What do you use to download music?

[NorCal510]

I just bought a MacBookPro 13" and got the iTouch with it.

I am a big noob with mp3 players so I was wondering where you guys get your music.
I'm mostly into rock/alternative but also like some hip-hop.

I used to use limewire, but I hear that's crap now. Maybe bearshare? I also hear that you can just drag songs from google or something like that...

Thanks for all helpful comments.

[balli]

I go in on year long rapidshare accounts with a few friends. Costs us each about $20 a year. Last year I probably downloaded $700.00 worth of media. So it's not free, but considering, it might as well be.

http://www.whatsrapidshare.com/

[CubanSucks]

I use Limewire and I can't see anything wrong with it. Everyone once and a while a song may be slow to download but that HARDLY ever happens...not to mention I haven't paid for a single song on my ipod so I'll tough it out whenever it is slow :toast

[slacker77]

how is it as far as viruses and such?

[IceColdBrewski]

A computer

[slacker77]

^^not limewire.whatsrapidshare.

[mavs>spurs2]

downloads.nl

[E20]

I just download the MP3's off youtube.

[jman3000]

soulseek

[NorCal510]

I just download the MP3's off youtube.

how u do this brah?

[E20]

Go to http://vixy.net

Do not type in the www. , it doesn't work like that for some reason. lol

Scroll down and download the March 31, 2009 Beta Release for XP and Vista.

Install.

Then go to Youtube.com and search for the song you want.

Then copy the whole youtube link. (i.e. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmGgQ8fvIP8 , copy the whole thing that's in bold)

Run the program you just downloaded (vixy)

Paste the link into the bar.

Then in the drop down box where it says Converts to:, select MP3

Then select start.

Then it should convert and download it to your desktop.

You have to restart vixy over again if you want to download another MP3 file. It's not a hassle, vixy is a pretty small and fast program. Also some youtube clips have trouble being converted/downloaded, but that's rare and there are hundreds of youtube clips with the same song you need.

[NorCal510]

Go to http://vixy.net

Do not type in the www. , it doesn't work like that for some reason. lol

Scroll down and download the March 31, 2009 Beta Release for XP and Vista.

Install.

Then go to Youtube.com and search for the song you want.

Then copy the whole youtube link. (i.e. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmGgQ8fvIP8 , copy the whole thing that's in bold)

Run the program you just downloaded (vixy)

Paste the link into the bar.

Then in the drop down box where it says Converts to:, select MP3

Then select start.

Then it should convert and download it to your desktop.

You have to restart vixy over again if you want to download another MP3 file. It's not a hassle, vixy is a pretty small and fast program. Also some youtube clips have trouble being converted/downloaded, but that's rare and there are hundreds of youtube clips with the same song you need.

that sounds confusing
but im using mac, will it still work?

[Sense]

try megadownload.com

[mardigan]

Isohunt is the shit.

[Heath Ledger]

Megaupload is the shit.

[phyzik]

If your not using a torrent site you are either gay or a 12yr old using Kazaa to fuck up your parents computer.

[TheTorrentBuster]

Learn

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=128991

[sribb43]

Isohunt is the shit.

+1...torrents are the way to go


If your not using a torrent site you are either gay or a 12yr old using Kazaa to fuck up your parents computer.

:lol so true

[Bukefal]

Limewire fucks up your computer big time, as well as kazaa. not safe at all

[Viva Las Espuelas]

demonoid.

[SonOfAGun]

Limewire, Kazaa, bearshare???

1990s forum?

[Johnson]

I tried torrents once, for a block of 100 songs...

but I was disappointed in the low-bitrate quality of almost all of them. Most were 128, and many were 112 or 96...

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I tried torrents once, for a block of 100 songs...

but I was disappointed in the low-bitrate quality of almost all of them. Most were 128, and many were 112 or 96...unfortunately you are at the mercy of the uploaders. go to sites where you have to sign up in order to use. there's usually better quality. like demonoid. i find flac and other lossless files there.

[resistanze]

Newsgroups.

[baseline bum]

unfortunately you are at the mercy of the uploaders. go to sites where you have to sign up in order to use. there's usually better quality. like demonoid. i find flac and other lossless files there.

Demonoid's great for music, but piratebay torrents are more often better seeded.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Demonoid's great for music, but piratebay torrents are more often better seeded.
yeah, but there's more junk over there. plus, you don't have to sign up for piratebay. hence, more seeders.

[mexicanjunior]

Soulseek for individual songs...Isohunt and Demoniod for albums...

[sabar]

piratebay, the end.

If you don't want a low bit-rate then read the description before you download. I've gotten the entire discography of a bunch of artists at capped download speed. Downloaded so much stuff I haven't listened to it all.

[Oh, Gee!!]

itunes

[Trainwreck2100]

Soulseek for individual songs...Isohunt and Demoniod for albums...

why don't you just use demonoid for singles?

[Viva Las Espuelas]

why don't you just use demonoid for singles?
that's what i was thinking. i sometimes just get songs from demonoid.

[spurster]

You can download a week of Jazz each week from krtu.org.

[Spurminator]

You can download a week of Jazz each week from krtu.org.

:lol

[leemajors]

what and waffles.

[CuckingFunt]

I use a computer and an internet connection.

[Sense]

The best site is definately http://what.cd

however... it is extremely hard to get an invite there

[stretch]

simply get a torrent downloader, like uTorrent. then google for torrents. for instance, if you want to get a jay-z cd, then google "jay-z torrent", or "(insert name of CD here) torrent"

if you wanna get every single CD made by a particular artist, then google "(instert artists name) discography"

[SpursStalker]

Steal off the internet?

:wow

[Viva Las Espuelas]

what and waffles.


The best site is definately http://what.cd

however... it is extremely hard to get an invite there

:wow man, i've tried so long to get on those. you got any invites?

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I use a computer and an internet connection.

1ytCEuuW2_A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A

[SonOfAGun]

Go to http://vixy.net

Do not type in the www. , it doesn't work like that for some reason. lol

Scroll down and download the March 31, 2009 Beta Release for XP and Vista.

Install.

Then go to Youtube.com and search for the song you want.

Then copy the whole youtube link. (i.e. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmGgQ8fvIP8 , copy the whole thing that's in bold)

Run the program you just downloaded (vixy)

Paste the link into the bar.

Then in the drop down box where it says Converts to:, select MP3

Then select start.

Then it should convert and download it to your desktop.

You have to restart vixy over again if you want to download another MP3 file. It's not a hassle, vixy is a pretty small and fast program. Also some youtube clips have trouble being converted/downloaded, but that's rare and there are hundreds of youtube clips with the same song you need.

God Bless you sir. :toast:toast:toast:toast

-qYji0HQ5CY