How do you get your music?

[BengalDuck]

If you purchase it, is it from ITMS? Actual CD's?

If you download, where from?


I personally use a little bit of both. I download from soulseek most of the group rips which come out in advance of the albums. if the album is good, I'll usually purchase it (a real copy from Target or somewhere). I've bought one thing off the ITMS in my life - the Thriller music video - just to test my Video iPod when I first got it.

[c-Row]

Preferably CDs from the local shops or all over the internet. For single tracks, I try to buy them from Beatport (WAV quality, wohoo!). If they are not available there, I pick up the actual single or 12". I only downloaded two tracks from iTMS so far.

If something isn't available at all, I search for it on Soulseek. However, I am more than happy to replace the mp3 with a physical copy if I can find one at a reasonable price (Planet Funk's second album for example is a) not available outside Italy, and b) extremely expensive to import).

[Killyp]

All CD and Vinyl baby!

Mostly CD though, I like to be able to put it on my iPod.

I buy all my CDs and Vinyls from the two local Fopp stores and a small, local record store called Drop records. Great place, got a rare Bob Marley CD there on Saturday...

[emotion]

Almost all my music (about £60 a weeks worth) is bought on vinyl, from small independent record shops (PiccadillyRecords.co.uk, Vinylunderground.co.uk). I also DJ digitally (Ableton Live) so I record it all into my computer too, I prefer my own recordings to the way things are mastered to CD/digital.

I've toyed recently with digital downloads and it just isn't quite the same as having a piece of vinyl in front of me. I know this makes me a bit of a fogey but there ya go.

[MattG]

CDs and iTMS, depends on what it is and how soon I want it :-)

Sometimes I'll get frustrated because I can't find what I want locally, and don't want to bother with mail order...so I'll get it through iTunes. Then again, every so often I'll go on an Amazon CD-buying spree and order a whole bunch at once. Depends :)

[OwlsAndApples]

All CD and Vinyl baby!

Mostly CD though, I like to be able to put it on my iPod.

I buy all my CDs and Vinyls from the two local Fopp stores and a small, local record store called Drop records. Great place, got a rare Bob Marley CD there on Saturday...

Same with me! I love Fopp, nearest one is in Tottenham Court though...and my local vinyl shop (Plastic Records Co) just shut down :mad: no more rare test icicles etc.
I don't like downloading, I love having a CD and CD collection, iTunes coverflow just can't replace it...:(

[Killyp]

Same with me! I love Fopp, nearest one is in Tottenham Court though...and my local vinyl shop (Plastic Records Co) just shut down :mad: no more rare test icicles etc.
I don't like downloading, I love having a CD and CD collection, iTunes coverflow just can't replace it...:(

Ah I used to love Tottenham Court Road. Full of hifi stores, I went up there (live in Bath) with my dad on my 11th birthday to get my first proper hifi speakers. It was great! Not the same any more, no proper hifi stores...

[dextertangocci]

Only the ITS:)

I've spent over $400 dollars there in 2 months:)

[calculus]

CDs and mostly from Amazon. I'll sometimes have a splurge in a real shop though. I buy the odd track from iTunes store but not often. I prefer to get all the packaging and in any case these days it's often as cheap to get the CD.

[OwlsAndApples]

Ah I used to love Tottenham Court Road. Full of hifi stores, I went up there (live in Bath) with my dad on my 11th birthday to get my first proper hifi speakers. It was great! Not the same any more, no proper hifi stores...

HiFi shops here in herts? hmmm...there's not even a cinema...

Only the ITS:)

I've spent over $400 dollars there in 2 months:)

That's Amazing! ITS doesn't have much of the stuff I really want: Blur, Radiohead...Luckily I already have most Beatles stuff. Although it does have the Graham Coxon back catalogue so I'm happy!

[MacRumorUser]

All CD bar 2 iTMS albums, but was appauled by their 128kb crappiness, so i went out and bought them again on CD.

I like having the artwork - it's as much a part of the album as a whole as the music is.

[GimmeSlack12]

I usually buy all my music from a local store. And I am known to use 'alternative' methods of getting music as well. Fill in the blanks however you wish.

[Cassie]

I use Frostwire (LimeWire, but cooler looking :cool: ) However, recently, My internet provider blocked all downloading software (Lousy no good sons of ..) So I use iTMS for most of my purchaseing now.

[clayj]

CDs, which I then rip for computer and iPod use.

[bowzer]

vinyl, and only vinyl for me... order it online and through a local record distributor. probably $200-300 a month. I have 12 crates of records (~100 a crate)

[true777]

Limewire.

[bursty]

Torrents

[dextertangocci]

Limewire.

:eek: The RIAA are on their way, with 20 armed police cars, helicopters etc:D

Post 1000... Yay:D

[gloss]

I do most of my buying on Amazon, in fits and starts. I'll occasionally download or borrow an album from a friend, but if I like it it gets added to my 'to buy' queue.

[miTunes75]

If it's a popular album on recent release, I'll shop at various places online ie best buy, wal-mart, circuit city .... then go wherever is cheaper. These stores only only a couple blocks from one another, so it's not like I'm wasting gas going to a further place to get it 1 or 2 bux cheaper.

