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does anyone actually pay to download music?

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  • #32
    brummytom
    Registered Users Posts: 10,572 ✭✭✭✭brummytom


    fouga wrote: »
    What, thats no help.....:confused:
    Go to your 'My Music' folder or wherever the songs are, right-click, 'Open with -> Itunes', drag them down to the left hand side where it says 'My iPod'. It honestly couldn't be more easy.


  • #33
    endacl
    Registered Users Posts: 22,221 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    No. I don't pay to download. Over the years is spent silly money buying 1000's of albums on vinyl, then cd's. Feel no guilt downloading an album I've already paid for. Now, if I want something new, I'll get the vinyl. Putting on music still retains some 'ritual'. Most albums come with a code for a free dl. If they dont, sometimes I'm cheeky and grab it anyway. No different from when I used to tape a copy for the car. I'd be embarrassed to add up an estimate of what I've paid over the years for music. Won't 'buy an album' in mp3 format. Will chuck it on in the car as an mp3, but if I'm listening at home, I want quality.


  • #34
    adam88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,599 ✭✭✭adam88


    I'm using YouTube converter. Just simply find the song on YouTube then copy the link and away you go you have to drag the file over alright but all in all you've the song on your iPod within 7-8 mind. I think this works well for me as quality is good enough. Am I creating work for myself by doing this


  • #35
    endacl
    Registered Users Posts: 22,221 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    fouga wrote: »


    What, thats no help.....:confused:
    File>import track, or file>import folder.

    Simple.


  • #36
    maximoose
    Registered Users Posts: 9,196 ✭✭✭maximoose


    Frostwire? Pffft that's so old. Napster is where it's at.


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  • #37
    endacl
    Registered Users Posts: 22,221 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    adam88 wrote: »
    I'm using YouTube converter. Just simply find the song on YouTube then copy the link and away you go you have to drag the file over alright but all in all you've the song on your iPod within 7-8 mind. I think this works well for me as quality is good enough. Am I creating work for myself by doing this
    Yes. And the quality will be crap.


  • #38
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 20,929 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    MadYaker wrote: »
    Depends. If its some new relatively unknown band I will buy their stuff to support them, but if its some well established bands who are already minted I will just steal it from the interwebs.
    do you check their accounts to see if they are minted or do you guess? Or is ti only pre 1990 bands?


  • #39
    Custardpi
    Registered Users Posts: 2,807 ✭✭✭Custardpi


    CRM Ireland wrote: »
    If you download FLAC versions of music, the quality will be exceptional. When searching just add "FLAC" to the album title, or choose it in the list of results.

    The file sizes are huge though so not really suitable for portable devices with very limited storage. Plus in a typical portable environment (noisy DART, etc) I doubt if you'd tell the difference between them & 320kbps mp3s. In addition, if (unlike me) you're an Apple gimp user you won't be able to play them on your iPod but will have to convert them. For home use with a decent system they're pretty good though.


  • #40
    fouga
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭fouga


    endacl wrote: »
    File>import track, or file>import folder.

    Simple.

    ha ok must be my Ipod thats fecked, it wants to format the drive for some reason every time I plug it into my laptop. I thought that was something to do with putting Illegal music on it...woops


  • #41
    Maximus Alexander
    Registered Users Posts: 13,080 ✭✭✭✭Maximus Alexander


    Yes lots of people pay for music.


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  • #42
    Custardpi
    Registered Users Posts: 2,807 ✭✭✭Custardpi


    endacl wrote: »
    Yes. And the quality will be crap.

    In fairness if he's using that method to get his music he's probably also using the earbuds that came free with his iPod, so he wouldn't be able to notice any difference in quality anyway.


  • #43
    Lenin Skynard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,970 ✭✭✭Lenin Skynard


    I use kat.ph or the pirate bay for mine. Does that make me some sort of out-of-touch grandad?


  • #44
    adam88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,599 ✭✭✭adam88


    OSI wrote: »

    lol, 7-8 minutes per track?

