What do you use to download music?
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ShaneBarnes1982
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xenophobe
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Ebay, or my wallet and truck to go to Rasputins or Tower Records.
I don't download songs. I probably should with how much I spend on CDs, but I'd rather have the CD, the artwork, the lyrics and everything else the band would wish to present with their tunes.
If I were to download stuff I like, I'd buy the CD's anyways.
Support Metal... PAY for the music.
Just my opinion...
I don't download songs. I probably should with how much I spend on CDs, but I'd rather have the CD, the artwork, the lyrics and everything else the band would wish to present with their tunes.
If I were to download stuff I like, I'd buy the CD's anyways.
Support Metal... PAY for the music.
Just my opinion...
I like to download to check out new bands then if I like it I go to the CD store or EBAY.
I was using AG till that went under.
I mostly use WinMX but cant find shit or the users log off before my song finishes.
What other proggies exisist that are kinda like AudioGalaxy ??
I was using AG till that went under.
I mostly use WinMX but cant find shit or the users log off before my song finishes.
What other proggies exisist that are kinda like AudioGalaxy ??
Xenophobe: With only a couple of exceptations, I refuse to buy blind. I also refuse to buy a second copy of the album to get bonus tracks, and live Mp3s are very rarely on disc.
I do support metal, but never would of if it hadn't been for Audiogalaxy...
At the moment, I'm thinking of giving XoloX a try
I do support metal, but never would of if it hadn't been for Audiogalaxy...
At the moment, I'm thinking of giving XoloX a try
Forlorn
Member
You guys could try my FTP 
Its fast...Got a lot of new and old releases. I have some good sources in the music world (ok friends on #mp3_metal)
eMail would be the best way to contact me or by iCQ
iCQ: 51698162
I ONLY GIVE ACCESS TO FAST USERS!
Its fast...Got a lot of new and old releases. I have some good sources in the music world (ok friends on #mp3_metal)eMail would be the best way to contact me or by iCQ
iCQ: 51698162
I ONLY GIVE ACCESS TO FAST USERS!
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A role model to mankind:
I'm a vinyl freak as I think the sound on vinyl is better than on cd and I think the sound on cd is better than mp3, so I'll always try to find it on vinyl. If I can't find it on vinyl (or if it's only available on cd or if the price excedes my maximum limit) I'll buy it on cd. I'm a little on the same side as Xenophobe. I want to be able to hold the music in my hand instead of some file on the computer. I know that it's the music it all comes down to, but I think it's the little things that make up the big picture. If I download a song and I think it sucks I'll delete it. If I like the song, I'll go look for the record.
I don't believe that shit with "Record companies don't loose money anyway". If people download the song/album instead of buying the record, how can the record company avoid loosing money? My big brother is a bit of a computer nerd and I don't think he has bought a cd since he discovered there was something called the internet and mp3's. Before that he bought cd's. James Brown, De La Soul, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Sinatra and so on. Now he just downloads all the time! When my mother had a cd on her wishlist for her birthday, he said "Why not just download it and burn it onto a cd-rom?"!!??
Of course his point in that you may not wanna spend 150 Kroner (aprox. $19.50 - average cd price in Denmark) on a cd where you only like one song, but then there's also something called SINGLES!!! Besides that there's also second hand stores. I for instance wanted "Forgiven, not forgotten" by the Corrs, because of their song "Toss the feathers" and I found it in a second hand shop for 45 Kroner (aprox. $5.8), which is about 1/3 of the original price! On top of that I learned that the song "Closer" on that cd also was good!
To stop people downloading mp3's I think the record companies and bands should do something too. A band like Empyrium is great at this point. I found out they had released a new album ("Where at night the woodgrouse plays") around the time of it's release and I didn't want to go buy without hearing it first, so I visited their website and you were able to download three of four songs from the record in mp3 format. The songs were about 2 min. I think and they were in that 32kps instead of 128. Downloading was faster and after hearing that I wanted to get the album. If bands and record companies started doing this I don't think that many would download (maybe!). On Joe Satriani's website it's the same thing, although the clips are a bit short, but you can hear them in realaudio, Windows media and mp3.
I gotta go eat now, so I can't comment more on this.
I don't believe that shit with "Record companies don't loose money anyway". If people download the song/album instead of buying the record, how can the record company avoid loosing money? My big brother is a bit of a computer nerd and I don't think he has bought a cd since he discovered there was something called the internet and mp3's. Before that he bought cd's. James Brown, De La Soul, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Sinatra and so on. Now he just downloads all the time! When my mother had a cd on her wishlist for her birthday, he said "Why not just download it and burn it onto a cd-rom?"!!??
Of course his point in that you may not wanna spend 150 Kroner (aprox. $19.50 - average cd price in Denmark) on a cd where you only like one song, but then there's also something called SINGLES!!! Besides that there's also second hand stores. I for instance wanted "Forgiven, not forgotten" by the Corrs, because of their song "Toss the feathers" and I found it in a second hand shop for 45 Kroner (aprox. $5.8), which is about 1/3 of the original price! On top of that I learned that the song "Closer" on that cd also was good!
To stop people downloading mp3's I think the record companies and bands should do something too. A band like Empyrium is great at this point. I found out they had released a new album ("Where at night the woodgrouse plays") around the time of it's release and I didn't want to go buy without hearing it first, so I visited their website and you were able to download three of four songs from the record in mp3 format. The songs were about 2 min. I think and they were in that 32kps instead of 128. Downloading was faster and after hearing that I wanted to get the album. If bands and record companies started doing this I don't think that many would download (maybe!). On Joe Satriani's website it's the same thing, although the clips are a bit short, but you can hear them in realaudio, Windows media and mp3.
I gotta go eat now, so I can't comment more on this.
AngelWitch73
Member
I´ve tried on IRC but it is always too slow. I have DSL but it is still slower than when I downloaded some things from Audiogalaxy. FTPs are the best way to go...
Forlorn
Member
Nothing but a good old ftp client, LeechFTP. When you've got good sources, you don't need anything else. Been trading metal mp3's for 3 years now and completely skipped over all the swapping programs, Napster, AudioGalaxy, Morpheus, etc. Haven't needed 'em.
ShaneBarnes1982
Metal Maniac
For everyone commenting on how they dont download, they just buy albums... I download a track or two from a band I hear about, if I like it enough, i'll go out and order the album if possible. It irritates me to no end when people say they dont buy cd's anymore because of the internet. Cheap bastards.
who the fuck said that here? I just bought 6 CDs about 5 minutes ago from things I've downloaded. I buy everything I enjoy, and I know most other people here do, too. Quit prejudging people.
Forlorn
Member
xenophobe
Active Member
I hate buying blindly too.
Honestly just giving everyone a hard time. I'm just too lazy to download mp3s...
It's much easier and more fun to buy it off ebay or going to the store.
You wouldn't believe how many CD's I've bought because I've discovered the band by downloading their mp3's. I've also saved a lot of money too, not buying an album that I wanted because it turned out to be crap!
Downloading is a good thing I think for metal, it gives bands worldwide exposure and distribution that's hard to get otherwise. It does suck when people just settle for the ripped version though.
Downloading is a good thing I think for metal, it gives bands worldwide exposure and distribution that's hard to get otherwise. It does suck when people just settle for the ripped version though.
