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Music downloads.
zetec - 14/11/04 at 08:15 AM

Real newbie question...

Just got broadband and looking to download some music. Any suggestions for good sites. Also is there any charge? Call me suspicious but seems too good to be true to be able to get tracks for free.

Cheers....

JoelP - 14/11/04 at 09:08 AM

i stopped doing this a while ago, but yes, there are many different sites that you can get free music from. most of the free ones are sites where you share tracks with other users. these sometimes, in my experience, arent very good quality tracks. i stopped using kazaa cos the tracks all came down jumbled. there was a thread recently where sites were discussed.

radio 1 also operate a download service i believe, for a small fee.

off to find that old thread anyway.

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=13919

here we go.

[Edited on 14/11/04 by JoelP]

zilspeed - 14/11/04 at 09:48 AM

e-mule is said to be usefull for that sort of thing.....
All the files have a digital signature embedded in them, so no matter the file name, the system recognises all the identical files and brings in chunks from all the different sources.
Allegedly.

Hellfire - 14/11/04 at 10:31 AM

Apparently:

http://www.torrentazos.com
is very, very good. Good quality albums complete with covers. But I wouldn't know...

http://www.suprnova.org - not .com
is also good.

Sometimes the dreaded PRON pops up - but not if you use firefox allegedly.

It is a Spanish site from what I can see - but I guess it works. Maybe...

NAPSTER is good also and now legal - so I guess it is a pay site now.

Remember to arm yourself with as much up to date VIRUS software and firewall capabilities as possible to prevent (not stop) hackers and the like.

[Edited on 14-11-04 by Hellfire]

ChrisW - 14/11/04 at 02:12 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Remember to arm yourself with as much up to date VIRUS software and firewall capabilities as possible to prevent (not stop) hackers and the like.


Virus checkers only protect from viruses. Firewalls protect from hackers, although 99% of the 'firewalls' you can install on Windows are a waste of time. If you're using broadband, do yourself a favour and get a router. By the nature of the way they function (a trick called network address translation, or NAT) they will provide all the firewall security you need.

Cheers, Chris

zetec - 14/11/04 at 05:19 PM

Got a BT wireless router and hopefully locked it against outside use. Thanks for the tips.

splitrivet - 15/11/04 at 10:27 AM

Try shareaza,go to www.cnet.com and search for shareaza, download the software and launch it,all the music/movies/smut etc you could wish for and it aint full of spyware like kazaa.

Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Bob

Benzine - 22/11/04 at 06:42 PM

I rarely download music since I can never find the music i like online so i have to buy it but when i do i use DC++ and www.hublist.org to find relavent hubs (ie prog rock, metal etc)