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

[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 .

[Heath Ledger]

Megaupload is the .

[phyzik]

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

[TheTorrentBuster]

Learn

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

[sribb43]

Isohunt is the .

+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 up your parents computer.

so true

[Bukefal]

Limewire s 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.