1. 2012-04-23, 11:42 AM #1
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    [Music] Where to Download/Buy Music?

    I'm trying to find where to download/buy music. I got a new computer and lost all my songs. I don't want to use iTunes because the DRM makes you unnable to acess the mp3 folder and only lets you play it through itunes.

    Anyone able to help me out?
  2. 2012-04-23, 11:44 AM #2
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    Try amazon.
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    You can buy music from amazon: http://www.amazon.com/MP3-Music-Down...node=163856011
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    Get Spotify
    You can get a free month trial of Spotify at the mo if you link it to your Facebook account
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    Firefox rip addon and just browse youtube ._.
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  6. 2012-04-23, 05:29 PM #6
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    http://www.amazon.co.uk
    http://www.play.com

    Thats where i get my music from.
    Didnt you back up your music folder? i have three backups (my Laptop, burned to DvD's and on my External Hard drive)
  7. 2012-04-23, 05:37 PM #7
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    Glurp,

    There is no DRM on iTunes Music anymore.
    All iTunes purchases are a Constant 256 bit rate in AAC.

    AAC is a newer and superior format to old MP3.
    AAC is also an open standard.
    All Apple, Microsoft (Windows), WinAmp, etc., hardware & software will play AAC files.
    Last edited by Titheon; 2012-04-23 at 05:39 PM.
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    Got to youtube, look for some awesome songs, and use YouTube to mp3 Converter (i use the website). And yes it's legal.
  9. 2012-04-23, 06:31 PM #9
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    iTunes.

    Btw, thanks for the insight Titheon, I've had no idea of the advantages of AAC.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Titheon View Post
    Glurp,

    There is no DRM on iTunes Music anymore.
    All iTunes purchases are a Constant 256 bit rate in AAC.

    AAC is a newer and superior format to old MP3.
    AAC is also an open standard.
    All Apple, Microsoft (Windows), WinAmp, etc., hardware & software will play AAC files.
    The benefit of MP3 is that it is still far more compatible. The quality of the sound is better on AAC, but most people won't even be able to tell the difference when going back and forth between the two.

    I just know a lot of people still without main stream products, or older products that still do not support AAC.
    Last edited by gnomemonster; 2012-04-23 at 06:39 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Titheon View Post
    Glurp,

    There is no DRM on iTunes Music anymore.
    All iTunes purchases are a Constant 256 bit rate in AAC.

    AAC is a newer and superior format to old MP3.
    AAC is also an open standard.
    All Apple, Microsoft (Windows), WinAmp, etc., hardware & software will play AAC files.
    You make it sound like 256kbps AAC is actually something special. It's still lossy and therefore imperfect. I suggest the OP orders CDs from amazon instead of downloading mp3s. All he has to do is then rip them in a flac/alac format. Sure that might cost a bit more but the trade off is better music quality, in my opinion totally worth it + you still have the CD if you lose your music collection again.
  12. 2012-04-23, 07:07 PM #12
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    Amazon is what worked for me.
  13. 2012-04-23, 07:11 PM #13
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    Amazon, iTunes, and maybe extracting the MP3 from youtube videos. Or you can download torrents via Vuze, Frostwire, or BitTorrent.
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    Quote Originally Posted by elnimrod View Post
    iTunes.

    Btw, thanks for the insight Titheon, I've had no idea of the advantages of AAC.
    np, glad I could help.

    Quote Originally Posted by nektar View Post
    Sure that might cost a bit more but the trade off is better music quality, in my opinion totally worth it + you still have the CD if you lose your music collection again.
    iTunes is one of the best Encoders available (and it's free).
    It will encode in AAC, mp3, etc., including Apple Lossless Format. Which, again, is open source.

    Lastly, if you are concerned about backing-up your music and you don't use any type of back-up software...
    iTunes Match is an option for you.

    All your music will be in iCloud and available at any time.
    Also, even if you have older music encoded at a lower bit rate, it will convert it to 256 bit AAC.
    It doesn't matter where your older music came from, if it is in your library, it will be converted (if available).

    This was very useful to me.
    When hard drives were smaller several years ago, I encoded most of my music I had at the time to 192 bit mp3 with encoding software that is obviously not as good as what is available today.
    Now, most of music is 256 bit AAC from Studio Masters.
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    Unfortunately itunes is not working on Serbia, i have been using mp3caprice.com mp3 site for long time. Also I do not know it is available in all countries...
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    keepvid
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    youtube via mp3 converter and itunes ^^
  18. 2013-08-28, 11:47 AM #18
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    iTunes works for me.
  19. 2013-08-28, 01:53 PM #19
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    I think at this point the OP has long since found a solution.
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