Music downloads?

[RedskinsDave]

Can you all recommend a good site to download music for my iPod? Free is preferable but something cheap works too.

[Santheb]

iTunes. .99 cents a song.

[RedskinsDave]

iTunes. .99 cents a song.

That ain't cheap!!

[Santheb]

Yes it is :/

[CNYSkinFan]

Kazaa is good but you get alot of pop up crap.

[Spence]

The iPod accepts iTunes and your own compact discs. It's not a simple matter to download music from other sites to iPod. It's not what Apple wants you to do.

[CNYSkinFan]

The iPod accepts iTunes and your own compact discs. It's not a simple matter to download music from other sites to iPod. It's not what Apple wants you to do.

that is why I ma glad my phone is a pocket pc and I use Windows Media, I can play anything, except stuff I get from Itunes. So periodically I burn a cd and then rip it into regular mp3s. Itune mp4 files are encoded.

[danny's stogie]

Kazaa is good but you get alot of pop up crap.

Kazaa has caused the death of millions of campus computers. That program is seriously evil. If you download Kazaa you might as go out and resurrect a 1989 MacIntosh because that's about how well your computer will run from then on.

[RedskinsDave]

I thought that I could use any mp3 I had on my computer.....

[Ibleedburgundy]

Kazaa has caused the death of millions of campus computers. That program is seriously evil. If you download Kazaa you might as go out and resurrect a 1989 MacIntosh because that's about how well your computer will run from then on.


been there done that. :banghead:

[Chief Seeway]

I thought that I could use any mp3 I had on my computer.....

Wait, iPod doesn't accept mp3's? Most places online charge 99 cents per song or 9.99 per album.

[hail2skins]

Ipod does accept mp3's but it's native songs are in AAC format. I have plenty of mp3's on my iPod. The issues with mp3's come in with the protected ones but you can look around and find ways of cracking them. You didn't hear that from me though.

[Spence]

The issues with mp3's come in with the protected one but you can look around and find ways of cracking them. You didn't hear that from me though.That's the correct answer. You didn't hear it from me either.

[LATrueRedskin]

Use Limewire. I have tons of mp3's on my iPod. Better be quick before the man shuts that one down as well.

[whistleandthumb]

Steve Jobs is going to save the world from Lucifer (read: Bill Gates), so I'm happy to put 99 cents in his pocket anytime I need a song on the ol' iPod.

iTunes, fuh-evah!

[LadyNRedskinsfan]

Use Limewire. I have tons of mp3's on my iPod. Better be quick before the man shuts that one down as well.
thats what i use too......i used to use kazaa but kazaa is the debil.....:devil2:

[IMALILTEAPOT]

Use Limewire. I have tons of mp3's on my iPod. Better be quick before the man shuts that one down as well.im trying to get an ipod too, how do u put songs on limewire to ur ipod?

[ryflan47]

I thought that I could use any mp3 I had on my computer.....
You can, just drag the file into your itunes.

[IowaSkinsFan]

That ain't cheap!!

Scrooge!

[GibbsRules!]

Limewire is probably the best. I still have Ares and use it occasionally.

[HAWGZHEAD]

Limewire. No pop-ups, and all around good. I usually shut it down though unless I am using it, when someone is uploading a song from me it tends to slow down my computer a little and I can't have that while I am playing poker lol.

[NCskinsfanatic]

Use Limewire. I have tons of mp3's on my iPod. Better be quick before the man shuts that one down as well.
Limewire is all I use also, very few problems , better than kazaa IMO, very extensive library.

[RedskinsVision]

Limewire's great so far. Kazaa killed my last computer. Basically what LA and his Lady said.

[GeneralDisorder]

Use Limewire. I have tons of mp3's on my iPod. Better be quick before the man shuts that one down as well.

Ditto...

[PennSkinsFan]

Limewire or MyNapster

[akhhorus]

bit torrent for me, but for full albums not individual songs.

[IMALILTEAPOT]

i got an ipod nano, and i got a question for people with ipods. it might seem a little silly, but how do i charge my ipod? i plug it into the computer correctly, so thats not the problem. but it seems like its either not charging it or it is using up the battery. i charged it when the little bar on the right corner was green, and now its red. whats going on?

[hail2skins]

i got an ipod nano, and i got a question for people with ipods. it might seem a little silly, but how do i charge my ipod? i plug it into the computer correctly, so thats not the problem. but it seems like its either not charging it or it is using up the battery. i charged it when the little bar on the right corner was green, and now its red. whats going on?Some Ipods charge directly from the computer while others will require a ipod Dock or the appropriate cable.

[smoak]

Limewire. No pop-ups, and all around good. I usually shut it down though unless I am using it, when someone is uploading a song from me it tends to slow down my computer a little and I can't have that while I am playing poker lol.

If you really wanted to be a scrooge you could set your "upload" folder to be empty like I used to do.