I ebay quite a bit and run to the local cd/vinyl/vhs/dvd/laserdisc store when I get a chance. It's a mom/pop place. It's VERY large, and VERY reasonable on all items. Unfortunately, this place is aobut 25 miles from my place, so I don't get out there as often as I would like.

[Reaver]

I get my music from CD's and I download some and when my father passed I inherited his vinyl collection of some 1,400 albums and .45's some dating back to the late 60's.

[FadeToBlack]

All CD's for me, usually purchased from Amazon or eBay. Occasionally, I'll get one from Wal Mart. Believe it or not, we don't have a record store within like 70 miles of here. One of the disadvantages of living in a really small town.

[demajr]

Cd's and vinyl. Almost all used. I try as hard as possible to make sure the RIAA get nothing from me. I make my own MP3s from the records. Like someone posted before, I like the sound of mine better.
If I want to support a band, I will go see them live and buy stuff at the show.

[Shadow]

CDs, and GoMusic (http://www.gomusic.ru).

[Veritas&Equitas]

Limewire, Acquisition, and torrents FTW!

[psychofreak]

Library: 2000 songs
CDs: Around 1800
iTS: About 100
Acqlite: Around 100

[Grakkle]

I buy CDs or download equally - but my prefered method is bumming CDs off friends and ripping them. Shh! Don't tell anyone I said that!;)

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

How I get my music?

CDs.

Mostly borrowed at my local public library.

You gotta love Norwegian copyright laws... :D

[Grakkle]

How I get my music?

CDs.

Mostly borrowed at my local public library.

You gotta love Norwegian copyright laws... :D

Right on! I do that too...it's great not being an American.:p

[imacintel]

LimeWire and iTMS. Sure it may be pissing off the artists who don't get squat for it, but its so damn convenint! :D

[gekko513]

Recently it's been iTunes Store exclusively.

[tominated]

make a poll 4 this!
btw:iTS

[vectormasked]

I have not bought a single cd in like 4 years because of the ridiculous prices and the crap that's out there. Once the record companies start distributing good music from real acts and real musicians, I will start buying music again.

I've been listening to the same stuff and same bands since like 14 years ago. I have mp3's of every cd I own, plus whatever I can get from friends and take advantage of the free mp3 downloads I can find on the net.


and no, I have never used a torrent software nor limewire :rolleyes:

[kristiano]

AllOfMp3
iTMS Australia
CDs

[Dagless]

All digital now, I converted all my old CD's and my folks for some jolly music times.

BUT recently I've found myself listening to classic Amiga music. Been converting .mods into AAC. Got the Lemmings 2 soundtrack on now :D Turrican is next.

[howard]

mostly cds, some vinyl. about 120 songs from itms, 90% of which have been bought with gift certificates/freebies.

I mostly support the local cd shops. I buy probably the equivalent of 1 cd per month.

I will also download random freebies that artists and online sites put out for promotion. In fact thats basically my "radio" and how I find new stuff.

[Jovian9]

Mostly I buy cd's. I either order from Amazon or hit up the local independent music stores here in town (we have lots of them).
Occassionally I will buy from ITMS and emusic.com .

[Sirus The Virus]

I regularly go to music stores and buy CD's and vinyl. You can't beat going into a local record store where they know you by name, and make recommendations, thats something that can and will never be replaced. I mostly buy vinyl,.

[ieani]

I get my music off Oink or from Friends. I also use message boards and blogs to get leaked albums, which anymore is mostly what Im getting.

[tk421]

How I get my music?

CDs.

Mostly borrowed at my local public library.

You gotta love Norwegian copyright laws... :D

Right on! I do that too...it's great not being an American.:p

You mean it's legal to copy music from the library in your respective nations? So isn't it legal to copy music from friends as well? What's the difference?

I used to get a lot of stuff from the public library, just to check it out. If I liked it, I bought it later.

I get my music from CD (Amazon.com usually) and from iTunes and eMusic. I love iTunes, but if you like independent stuff, I would highly recommend eMusic.

[dogbone]

I've ripped all my CD's and I now only buy from allofmp3.com and a bit of acquisition. I signed up for the itunes music store but so far they haven't had a single item that I've wanted. Whereas allofmp3 has had almost everything

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

You mean it's legal to copy music from the library in your respective nations? So isn't it legal to copy music from friends as well? What's the difference?No difference really, you can copy music and films (but not computer software) from "your immediate" friends and family, so you cannot just get a CD from any acquaintance, it has to be someone fairly close. Also, any CDs/DVDs you've obtained legally elsewhere (library, rental, bought) are allowed to rip/copy. :)

So, every now and then I do lend a CD or two from friends, but since my taste and that of my friend and family aren't always compatible, well, I get most of my music from the library...

[emotion]

I've ripped all my CD's and I now only buy from allofmp3.com and a bit of acquisition. I signed up for the itunes music store but so far they haven't had a single item that I've wanted. Whereas allofmp3 has had almost everything


allofmp3 are pirates, you just gave them money. you'll need to be paying the UMG tax then.

[DejaVuYou]

iTunes music store is convenient, and inexpensive. but the conditions put on the music are intolerable. i buy the CD and rip it in and can burn it and get a new computer without freaking out about deauthorizing the old one after the new one is in place.

