Downloading Music

[kidprodigy08 0]

because i just cashed out some money from pokerstars, i decided to buy an ipod. Before i do that though, i want to know how to download free music and get it on there, hopefully not getting any viruses in the process. what program/site do you guys recommend and how do you get the files on to itunes?

[CobaltBlue 662]

Frostwire is a pretty decent option for individual songs. If you want whole albums, try uTorrent....once they're downloaded, you just drag them into iTunes.

[kidprodigy08 0]

thanks. whole albums would be awesome. why would anyone use frostwire or limewire instead of utorrent if they can't download whole albums? what are the downsides?

[SAM_Hard8 50]

thanks. whole albums would be awesome. why would anyone use frostwire or limewire instead of utorrent if they can't download whole albums? what are the downsides?

you're breaking the law.That's about it.

[kidprodigy08 0]

i'm not sure about the laws, but is utorrent legal and the others not?

[Yoda 1]

i'm not sure about the laws, but is utorrent legal and the others not?

They are all equally illegal :-PAnd Utorrent is almost as good for individual songs - when you open a torrent you can check/uncheck individual files - so unless it's bundled as a .rar file or something you can just check off the song you want and not bother with the rest.

[LongLiveYorke 38]

Insert PM DNA joke here

[Dirtydutch 8]

Two reason why peer-to-peer is sometimes used instead of bittorrent:- Peer-to-peer is a bit faster most of the time, in theory, if you can find what you want.- Bittorrent is a bit more complicated to jump into, if you've never done it. An important detail has been left out by everyone else is that uTorrent is just a good client, and after you download it, it gives you no tools for actually locating the files. For that, you have to find a torrent-get site (I use torrent-finder, mostly, for non-porn), and then find the file(s), and then open them in uTorrent.Keep in mind that in terms of sheer volume, I download far more than anyone of whom I'm aware, and I haven't had a peer-to-peer application on my computer in years. This is because finding every individual song is a pain, and if you've concerned about viruses, peer-to-peer is slightly less safe. (Though neither are unsafe.)

[dna4ever 2]

Insert PM DNA joke here

true dat, dont download illegal music, its not worth it, pay your $0.99 and avoid the fbi knocking down your door, $10K in fines, felony record, probation, possible jail time.sure 'everyone does it', but all it takes is for YOU to get caught and your life can get flipped.Seriously, pay the $0.99 on itunes or wherever

[Jadaki 0]

true dat, dont download illegal music, its not worth it, pay your $0.99 and avoid the fbi knocking down your door, $10K in fines, felony record, probation, possible jail time.sure 'everyone does it', but all it takes is for YOU to get caught and your life can get flipped.Seriously, pay the $0.99 on itunes or wherever

Most people who just download aren't part of a ring of distributors like you were either. They go after the big fish most the time, not the small ones.

[ShakeZuma 585]

true dat, dont download illegal music, its not worth it, pay your $0.99 and avoid the fbi knocking down your door, $10K in fines, felony record, probation, possible jail time.sure 'everyone does it', but all it takes is for YOU to get caught and your life can get flipped.Seriously, pay the $0.99 on itunes or wherever

true, but now you're a mod here. so everything kinda evens out.

[xzanos 0]

- Peer-to-peer is a bit faster most of the time, in theory, if you can find what you want.

Not in my experience:

[digitalmonkey 929]

I use www.demonoid.com.It is legal in Canada.

[Dirtydutch 8]

Not in my experience:

Note "in theory".

[xzanos 0]

Note "in theory".

I know, I just wanted to brag. When I first started using bittorrent, i found it hard to get good dl speeds. But after tweaking my settings and router, etc, as well as finding an amazing invite-only site, I routinely get amazing speeds.

[Dirtydutch 8]

I know, I just wanted to brag. When I first started using bittorrent, i found it hard to get good dl speeds. But after tweaking my settings and router, etc, as well as finding an amazing invite-only site, I routinely get amazing speeds.

Yeah, having a whole gig-sized movie go at an average of 7MB/second isn't unheard-of.

[CobaltBlue 662]

- Bittorrent is a bit more complicated to jump into, if you've never done it. An important detail has been left out by everyone else is that uTorrent is just a good client, and after you download it, it gives you no tools for actually locating the files. For that, you have to find a torrent-get site (I use torrent-finder, mostly, for non-porn), and then find the file(s), and then open them in uTorrent.

uTorrent has a little search box in the top right that links through to half a dozen torrent search engines.Also, p2p is generally a lot better for finding more obscure singles.

[wsox8 10]

Aresbut but I buy a lot of mine off itunes.

[Zach6668 513]

I use www.demonoid.com.It is legal in Canada.

I this great land.

[Dirtydutch 8]

uTorrent has a little search box in the top right that links through to half a dozen torrent search engines.Also, p2p is generally a lot better for finding more obscure singles.

Does it? I use Deluge, now, so I'm out of the loop.I'm also out of the p2p loop, but I never really downloaded single songs, regardless.

[CobaltBlue 662]

I'm also out of the p2p loop, but I never really downloaded single songs, regardless.

I feel less guilty downloading single songs, since I can justify that the artist isn't losing out on an album sale as I would've just gone without. When it's a whole album, I like the idea of "supporting the artist". That said, I think I bought my first CD in a couple years yesterday (random band I saw at a bar).