[swheeler]

i got an ipod nano, and i got a question for people with ipods. it might seem a little silly, but how do i charge my ipod? i plug it into the computer correctly, so thats not the problem. but it seems like its either not charging it or it is using up the battery. i charged it when the little bar on the right corner was green, and now its red. whats going on?
Make sure you're plugging into a powered USB port on the computer. I know some Windows laptops don't have these, maybe other computers too, so if that's the case you'll need to buy a charger. If you're plugging into a port on a keyboard or some other external device, try using one of the ones actually on the computer, that might solve your problem.

[swheeler]

As for music downloads, one of the nice perks of college is a peer to peer network they can never shut down: if I want a song, I just find a friend who has it and get it from them, thru AIM or just plugging my iPod into their computer.

[Seebs]

Here in France, the hot software is eMule.

[IllinoiSkinFan]

Can you all recommend a good site to download music for my iPod? Free is preferable but something cheap works too.

The site you want is http://www.allofmp3.com/ !!!!!

This site soooo much cheaper then ANYWHERE else!
And they have already been checked out and 100% legal.

[IMALILTEAPOT]

my ipod isnt charging for some reason. i plugged in my usb chord, and it is not charging. the battery doesnt have the lightning bolt when i plug the chord in the computer. and for some reason, it would appear like it is charging, then it just stops. can someone please help me? or do i have to buy a 30 dollar charger for my ipod :(

[PyroGenic]

bit torrent for me, but for full albums not individual songs.

that's fine for the mainstream stuff. Anything obscure will land you jack though ( atleast for me)

[hail2skins]

Here in France, the hot software is eMule.I found this software the other day. Pretty darn good.

[CarMike]

BearShare.com

[Seebs]

I found this software the other day. Pretty darn good.

Yes, you can find a lot, lot of stuff.

[swheeler]

my ipod isnt charging for some reason. i plugged in my usb chord, and it is not charging. the battery doesnt have the lightning bolt when i plug the chord in the computer. and for some reason, it would appear like it is charging, then it just stops. can someone please help me? or do i have to buy a 30 dollar charger for my ipod :(
Didn't you already ask that? And didn't I already answer you?

Also, just FYI, chord=musical notes, not cables.

[RedskinsReaper21]

torrentspy.com for full albums
Direct Connect (DC++) for any everything else - it's stable and has no ads. You have to forward a port on your router though if you have one.

[IllinoiSkinFan]

BearShare.com
No offense bearshare is not that great of a program anymore.
The RIAA watches too closley and there is soo many fake/infected files.

I do like Emule, Edonkey2000, limewire, straight bit torrent, and even gnutella(or however you spell it)

But again for cheap, legal music.. http://www.allofmp3.com/ it is a Russian site that has all sorts of music. New and old and the music costs two cents per megabyte. The standard song is about 5-10 cents each!
This place is crazy cheap and if it were in the USA it would be illegal. However it is in Russian then they have different laws there. The RIAA tried to get it shut down and failed. So the place is legit. (or at least for now :)

[danny's stogie]

No offense bearshare is not that great of a program anymore.
The RIAA watches too closley and there is soo many fake/infected files.

I do like Emule, Edonkey2000, limewire, straight bit torrent, and even gnutella(or however you spell it)

But again for cheap, legal music.. http://www.allofmp3.com/ it is a Russian site that has all sorts of music. New and old and the music costs two cents per megabyte. The standard song is about 5-10 cents each!
This place is crazy cheap and if it were in the USA it would be illegal. However it is in Russian then they have different laws there. The RIAA tried to get it shut down and failed. So the place is legit. (or at least for now :)

I remember you talking about this site and now that I'm one of the many IPodPeople I was wondering if they have any sort of encoding or restrictions or something that would make the songs you download off this site not work in an Ipod, you know, Apple being a crafty monopolist and all? I actually read through most of the terms and conditions and it seems legit, viva Putin!

Also, I agree with Dave. 99 cents a song = expensive, especially when you know that if you take the time you can find the songs for free elsewhere. 99 cents adds up in the end.

[SpicyMcHaggis]

Guys, Emule is the way to go. Trust me.

[danny's stogie]

Guys, Emule is the way to go. Trust me.

Trying to avoid the illegal stuff until I get around to fixing my laptop. Also, when they're selling albums for roughly 1.50 a pop it's better than trying to piece together a full album on Limewire.

[SpicyMcHaggis]

Trying to avoid the illegal stuff until I get around to fixing my laptop. Also, when they're selling albums for roughly 1.50 a pop it's better than trying to piece together a full album on Limewire.
Emule isn't illegal....

[danny's stogie]

I remember you talking about this site and now that I'm one of the many IPodPeople I was wondering if they have any sort of encoding or restrictions or something that would make the songs you download off this site not work in an Ipod, you know, Apple being a crafty monopolist and all? I actually read through most of the terms and conditions and it seems legit, viva Putin!

Also, I agree with Dave. 99 cents a song = expensive, especially when you know that if you take the time you can find the songs for free elsewhere. 99 cents adds up in the end.

Just gave it a shot...works A-Ok so far. $1.50 for an album vs. .99 cents a song. Good deal for me. When my credit card bill has 1000 dollars worth of liquer from a place in Ulan Ude I'll spread the warning.