[emotion]

iTunes music store is convenient, and inexpensive. but the conditions put on the music are intolerable. i buy the CD and rip it in and can burn it and get a new computer without freaking out about deauthorizing the old one after the new one is in place.

The 128k bit rate rules it out for me.

[the Western zoo]

Also, any CDs/DVDs you've obtained legally elsewhere (library, rental, bought) are allowed to rip/copy. :)

Here in Denmark we're allowed to do the CD-thing as well or at least we're some years ago when I did it alot, but I don't know about DVDs...

I have all my albums on CD and have bought a couple of single songs from ITMS, I mostly buy them online because they are more expensive downtown and also they don't have half the CDs I want...
Also I like to go to myspace and steam music, or the national radio's music section...

[TequilaBoobs]

bearshare and limewire (only un-copyrighted stuff of course).

[mannix87]

CDs,
iTMS,
CNET free downloads,
Aurgasm.com free downloads
& eMusic.com

[TequilaBoobs]

No difference really, you can copy music and films (but not computer software) from "your immediate" friends and family, so you cannot just get a CD from any acquaintance, it has to be someone fairly close. Also, any CDs/DVDs you've obtained legally elsewhere (library, rental, bought) are allowed to rip/copy. :)

So, every now and then I do lend a CD or two from friends, but since my taste and that of my friend and family aren't always compatible, well, I get most of my music from the library...

if that happened in american libraries, we would have starbucks in every library serving hot joe while everyone and their mother burned cds in their notebooks. i know i would.

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

if that happened in american libraries, we would have starbucks in every library serving hot joe while everyone and their mother burned cds in their notebooks. i know i would.
I don't rip the CDs (or DVDs) at the library, I take them home and can do it in the comfort of my own sofa... ;)

[Rojo]

I buy music wherever I first see it. Most often it's iTMS, but sometimes I'll be in a music store and see a CD for something I didn't realize was out, or isn't available on iTMS.

There are some artists I HAVE to buy on CD only, though, like Morrissey. (Except for b-sides of his singles, which I can buy from iTMS without having to buy songs I already have).

[Compile 'em all]

Torrents for full albums and discographies, Limewire for individual tracks.

[mufflon]

I usually just rip the physical albums - just so easy and saves me the hassle of moral qualms - but some indivudual tracks ends up limewire´d, I suppose - some is just not feasible to find over here in sweden =(

[puckhead193]

mostly itunes, some CDs

[Warbrain]

Mostly CDs and some p2p.

[theman5725]

Mostly Acquisition, but I try to buy from CDs when I can. I can't stand the DRM on iTunes so I don't buy from there unless I have like a gift certificate or something.

[SeaFox]

eMusic
CDs
Torrents
iTunes

In that order. The music I get on torrents is usually just a track or two, if I download an entire album, if I like it enough I'll buy the actual CD, even if the torrent was good (over 200kbps) files. Many times I buy the CD's used, you can find a nice selection on Amazon of CD's that are in excellent shape with all artwork, ect for a fraction of the new price.

I used to download more music off the net and buy more CD's. Lately I've been looking for more stuff I hear on my local college radio station, and many of those artists are on eMusic and iTunes. Also, I'm running out of space for CD storage.

Oh, and I sometimes go through some of the songs mentioned on the Daily Tunes RSS feed, looking for new stuff.

I try to limit my spending on the iTunes Store, not so much because of the DRM (I have an iPod Shuffle now), but because the bitrate is so low. I've even replaced some of my tracks I got off iTunes because I found the same songs on eMusic at higher bitrates, so now I check eMusic first (makes more sense financially since I've already paid for the tracks with them). Same with stuff I downloaded on the net long ago, so I can legitamise some of my collection.

[POHeerwig]

I go through spurts of downloads...mostly from iTunes and sometimes CDs if I'm in Barnes & Noble & something catches my eye. Hard to break down and buy a cd anymore, isn't it?

[Grakkle]

No difference really, you can copy music and films (but not computer software) from "your immediate" friends and family, so you cannot just get a CD from any acquaintance, it has to be someone fairly close. Also, any CDs/DVDs you've obtained legally elsewhere (library, rental, bought) are allowed to rip/copy. :)

So, every now and then I do lend a CD or two from friends, but since my taste and that of my friend and family aren't always compatible, well, I get most of my music from the library...

Yes, it's pretty much the same here in Canada. Though I have to confess that I sometimes stretch the notion of immediate friends and family a bit... it's bad, I know.

[NewSc2]

Most of what I've downloaded in the past couple years are live sets released on the internet (by DJ's or radiocast). There are some torrent sites that cater to this. Used to be lots of Radiohead concerts, but lately been a lot of Richie Hawtin and other techno DJ's (all types of techno -- minimal, bangin', acid, etc.)

I don't like downloading torrents of albums but I will do it every once in a while if I feel like delving more into an artist. If I love it, I'll buy the actual CD. Never bought mp3's before in my life (or AAC's, etc.)

[dirt farmer]

The music I seek is impossible to find on the iTunes music store, and very, very hard to find at online record stores. And Torrents are useless......

So I use Solarseek, a Mac client of soulseek. Everything I want is here!

