Music Sources

Monk · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 1:27 am Post subject: Music Sources

Anybody have any experience with any of the online music sources, i.e. Real.com's Rhapsody, Apple Itunes, new Napster? I am looking into a reliable source for downloading music (not stolen music). As far as I can tell they all charge a monthly fee to download unlimited music, and a per song fee to burn songs. Most are 99 cents per song to burn, and Rhapsody is only 79 cents, so I am leaning toward Rhapsody. I am also thinking about getting an iPod which makes me wonder if I should stick to Apple's software just for better compatibility.

Anybody have any suggestions?
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Azrael · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 5:55 am Post subject:

I use itunes. It's user interface is pretty much retard proof, there's no monthly fee, songs dl in the blink of an eye, and the quality is superb. Also, I've heard that some sources limit cd burning, which itunes does not, from what I've been told.
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vTEC · Server Admin Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Posts: 1495

i use winMX its a good program to find music other programs (photoshop)

pictures etc...
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Twisted29 · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 9:27 am Post subject:

I tried Itunes...its alright.

Some nice features, like an improved ID3 tag system and easy mp3 sharing across networks. In the end, I didn't like what it did to my file structure...creating a bunch of new folders and renaming all my mp3s.

If you plan on using the Itunes media player, then I think it great. (and cheap!)

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Vicoden · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 5:41 pm Post subject:

I don't understand why you have to pay to burn it. If you can d/l it, why not just burn it yourself. Or am I seriously missing something here.

Monk · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 11:50 pm Post subject:

Monk · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 11:52 pm Post subject:

vTEC · Server Admin Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Posts: 1495

lol it works....besides i dont dL..dont have time to listen to music...my sisters programs
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Azrael · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 2:27 am Post subject:

once you dl the songs, they are yours to do with as you please. I'm not really sure why, but there's even an option for sharing files, and I can't figure out what it's for.

The nifty part about it is that you can burn discs either as mp3 cds, or regular audio cds, or as data cds.

There's a couple of options as far as dling files. I thinkyou can dl in different formats, but the program gives you the option of converting to mp3 if you want. I'm not sure what format m4p is, but that's what the songs I've gotten off itunes have come as. The quality is great, and the file sizes are slightly smaller than what you'd expect for mp3.

I actually prefer buying songs fom itunes for the simple reason that you get to preview them first, and The song quality is always first rate, whereas with th p2p stuff, sometimes I had songs that got cut off at the end and stuff like that. That, and the whole legality issue really made my mind up for me...

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Azrael · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 2:29 am Post subject:

oh yeah, itunes also has a bunch of radio stations you can listen to as well.

P.S. Did I mention 99 cents per dl, and no monthly fee?
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Twisted29 · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 6:40 am Post subject:

Also, Pepsi has a deal with Itunes, where they're going to give away 100million songs pretty soon (or so I've heard). So, if you drink Pepsi (not a corporate plug!) keep your eye out for that.....

Monk · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 4:58 pm Post subject:

Stealing music with programs such as Kazaa is very frustrating these days since the new CDs came out. Sun Microsystems has developed a CD that scrambles its files when you try to transfer them over a file sharing network (such as Kazaa). There are easy ways to get around this, but the problem is that most idiots using the networks don't know that they are putting up scrambled files. This means that out of 100 copies of a song you want, only 1 or two will be any good. The scrambled versions play for about 10 seconds and then switch over to static. Basically you have to try downloading lots of versions of the same song before you can find a good one. This takes way too much time and effort and has stopped many people from even bothering anymore. More and more people are resorting to simple pay per song programs such as Real Network's Rhapsody and Apple's Itunes.
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FragFailure · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 7:33 pm Post subject:

I buy used if I can find it. I wait a good three to four months after the cd is released.

I still think that the rates for a bad to average mp3 (Napster II, I Tunes, E Music or Rhapsody) are much too high per song. I'm not interested. MP3's should cost anywhere from .30 to .50 per song, not the .79 - .99 range currently listed. You're getting 1/12th of cd quality at 128 CBR. The it's worth 1/12th of the cd's song imo.

The RIAA is a ripoff.
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Gamepro65 · Registered User Joined: 02 Dec 2001 Posts: 710

HOLY SHIZ MONK U SERIOUS?!?! nowonder when i try to dl songs they do that, ive downloaded many and i was like wtf ^^ mate whats goin on lol it makes sence now i guess ill stick to getting the cd for real quality
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