Where do you get your MP3's?

[Terry Monk]

Does anyone have a suggestion on a free (legal) download site?
If not, where could I find one that is fee for song? I don't want to have to pay a monthly subscription fee. Just pay for my one song and be done.

Thanks.

[Frank.S]

Limewire mostly..

Or just steal from peoples various open wireless signals.

[Kevin Larrabee]

I think he said Legal.

[castufari]

Originally Posted by Kevin Larrabee

I think he said Legal.

Yes Mr Moderator.

gym, iTunes will have free music sometimes, they have "monthly picks" or "new artists" that they'll drop a tune from. Download.com has a lot of free music, either indie bands that are new or some old stuff that isn't selling - you're probably not going to get your Britney or Paris fix from here.

eMusic is pretty good, it's 15.00 or so bucks/mo. Myself I just ripped all of my CDs onto my Mac then bought a subscription to XM. Best investment I've ever made.

[Cynic]

I rip them from my CDs 99% of the time.

I buy "Best of..." when I can find them and rip away. Find a good CD ripper with error correction, adjustable VBR and can set the minimum Khz and you're set. I use CDex (it's free).

For those occasions when a song I like isn't on a "Best Of...," I buy the single.

[AF-Temp]

I rip them from my own CDs too. If I want to buy a song, I usually just go through iTunes since that's what I use to play my mp3s anyways. It's usually only 99 cents a song.

[chris_f]

http://webjay.com

[JavaJunkie]

i use itunes and really like it

[Terry Monk]

Yeah, I'm ripping from my cd's too, but on the occasion when I don't already have a single that's kind of what I'm looking for.
Thanks everyone.

[Frank.S]

Move to canada.. File sharing is still more or less legal.

[Keith S.]

gymrat,

your LEGAL options include:

1. ripping from CDs
2. buying via iTunes or other websites like iTunes, such as this one
3. go on MySpace.com a lot of artists put certain tracks available to download on their pages -- just look where you add it to your profile, sometimes they let you download

enjoy!

[Terry Monk]

Thanks Keith.

I got iTunes but damn it all, I have a Palm Pilot that plays my mp3's and they format iTunes uses is m4p. I can't convert it over to Realplayer which is the only thing that my Palm recognizes. Shit.

I have used this site (http://www.mp3raid.com/) but I'm very, very leery of it. I only got a couple songs, but I'm not confident in using it all that much.
Anyone with advice?

[Lost Dog]

Originally Posted by gymrat

Thanks Keith.

I got iTunes but damn it all, I have a Palm Pilot that plays my mp3's and they format iTunes uses is m4p. I can't convert it over to Realplayer which is the only thing that my Palm recognizes. Shit.

I have used this site (http://www.mp3raid.com/) but I'm very, very leery of it. I only got a couple songs, but I'm not confident in using it all that much.
Anyone with advice?

I'm sure there's an easier way, but every once in a while, I get a coupon or something from iTunes. I burn them onto a CD-RW, then RIP them back to WMA or MP3 (for your Palm). I'm sure you lose something in the translation, but I'm not a audiophile, especially for gym time.

[Cynic]

Originally Posted by gymrat

I got iTunes but damn it all, I have a Palm Pilot that plays my mp3's and they format iTunes uses is m4p. I can't convert it over to Realplayer which is the only thing that my Palm recognizes. Shit.

Terry, try this:

http://www.imtoo.com/downloads/wma-mp3-converter.exe

[fitzy21]

www.archive.org has a bunch of free live music for download

http://www.archive.org/details/etree - should bring you to the live music archive

[LisaS]

I use music match - I happen to subscribe but I think you can buy songs w/out subscribing.