[twoodcc]

either cds or torrents. and only free stuff from itunes (except i pre-ordered Bon Jovi's last album to get an extra song)

[srf4real]

iTunes radio and RadioLover. Nice little mp3 files with tags ready for burning... load up a cd with 20 hours of jams and take a trip commercial free.:) I actually buy a little music from iTunes store, when a good 80's remix comes out.:o

[emotion]

The music I seek is impossible to find on the iTunes music store, and very, very hard to find at online record stores. And Torrents are useless......

So I use Solarseek, a Mac client of soulseek. Everything I want is here!

What music is it exactly that you're looking for?

[dirt farmer]

What music is it exactly that you're looking for?

Rare, hard to find avant garde/free jazz. The kind that can only be found on a network like soulseek

[topgun072003]

Acquisition, and a FEW cd's.

[pdxflint]

eMusic (cool... no DRM, high variable BR, repeat downloads for no charge, nice collection of indie labels)
ripped cds from friends (all mine are ripped)
spontaneous, every-once-in-awhile song, or two or three from iTunesMS.

in that order.

[emotion]

Rare, hard to find avant garde/free jazz. The kind that can only be found on a network like soulseek

Yeah fair enough. I can't imagine that's easy to find at the moment digitally.

Not got any specialist stores in your area?

[aspro]

I buy my music through:

eMusic (if I'm subscribed at that time),
then check iTunes,
and if I can't find it at either (unlikely) I'll buy the CD.

Generally I only listen to my music on my iPod or computer so I find having a nice CD and artwork etc. completely irrelevant.

[Shotglass]

I buy most of my CDs at Amazon once they've reached a reasonable price. Broke kid that I am, I don't really like spending more than 10€ on one CD. I do have a load (250-300) titles that I got from friends.

[wmmk]

i try to be CD only, simply for the quality, but i always get iTunes cards from various family members, so I buy a lot with those. I used limewire for about a month about 4 years ago, then felt bad, deleted all the downloaded music, and bought it on CDs if I'd liked it.

[AvSRoCkCO1067]

I purchase my music solely from iTunes - its one-click convenience is more important to me than the quality, which I don't think is that terrible anyways...:)

[xJulianx]

I use Torrents to get albums before they are realeased, stuff is often leaked. As soon as said albums are released, I go out and buy them.

Don't use iTunes much, I prefer to have a hard copy with all the pretty booklets and what not.

[sushi]

If you purchase it, is it from ITMS? Actual CD's?
I have a fairly large collection of CDs (about 600) from years ago. So I have encoded the songs that I like from that collection.

Now days I DL most songs from iTMS. Occasionally, when I can't find the song I want on iTMS, I will DL from another source. But this happens rarely.

[bozigle]

I put a budget of 100€/month in CDs from amazon, local store and small internet store that cost me more in postage than the album...
and then i put everything on apple lossless

but lately i got some problems with the protection and artefacts are spoiling the musics... any idea to still get good quality from my own cds??

bozigle

[FadeToBlack]

I forgot to mention earlier that I get some of my CD's from BMG. They actually have some really good promos going sometimes. Like right now, you can get unlimited CD's for $6.99 each. Sometimes, it's buy 1, get 3 free. Pretty cool, IMO. Plus, you get points that you can redeem for free CD's. I just got U2's "Boy" for free + $2.79 for shipping. Not bad at all.

[psychofreak]

90% CDs
10% iTunes
10% from 'a-hem' "other" sources

[dead phish head]

90% CDs
10% iTunes
10% from 'a-hem' "other" sources

110%???

[nick42069]

wow...i'm actually quite surprised by the responses on this thread...with all you computer guys on here i'd expect no one to pay still paying for music (or even apps....like yesterday I just found full 54gb FCS2)

Do urself and ur wallet a favour and check out oink.me.uk most amazing site in the world!!! it will revolutionize your appreciation for music :p

[TequilaBoobs]

wow...i'm actually quite surprised by the responses on this thread...with all you computer guys on here i'd expect no one to pay still paying for music (or even apps....like yesterday I just found full 54gb FCS2)

Do urself and ur wallet a favour and check out oink.me.uk most amazing site in the world!!! it will revolutionize your appreciation for music :p

can you invite me to oink? i cant get in unless im invited. :confused: :confused:

[emotion]

wow...i'm actually quite surprised by the responses on this thread...with all you computer guys on here i'd expect no one to pay still paying for music (or even apps....like yesterday I just found full 54gb FCS2)

Do urself and ur wallet a favour and check out oink.me.uk most amazing site in the world!!! it will revolutionize your appreciation for music :p

Nice try.

[dogbone]

CD's, allofmp3.com

I use Frostwire (LimeWire, but cooler looking :cool: ) However, recently, My internet provider blocked all downloading software (Lousy no good sons of ..) So I use iTMS for most of my purchaseing now.

Get a new service provider. Pronto. Even if you never used LimeWire or Frostwire, you should change on principle.

[c.greene914]

I use either Oink or Demonoid for all my media needs. I don't think I've actually purchased a CD or DVD in ~4 years.

I've been trying to catch Pisexy when they have open sign ups but haven't had any luck thus far.

Those 3 sites should be all anyone needs to download anything they want.

[emotion]

CD's, allofmp3.com


These people are thieves. Don't buy off them.

----
As for p2p.

