Anthrax live bootlegs
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I Don't Die
Soldier Of Metal
jdelpi
Imported Killer
Justin, when you get shows from there, what format do you do? I have been there a few times and registered, but have not gone any farther. I don't know much about the different formats and it seems kind of complex.
Scott
Scott
I have 3 john bush shoes,and one beladonna,I might be willing to trade,I have lots of other bands also.
Let me know which trax you have.I live in the us so us traders only.
gatomike26@hotmail.com
Let me know which trax you have.I live in the us so us traders only.
gatomike26@hotmail.com
jdelpi
Imported Killer
here's a rundown of the 3 most popular formats used for online trading. all 3 are "lossless", meaning when the files are created from the original source they are compressed with absolutely no signal or quality loss. so when you download a show in any of these formats and back up the files or record it to audio cd your copy is an exact clone of the original files.SCott308 said:
1) shorten, or shn files, are most popular because the format has been around the longest. generally these files are about 30-50% smaller than the original source files. when you create these you'll also get a what's called a checksum file which has the extension *.md5. these files are used to check the integrity of the downloaded files to make sure there were no lost bits of data during transfer so you'll be sure to have a 100% complete copy. the best resource for info on shn files is www.etree.org. here you can also find tons of info and trading lists for "taper friendly" bands. most are jam bands, but if you're into that then you'll be very happy you found this site.
2) flac, which stands for free lossless audio codec, always have the extension *.flac. this is the second most popular format. the good thing about flac is that it's usually compressed a little more than shn. the only negative is that whn encoding flac it does not automatically generate a checksum file like shn. the way to solve this is to download a program called md5summer here http://www.md5summer.org/. this can be used for any type of files to create a checksum. the official site for flac is http://flac.sourceforge.net/.
3) monkey's audio, or *.ape files. compression wise these fall in somewhere between shn and flac. the format is just as good as the other two. it's just not used as much. the official home page is http://www.monkeysaudio.com/.
i've used all 3 formats and find flac to be my favorite. it's quick and doesn't take up much cpu power and with the flac plugin for nero you can burn audio discs straight from the compressed files. i started backing up all my audio stuff to dvd in flac or shn and can easily fit a bunch of shows on a single disc. if you're still using cd-r you can often put a disc show on one cd-r.
www.sharingthegroove.org is the site you guys are talking about to download live shows in these formats. the site is free, but you'll need to register to get full access to all the forums. this site and others utilize a file sharing program called bit torrent. you can find the official homepage here http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/. it's a very small program that uses the idea of peer 2 peer software and just alters it a little. it's become very popular and i've gotten tons of stuff with this method.
hope this all helps.
there's one imprtant thing to note. exact audio copy is the main program 99% of these people use for extracting from a cd. if you use this you need to make sure you go to the eac official site www.exactaudiocopy.de and read the tips on setting all the options like error correction and read/write offset. this ensures that the iformation you pull off the disc will be perfect.SCott308 said:
mrthrax
riffer madness
it sounds like a cool trading place,are people share friendly or do they want blood before they give u shows lol,i use soulseek which is quite good for concerts and stuff,most people will let u dl if u ask but some people are really anal about sharing!
jdelpi
Imported Killer
Overall very cool about it. I've got tons of Rush, Van Halen, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, and Judas Priest there. I've also gotten some Anthrax, Metallica, Slayer and some others there. Some newer metal bands get posted on there. (I've seen Killswitch Engage, In Flames, etc.) Sometimes much lesser known metal bands get posted there as well. I've seen Metal Church and Sanctuary on there.mrthrax said:
