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Post by CynanMachae on Aug 9, 2006 10:22:11 GMT -5
I'm sure that this question has been asked many times already on this site, and I know many of you have discussed it at great lengths, but I don't care to go digging through the archives to look, so I'll just ask again:
Since I just got a decent paying job, I thought I'd treat myself to a larger CD collection. My question is, what download websites are the best bang for your buck? And, which is better, paying one price for many, or per-download? I'd like to find a site that's quick.
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Post by dgan on Aug 9, 2006 12:01:46 GMT -5
www.allofmp3.comIt is generally between 10 and 12 cents per song. The best part about it is that you can get stuff not normally available, such as Metallica or Evanescence. They even have old stuff that they recorded digitally off of vinyl. You can purchase complete albums or just individual songs. And, yes, I spent 2 hours researching it - it is completely legal...at least for the end user. It is a pre-pay thing, so you give them your credit card number they take $5 or $10. Then you just download to your heart's content until you use up your credit. I'm sure there are others, but that site has the largest music library I've found for that price. I haven't had a problem with it yet.
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Post by CynanMachae on Aug 9, 2006 12:54:08 GMT -5
Thanks! I'll check it out!
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Post by dreamer on Aug 10, 2006 7:25:06 GMT -5
It's legal in Russia, but you have to check your own country's laws to determine if it is legal wherever you may live....
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Post by CynanMachae on Aug 10, 2006 12:42:00 GMT -5
www.allofmp3.comIt is generally between 10 and 12 cents per song. The best part about it is that you can get stuff not normally available, such as Metallica or Evanescence. They even have old stuff that they recorded digitally off of vinyl. You can purchase complete albums or just individual songs. And, yes, I spent 2 hours researching it - it is completely legal...at least for the end user. It is a pre-pay thing, so you give them your credit card number they take $5 or $10. Then you just download to your heart's content until you use up your credit. I'm sure there are others, but that site has the largest music library I've found for that price. I haven't had a problem with it yet. Hmm, but will mp3's burn to CD's? My brother didn't think they would. Buuuuuuut, what do big brothers know, anyway?  |
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Post by Tegid on Aug 10, 2006 13:18:33 GMT -5
Hey, big brothers can know a thing or two, Cynan! And he's let you live this long.
mp3 files can be burned onto a CD. What you will then need, though, is a CD player that will play mp3 CDs. It is not at all a universal feature; it's something specific that you need to look for in your next player, if the one you now have doesn't do so.
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Post by dgan on Aug 10, 2006 21:24:13 GMT -5
It's legal in Russia, but you have to check your own country's laws to determine if it is legal wherever you may live.... Good point. I was speaking as one U.S. citizen to another, but I did not consider other countries. As far as the CD, Tegid is correct. For example, I can play my burned CDs on my daughter $7.99 Walmart special, but not on my $349 car stereo. |
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Post by twyrch on Aug 17, 2006 18:53:51 GMT -5
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Post by CynanMachae on Aug 18, 2006 10:28:46 GMT -5
Thanks Twyrch!
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Post by CynanMachae on Sept 21, 2006 12:34:11 GMT -5
Well, I've got it. My best friend has a ton of songs, so he told me that if I slipped him a five dollar bill and a list of songs, he'd burn them onto a CD for me, and if he didn't have a song or two on my list, he'd download them at no extra cost. So now I'm setting about enlarging my CD collection.
Right now I'm really in an alternative rock mood, so he's burning me some Breaking Benjamin and Graveblankets and other stuff. Mwahaha!
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Post by Gwalchmai on Sept 21, 2006 20:36:02 GMT -5
Well, you can burn mp3's in such a fashion that they will play on any cd player. Generally, this is how it works: .wav files are generally the files used for audio cds which will play on most of the regular cd players. The problem with those is that they take up a great deal of space so only a dozen or so songs will fit on a cd. Now mp3's are the more condensed file version which allows for several albums to fit onto a single cd. The problem being as many of you are aware, not all players are mp3 compatable.
When you burn a cd, you want the audio cd option generally or if you have an mp3 compatable player, you can do that too. Generally I use a program called Roxio CD Creater which is really handy. And also as a word of warning, I've come to the conclusion with my dad that computers with burning abilities don't have a very high quality laser install since both he and I have cd's we've burned that ave had the quality deteriorate to the point of being unplayable. Store bought cds don't really have that problem so we assume they are using higher end equipment.
Any other questions I can help (been having to deal with this a lot since I got a new comp and I'm trying to transfer things)
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Post by dgan on Sept 21, 2006 22:14:53 GMT -5
Sure. How is the best way (or is there a good way) to play portable audio files on speaker systems? I know I can get speakers for my mp3 player -- lame. Like I don't change enough batteries already. I know I can buy a new A/V receiver for my home entertainment system that holds audio files -- expensive. I know I can get those radio frequency converters for the car or home, but I question the quality and practicality of those.
Aren't we at the point yet where you should be able to just take your portable device and plug it into anything? The whole thing confuses me...
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Post by Gwalchmai on Sept 25, 2006 17:25:21 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of mp3 players. Personally I own the Sony Walkman with 20GB which works out pretty well. It charges up while plugged into the computer while arranging the music I want and lasts forever. Plus its a fast recharge, 80% recharging in an hour so I'm happy about that. They set I have for it is follows: In my room I have a stereo system with a jack into the speakers. Its kinda nice because sometimes you just want to mindlessly listen to a cd you cant just put it in the stereo and zone out. My laptop tends to collect the random songs I get a desire to listen to but I don't have a cd with for them. For them, I use WinAmp... why i don't know... I just like it. And or my car I have those tape cassette converters because those radio frequency things are ok... till you run into a town where its a real station or the batteries die in it. So I would just suggest the cd player/tape player/radio/speaker combos. The usually come with the wire to jack into the speakers seperatly whih ill plug right into any mp3 player. iPod stuff is pretty good about making systems where the ipod just plugs right in and away it goes but I don't like ipod so it doesn't work for me  |
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