlash.html looks good for a single track but you can end up paying more than shop prices for an album
and the site only works with internet explorer. (tut tut)
I will check out emule later and the last version of klite I tried didn't work.
[edit]not on winmx and yes the queues are mad

Chris W 15-04-2004 17:21
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
how about download365, i can't find the homepage for it, but it is available through NTL broadband plus, you get 100 free credits, which is 100 streams, 10 temporary downloads or 1 permanent download per month. You can then pay for extra credits to download more. Prices work out at from 80p per track.

andygrif 15-04-2004 17:28
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
http://www.wippit.com

A legal take on the file sharing malarky - and they have signed up some pretty good catalogues of music too.

http://www.warprecords.com/bleep/

Some of the more abstract stuff from Warp Records, but available as a standard MP3 without evil DRM.

DrAwesome 15-04-2004 17:48
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
You can legally download & burn free music from here it is good quality music :)

dr wadd 15-04-2004 18:09
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by DrAwesome
You can legally download & burn free music from here it is good quality music :)
Woo yay for mod music.

Good to see that Aminet is still going strong.

swoop101 15-04-2004 18:54
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by trebor
big snip

check your PM's

ntl customer 15-04-2004 19:32
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by trebor
keep the suggestions coming please.
a google search turns up a load of useless unknown stuff, but I am still working my way through the results. one of which was http://www.mycokemusic.com/indexFlash.html looks good for a single track but you can end up paying more than shop prices for an album
and the site only works with internet explorer. (tut tut)
I will check out emule later and the last version of klite I tried didn't work.
[edit]not on winmx and yes the queues are mad
Unless you like low bitrate (128kbps) compressed WMA with lot of DRM on it then it is best to avoid it completely. I don't think it's worth 99p to pay to download such a track. It is simply not worth it!

I personally feel that these legal download sites are a complete rip off for what you get. :td:

trebor 15-04-2004 19:50
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ntl customer
Unless you like low bitrate (128kbps) compressed WMA with lot of DRM on it then it is best to avoid it completely. I don't think it's worth 99p to pay to download such a track. It is simply not worth it!

I personally feel that these legal download sites are a complete rip off for what you get. :td:
I am beginning to agree with you :( which is a shame because it's a good idea

DrAwesome 15-04-2004 20:02
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
You can alter the bit rate using Nero before you burn to cd

deadite66 15-04-2004 20:55
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by DrAwesome
You can legally download & burn free music from here it is good quality music :)
sidewinder does some top tunes.

Womble 15-04-2004 21:03
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
Trebor, I'll PM you...can't post em here I'll get my bum spanked

Womble 15-04-2004 21:12
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
Also, anyone downloading stuff, especially of krapzarr...read this,
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0...opstories_html

Matth 15-04-2004 21:56
Re: music downloads where/how?
 
http://etree.org - Find out more about downloading live recordings from bands that allow it - no top 40 here , but probably bands with more talent in their littlke fingers than the plastic pop artists hyped by the music biz.


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