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Best place to download music legally?

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  • 23-07-2011 3:26pm
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    musicman96
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭


    Am on on the eircom musichub site and its 23 euro for 40 downloads a month-is that a good deal or are there better offers around?


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    joshrogan
    Registered Users Posts: 855 ✭✭✭joshrogan


    I don't know alot of people who download music legally so I can't help you sorry.


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    pragmatic1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,573 ✭✭✭pragmatic1


    You're see through mate.


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    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    musicman96 wrote: »
    Best place to download music legally?
    http://tinyurl.com/3m3hdq5


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    Mindkiller
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,200 ✭✭✭Mindkiller


    If you're looking to buy music legally then I'd always recommend just sticking with physical media. Better sound quality and no DRM.


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    Birneybau
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    After Hours on Boards.ie of course!

    Give me your credit card details and I'll set you up.


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    TheZohanS
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    Do you want to download records or CD's?


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    Chris P. Bacon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭Chris P. Bacon


    iTunes.


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    Kevin Duffy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,439 ✭✭✭Kevin Duffy


    I find my bedroom the best place to download anything.


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    Jesus Wept
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    The radio. The trick is to stop the recording before the DJ starts talking again.


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    Cantona's Collars
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    The-Rigger wrote: »
    The radio. The trick is to stop the recording before the DJ starts talking again.

    Old Skool:):)

    Who downloads legally anyway? Methinks somebody(op) got a warning letter from Eircon.;)


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    After Hours -> Music


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    Mike 1972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,018 ✭✭✭Mike 1972


    I think Amazon do DRM free (although probably watermarked) MP3's Dunno if anyone does FLAC
    The-Rigger wrote: »
    The radio. The trick is to stop the recording before the DJ starts talking again.

    Most of the music they play on the radio nowadays isint worth the price of a blank tape


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    Malice
    Registered Users Posts: 15,065 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    I was about to comment on the utterly useless answers that were being provided until I saw this and realised why they were here...
    biko wrote: »
    After Hours -> Music

    To the thread starter: Check out Jamendo.


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    ctac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭ctac


    Eclub.tv for electronic music and live radio. especially convenient on mobile devices


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    Jerichoholic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,585 ✭✭✭Jerichoholic


    HypeMachine links to the blog that the song you are listening to is on, there's usually an mp3 there for you to download legally.


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    8k2q1gfcz9s5d4
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    Mindkiller wrote: »
    If you're looking to buy music legally then I'd always recommend just sticking with physical media. Better sound quality and no DRM.

    yea, i have to agree. I bought the new foo's album, as i dont actually physically own any of their albums. there is big differnece in the quality


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    Malice
    Registered Users Posts: 15,065 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    Mindkiller wrote: »
    If you're looking to buy music legally then I'd always recommend just sticking with physical media. Better sound quality and no DRM.
    Audio CDs aren't always DRM-free and most people can't tell the difference between audio CD output and MP3s encoded at a decent bit-rate or FLACs.


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    Mindkiller
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    Most people can't tell the difference but is it not better to just have that versatility anyway? I nearly always find CDs to be cheaper than what iTunes and Amazon would price. And I've never encountered a DRM-ed CD. I'm guessing they're extraordinarily rare.

    What do iTunes sell mp3s in anyway? Is it 128kbps?

    edit: nevermind, just checked. Its 256kbs on 'iTunes plus' but if you bought any 128kbs tracks before 2009 you have to pay to remove the DMR and upgrade the bitrate.


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    Malice
    Registered Users Posts: 15,065 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    Mindkiller wrote: »
    Most people can't tell the difference but is it not better to just have that versatility anyway?
    Fair point but for me all I do with any CDs I buy is rip them straight to MP3 anyway so versatility as it might apply to sound quality is immediately trumped by versatility as it applies to being able to stick the songs straight onto an external hard drive, my phone or my MP3 player.
    Mindkiller wrote:
    And I've never encountered a DRM-ed CD. I'm guessing they're extraordinarily rare.
    Far from it although apparently DRM-encumbered CDs haven't been sold since 2007.


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    RandolphEsq
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    Record the music from YouTube videos, or get a programme that will extract the music from the videos for you.


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    Dublin Chick
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    RandolphEsq wrote: »
    Record the music from YouTube videos, or get a programme that will extract the music from the videos for you.

    How do you do this???? Please :)


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    RandolphEsq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,296 ✭✭✭RandolphEsq


    Dublin Chick wrote: »
    How do you do this???? Please :)

    http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/free-dvd-video-software.htm


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