As far as I'm concerned if you DL something and you listen to it regularly (not jst to check if it's something you'd like) then you should recompense the artist that made it.

Simple as that.

If you're talking of DLing pirate software I'm sure the mods here would warn you. I hope they have the same attitude to music theft too.

[yg17]

I only buy bands from labels who aren't associated with the RIAA.

[Gav]

Napster to Go - £12.99 a month (methinks).

I am a firm believer in the Subscription Music model, and the music I tend to listen to is usually on Napster anyway.

The way I see it, £12.99x12Monthsx60Years=£9400

Not bad :)

[whooleytoo]

eMusic
iTMS
CDs

In that order. I'd love to buy more CDs, but the small selection here and the inability to preview (prehear?) CDs in store is a bit of a pain. In spite of the restrictions, I usually buy of iTMS rather than buy a CD if I can't find it on eMusic.

[Cromulent]

CDs make up 99% of my music collection. Other sources make up the other 1%. Some CDs are just impossible to find.

Looking back at my Amazon order history I'm surprised I'm not destitute by now :p.

[Anonymous Freak]

Almost exclusively iTMS. The only time I buy a physical CD is when it isn't available on iTunes. (And now that iTunes Plus is out, I'm refusing to buy anything that isn't iTunes Plus.)

Every once in a while, I download music from artist websites when the artist offers it for free. (Weird Al "Don't Download This Song", Nine Inch Nails new album in GarageBand format, etc.)

But I don't generally buy physical CDs, and don't use any of the copyright-violating sharing programs or websites. (I have a friend who is a professional musician, so I actually do respect copyright.)

[nnick]

I buy all my music from one of the local independently owned CD/Vinyl stores!!

[monke]

iTunes or local stores.

[paddy]

Small bit off the iTMS but mostly CD's. Also I'll get a track or two off frostwire and the if I like it buy the album.

[Leareth]

Since most of the stuff I listen to are live sets or Internet broadcast shows I have to download them from sites, they just are not available on CD

And I use Frostwire and Torrents though if I am still listening to the CD three months later I go out and buy it, hasnt happened in a while

I have about 2000 CD's so most of my fave's are there, last one bought 5 years ago.
I borrow and trade as well.

[zap2]

iTunes, a few CDs, but not many.

[Rollershapple]

Almost always Cds, or records.

[dodong]

With plenty of good and free internet radio stations available, I just tuned in to one of them when I want to listen to some good music. Right now, I preferred to listen to oldies tunes from the radio station called Blast From The Past in Real Player.

[jabrowntx]

I use iTunes to buy individual songs that I like and to try new music but I still buy CDs now and then.

[xfiftyfour]

1% iTunes.

[ghall]

I get 99.9% of my music from the iTunes store. 0.1% comes from buying CDs. I don't pirate music (dispite what my avatar might suggest:p), and I never will.

[Kevin83165]

LimeWire!

[Cassie]

CD's, allofmp3.com



Get a new service provider. Pronto. Even if you never used LimeWire or Frostwire, you should change on principle.

Oh I did. It worked for a few weeks, then the new provider blocked it.

Meh. I'm not as big of a pirater as i used to be.

[ReanimationLP]

I arr it.

Either that or friends.

[steamboat26]

I buy most of my music from itunes, i really don't care about physically owning CDs

[zioxide]

Mostly I acquire my music from questionable means. :)

I refuse to buy from iTunes because they have ****** quality (128kbps sounds like ass). I also pretty much refuse to pad the pockets of the ****ing RIAA. If I like a band's music that much, I'll go to a show or something. They actually make money off the shows. On the CDs, the artists make like 50 cents and the ****ing RIAA gets the other 12.50 or whatever.

I do buy CDs from local bands if I like their music.

[cleanup]

Since I live in Shanghai, BitTorrent is really my only choice.

But once I move to Canada I find I'll be buying some vinyls and CDs... but only those I can't find on BitTorrent. :p

FrostWire any good? I've been using Acqlite all this time and it sucks.

[cleanup]

CD's, allofmp3.com

AllOfMp3 is still operating? Ever since the credit card companies took away their merchant status, I haven't been using it... and I still had about a dollar on my account! Good for an entire album. :D

[Karpfish]

I try to buy CD's, but I usually end up just DL'ing from ITMS

[Fearless Leader]

I stole a lot of music when it was the thing to do, but it got me into music with no cost of entry. I then deleted all the old illegal stuff, ripped some CD's and started over all legal through itunes or CD's. weirdly enough if you exclude the 250 or so songs I ripped to start the selection last march, when I joined the forums, my music purchasing rate and post count are equal. I have 2000 songs, and 1750ish posts.

I have to note I will get an album or song "illegally" to see if i like them, cause 30 seconds just isn't enough, and If I do I go buy it through CD's or iTunes.

[MacDonaldsd]

All my music is from CDs, ive bought most of them off the internet. Usually off amazon market place.

Only songs ive downloaded off iTunes are the exclusive live sessions.

[jopie2yuni]

just download it with google help :D

[cardude280]

iTMS all the way (and they better get their act together and start adding more new music)

[LethalWolfe]

CDs.

If it's a song(s) I really don't care about (like nostalgia singles from the '80s) I'll buy it from iTMS.