    I'd have the entire discography of most artists in that kinda time.

    Well a lot of that time is do to crappy download speeds. I think quality is good enough


  • #45
    endacl
    Registered Users Posts: 22,221 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    adam88 wrote: »

    Well a lot of that time is do to crappy download speeds. I think quality is good enough
    Well, if you're happy with it... Try an A/B test with a legal mp3 of the same track. Then try it against a cd copy. If you have access, try vinyl. If you're still happy, bin the ipod earbuds and try again.


  • #46
    CuppaCocoa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,858 ✭✭✭CuppaCocoa


    Jmccoy1 wrote: »
    2012 called and said Spotify is now available in Ireland.

    €1 per track to download? :eek: I'll stick to the Russian sites thanks!


  • #47
    davet82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭davet82


    paying for music?

    isn't that what they use to do in the olden days?


  • #48
    CuppaCocoa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,858 ✭✭✭CuppaCocoa


    OSI wrote: »
    Or you could just stream it from Spotify for free.. Just saying.

    :o don't know how to do that! Can I save it to iTunes?


  • #49
    endacl
    Registered Users Posts: 22,221 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    lilybarlean wrote: »

    :o don't know how to do that! Can I save it to iTunes?
    Oh, lord...

    Is everybody's Google machine broken?!?


  • #50
    Dodge
    Registered Users Posts: 10,144 ✭✭✭✭Dodge


    endacl wrote: »
    Oh, lord...

    Is everybody's Google machine broken?!?

    Lets check


  • #51
    CruelCoin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,468 ✭✭✭CruelCoin


    1: copy link from youtube and paste here: http://www.youtube-mp3.org/
    2: Press convert video button
    3: ???
    4: Profit!


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  • #52
    RainMaker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 459 ✭✭RainMaker


    endacl wrote: »
    It used to be play+record! Technology sure do be moving' on! I'll never catch up....

    :-)

    Play+Record+Pause !

    The un-pause when the DJ stops talking!! :D


  • #53
    Momento Mori
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Momento Mori


    Yeah, use Frostwire if you want your PC to fall apart in a few months.

    Keepvid. Use it.


  • #54
    MaxSteele
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭MaxSteele


    Why would I pay :pac: for music when I have Youtube converter ?


  • #55
    garra
    Registered Users Posts: 2,948 ✭✭✭garra


    Nah I dont pay for downloaded music, i support bands through gig attendance. The odd time I will buy an album from a small-time /obscure artist, which has as much to do with not being able to download their work as any altruistic reasons.


  • #56
    666irishguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 469 ✭✭666irishguy


    I'd buy the CD in a shop if I was fan or it was a new band. I've downloaded a few back catalogues without paying and I'm not ashamed to admit it. Record companies should just come out and admit that the reason they are squirming about downloading is the fact that nobody is going to buy the hugely overpriced back catalogues of the likes of The Beatles or Zeppelin if they are for free.


  • #57
    Spiritual
    Closed Accounts Posts: 491 ✭✭Spiritual


    I pay for music downloads. I believe in getting paid for my work, why should I deny others the right to earn from their work.


  • #58
    BillyMitchel
    Registered Users Posts: 3,324 ✭✭✭BillyMitchel


    I have paid for it every single time over the course of maybe the last 4 years. Used to download illegally a lot when limewire was about but since iTunes is just a click away on my iPod i just use that..

    Simplez


  • #59
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 20,929 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    lots of people saying they buy "new bands"....strange how new bands are selling f*ck all then!


  • #60
    Sorcha16
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 343 ✭✭Sorcha16


    SunnyDub1 wrote: »
    My bother however has thousands of songs on his ipod and has purchased them all from itunes :rolleyes:

    Am I some sort of idiot for also being one of those people? :confused:


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  • #61
    seven_eleven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,558 ✭✭✭seven_eleven


    hahahaha! using itunes? what a terrible experience.


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