Lethal

[xparaparafreakx]

In order that I do it in:

CDs at Circuit City since I have a 10% discount and they have new cds at $7.99 - $9.99 in the 1st week.

iTunes because it is cheap.

DJ Pool at Cicana.

I quit downloading through torrent and limewire because being at a uni dorm for a year, you get used to buying it and not downloading it.

[Mistershark]

iTunes Music Store. I haven't found a reason not to.

[NickD]

All CD's for me, unless I happen to have an iTunes gift card. There's just something nice about having the actual CD.

Oh, and lots of vinyl.

[ab2650]

Usenet FTW!

But I'd totally be all over demonoid if I had a damn invite. Anyone? :D

[XheartcoreboyX]

Believe it or not..i NEVER bought a CD.. =P
all i do is go to Ares(legal sharing programme) and get the music i want..if i dont find it i check limewire..and i always find what i like...
i feel like its really pointless to pay for something you can get legally for free..
i'd rather spend the money on buying something else..

[Littleodie914]

Ruckus & Tunebite :cool:

Believe it or not..i NEVER bought a CD.. =P
all i do is go to Ares(legal sharing programme) and get the music i want..if i dont find it i check limewire..and i always find what i like...
i feel like its really pointless to pay for something you can get legally for free..
i'd rather spend the money on buying something else..What makes you think Ares is legal? :confused:

[XheartcoreboyX]

Ruckus & Tunebite :cool:

What makes you think Ares is legal? :confused:

eh,its not? anyway,who cares?! =D

[notjustjay]

Usenet FTW!


Heh... ah, fond memories of spending hours leeching off various alt.binaries.mp3.* groups... it's amazing how utterly quickly you fill your hard drive with stuff, though.

I don't do that anymore, though, and nowadays I use iTMS Canada very, very occasionally and acquire most of my music on CD's. For the $9.99 I'd spend on an iTMS album, for a few dollars more (or sometimes even less!) I'd rather get the actual CD, album booklet, etc.

I find I buy precious few singles from iTMS, though, despite having lots of credits thanks to gift cards, etc, because I'm forever debating that if I I like the single, maybe I'll like the rest of the album too and should just buy the whole thing... "Complete This Album" might cause me to start behaving differently.

[ezzie]

iTMS for me! i haven't bought a CD in about 3 years...i'm in it for the music, not the booklets. :p and i'm not a true audiophile, so the quality isn't a dealbreaker for me.

i personally abhor the RIAA, but then again i don't buy any music from those labels, major or otherwise. smaller labels are where it's at for me.

[Bosox3]

Lately Ive been buying my music from Itunes. I ended up w/ 40 credits from renting a car @ Avis.

[Osarkon]

Mainly from play.com. If I can't find it there, then i'll goto amazon, and if it's not there, iTunes. If it's not in either of those 3, then I search every possible alternative.

[Greenjeens]

I rip just about 99% from CD's and if it's good I keep the CD, which is starting to take up a lot of shelf space. I often scan all the artwork. I usually listen to compilations, so I use Itunes for creating mixes from the ripped CDs.

I subscribe to Rhapsody were I can find about 75% of the music I'm exploring and then listen to the full song/CD. Other peoples playlists are a good way to find new music. Also use Amazon and user comments to find the best work from a particular artist. When I buy from Amazon it's only USED CDs, which can be among the best prices I have found and the cd's are near perfect or alway playable (when described as such). Amazon Used is very easy a quick to purchase from. Ebay is good for some rare stuff, but Amazon Used has been 99% a sure thing.

BMG can be a good deal for some artists, but too many games to play and titles are limited.

Also spend quite a bit at my local independant record store and buy used CDs for half off or less from the new price. The local record store has this great plan called "insurance", where if you return any CD, (from $16 new releases to $1.99 used CDs) within 8 days that you don't like, they give 76% of the value back in trade for other music. Theoretically, this could let folks rip the music, then return it for 76% of the value, apparently with the stores unspoken blessing.

The local public libraries have got to be the best source for free music to listen to. You can also request they purchase a title and then get first crack at it, but it takes a very long time.
Unless the music is in the just arrived section those CDs are the most beat up I've ever encountered, with the highest rate for errors, still under 5% unplayable tracks. Liner notes are usually missing, and usually the front cover is taped to the box with lots of library stickers on it.

I rarely buy itunes versions, except for a few one hit wonders. I want ALL the bits, thank you, since I keep all my music in Apple Lossless format. 386 GB and growing. To make sure and keep my lossless library safe, first it's ripped to a pair of 500 GB drives set as RAID mirrors and then I make another copy to another 750GB external drive, every month or so.
It's easy for something bad to happen when there's only one copy on a drive, which could fail at any time.

-
Greenjeens

[MIDI_EVIL]

Amazon/Amazon Marketplace.

Rich.

[imac/cheese]

For individual songs I use iTunes but if I really like the band and want the entire album, I will buy the CD at a store such as Target (since I am there so often anyway.)

[gloss]

Typically Amazon. iTunes if I'm seeing instant gratification, have a gift card, or otherwise don't want to pay full price.

[killerrobot]

Too poor to own all the music I want, so I find various means, legal and ... can´t wait till I'm rich to be able to buy all the CD's I want and have an entire library full of them.

[FadeToBlack]

Some, if not all of you, may think I'm crazy for doing this, but I am getting rid of my CD collection and re-buying them on iTunes. I just realized that I can get 99% of the music I want on iTunes and just got tired of the whole process of buying a CD on Amazon, (don't have ANY record stores within like 65 miles of here) having to open the box, fiddle with the wrapper on it, rip it, then put the CD back on the shelf and look at it about once every couple of years. I guess I just realized I can do without having the liner notes and stuff, in exchange for the ease of buying music on iTunes. My other reason is that I barely have room for my physical CD's. They take up too much space (I still live at home with a small room) So doing this will allow me to free up a lot of space in my room.

This also gave me an excuse to go through all my CD's and see which ones to keep. I sometimes buy a CD thinking that I will like it, then end up only liking a couple of songs, so I think buying exclusively from iTunes is a great option for me.

Plus, my friends are gonna benefit because I will be giving them a big bunch of CD's. Some of them I have to keep because iTunes doesn't have them, but that's not very many.

All that said, I just love the buying experience and instant gratification of buying on iTunes. :cool:

[steviem]

I really hate the CD as a tangible product. Saying that, 45 albums in my collection are CDs, the rest are from emusic, iTMS, usenet, friends and family.
I have about 4 vinyl records, but don't have a record player yet, but my aim is to buy vinyl records to support the bands that I appreciate most/need the support.

[cwedl]

Mostly on iTMS because I'm lazy. Ocassionally though when I out in the supermarket and see a CD I like I buy. I find CD's from supermarkets are cheaper than going into HMV etc.

[SeaFox]

Some, if not all of you, may think I'm crazy for doing this, but I am getting rid of my CD collection and re-buying them on iTunes.

That is stupid. You should just rip the CDs and get rid of them, or if you're worried about proving you bought the music, get rid of the jewel cases and just put the CD's into binders. That would compress the space used real quick.

[FadeToBlack]

That is stupid. You should just rip the CDs and get rid of them, or if you're worried about proving you bought the music, get rid of the jewel cases and just put the CD's into binders. That would compress the space used real quick.

I wouldn't really call it stupid. A lot of the albums that I'll be "re-buying" come with bonus tracks or are newer, remastered versions. And as I said, I'm getting rid of the albums that I don't like the full album and just buying the individual songs. I'll only actually be "re-buying" about 40 CD's and most of them will actually be better versions than the ones I have, because of the remastering, bonus tracks, etc.

Plus, I'm just a nice guy and wanna give the CD's to my friends. I figure that since I've got the money, I might as well do something nice. :cool:

[juxtaposer]

Most of my music collection are vinyls (about 700-ish) that I buy from my local record store. Much nicer packaging than CD's I have to say, and also with the extra price I feel I've given more back to the bands who's music I've listened to for years. Anything not available (or that I just can't find) on vinyl is either bought on CD or iTunes.
I think I have about 5 CD's that I ripped from a friend's copies. Never got round to buying the actual albums - mainly because they were awful.
I do download torrents for bootleg material from a certain bootleg site (don't think I'm allowed to post a link). That way I get good quality live recordings too. :)

[mduser63]

Most of my music collection are vinyls (about 700-ish) that I buy from my local record store. Much nicer packaging than CD's I have to say, and also with the extra price I feel I've given more back to the bands who's music I've listened to for years. Anything not available (or that I just can't find) on vinyl is either bought on CD or iTunes.
I think I have about 5 CD's that I ripped from a friend's copies. Never got round to buying the actual albums - mainly because they were awful.
I do download torrents for bootleg material from a certain bootleg site (don't think I'm allowed to post a link). That way I get good quality live recordings too. :)

I get a lot of music on vinyl too, both new and old. If a band I like has their music available on vinyl, that's generally the way I'll buy it. I do copy my vinyl to the computer so that I can listen on my iPod, but if I'm listening to music at home, I prefer to do it on my turntable through my stereo. I also get music on a couple bootleg sites. I'm listening to the Neil Young show I saw on Saturday right now. The quality is excellent, almost like being there again :).

[Boika]

Itunes, and if itunes doesnt have it limewire.

[MichelleAK]

I'm using iTunes Store more and more, but still buy a lot of CDs (mostly through BMG). It depends on which is a better buy; sometimes the iTunes version has bonus tracks, etc., that makes it a better deal, sometimes I suck it up and actually go to Squallmart and get their "exclusive" version. I use BMG to buy a lot of "catalog" CDs, or boxed sets, which I can get a lot cheaper there.

I occasionally buy imports from Amazon UK, although what with the weakness of the dollar, I don't do that nearly as much as I used to. I used to buy a lot of UK CD singles (for the extra songs, which are sometimes better than the single or the album tracks) but because of the exchange rate, I just can't justify spending that kind of money anymore.

I very rarely buy CDs from Amazon US; in fact, I can't think of the last time I did. I haven't yet tried their new download service.

[nl2134]

I wouldn't really call it stupid. A lot of the albums that I'll be "re-buying" come with bonus tracks or are newer, remastered versions. And as I said, I'm getting rid of the albums that I don't like the full album and just buying the individual songs. I'll only actually be "re-buying" about 40 CD's and most of them will actually be better versions than the ones I have, because of the remastering, bonus tracks, etc.

Plus, I'm just a nice guy and wanna give the CD's to my friends. I figure that since I've got the money, I might as well do something nice. :cool:

I have to agree that it's not a smart idea to trash all your CD's in exchange for stuff from the iTMS. You should keep them as a hard copy, and you're not restricted to iTunes' AAC format. You can rip it 128, 192, 256, 320, VBR, Lossless, etc, whatever you want, and if you ever need to rerip, you'll have it there. I know it may be a pain in the ass to buy CD's also, but it's just extremely nice to have. That's all I gotta say.

[FadeToBlack]

I have to agree that it's not a smart idea to trash all your CD's in exchange for stuff from the iTMS. You should keep them as a hard copy, and you're not restricted to iTunes' AAC format. You can rip it 128, 192, 256, 320, VBR, Lossless, etc, whatever you want, and if you ever need to rerip, you'll have it there. I know it may be a pain in the ass to buy CD's also, but it's just extremely nice to have. That's all I gotta say.

Oh, I definitely see the point you guys are making. The thing with me is - I can't tell a much of a difference at all in 128k AAC and the actual CD. I'm not an audiophile by any means. I can tell a difference, but not much.

The thing with me basically is a space issue. I want to get rid of all my CD's for that reason, mainly. Plus, I'm just gonna be giving them away to friends. Nothing wrong with that, IMO. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's ever did this...Ok, I dunno. :p

[cbrain]

I use iTunes.

[hexonxonx]

I've been buying more and more music and music videos from iTunes lately. I had been one to go looking eleswhere since the old Napster days. Allot of the music that I liked was never available in the big chain music stores so I would have to go accross town to the one record store that always had what I wanted. Itunes usually has those and now I don't have to go anywhere.

I did buy an album and several singles on my iPhone when that feature first became available, but I just prefer to buy them on my computer instead. Besides, it's pretty hard trying to find wifi when I'm out working.

[ucfgrad93]

I get mine from ITMS or I buy a CD.

[GSMiller]

I used to prefer to buy them in a brick and mortar store, but my only choices in my town are Wal-Mart and Kmart. Quite often Kmart won't have it and I'm tired of the attitudes given to me from the Wal-Mart cashiers so I started buying them on iTunes. There's no sifting through racks to find them, waiting in line to check out, and the entire album downloads in like a minute or two.

[FadeToBlack]

I used to prefer to buy them in a brick and mortar store, but my only choices in my town are Wal-Mart and Kmart. Quite often Kmart won't have it and I'm tired of the attitudes given to me from the Wal-Mart cashiers so I started buying them on iTunes. There's no sifting through racks to find them, waiting in line to check out, and the entire album downloads in like a minute or two.

Exactly. Wal Mart is the ONLY place to buy CD's around here and I was getting tired of having to order from Amazon or BMG, then wait on 'em to ship, then have to open the box, open the CD case, rip the CD, then put it on my shelf to collect dust. iTMS is the way of the future. At least for me. :cool:

[katielb]

I love buying CDs from stores. I almost always purchase them at Best Buy (favorite) or Target (also amazing). I've only used iTMS a couple of times. Once was for a free song, and the rest were for adding songs to complete a CD I had attempted to download. I used to download a lot of music, but not so much anymore. I like knowing that I have my own real copy, and I think the album artwork/booklet & CD itself are sometimes really artsy and neat to just have. If I do download, it's just by using a program called Cabos. I haven't reinstalled it on my MacBook since I installed Leopard. I use it whenever I want to try and find a rare live performance, remix or cover.

[ctsport]

I get all my music online, primarily from itunes

[CMD is me]

Listen mostly to XM/Sirius. Buy mostly on iTunes.

[chris200x9]

Library: 2000 songs
CDs: Around 1800
iTS: About 100
Acqlite: Around 100

...those are some short cd's :D

[nl2134]

Oh, I definitely see the point you guys are making. The thing with me is - I can't tell a much of a difference at all in 128k AAC and the actual CD. I'm not an audiophile by any means. I can tell a difference, but not much.

The thing with me basically is a space issue. I want to get rid of all my CD's for that reason, mainly. Plus, I'm just gonna be giving them away to friends. Nothing wrong with that, IMO. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's ever did this...Ok, I dunno. :p

Gotcha. But the thing is, what if in the future you decide to become an audiophile? I mean, you certainly have a significant music collection...what if some day you just wanted to invest in some really sweet cans? Then you'll probably want to re-rip ASAP...

Space is a problem for me also. I have around 125 CD's in cases and it takes up one of my dresser drawers...I've always wanted to part with at least a few of them, but can't bring myself to do it...

[FadeToBlack]

Gotcha. But the thing is, what if in the future you decide to become an audiophile? I mean, you certainly have a significant music collection...what if some day you just wanted to invest in some really sweet cans? Then you'll probably want to re-rip ASAP...

Space is a problem for me also. I have around 125 CD's in cases and it takes up one of my dresser drawers...I've always wanted to part with at least a few of them, but can't bring myself to do it...

Eh, I don't really think you decide if you're an audiophile or not. I think it just comes natural. Me, I honestly can't tell much of a difference at all between 128k AAC and a CD. I had been wanting to switch over to all iTMS for a while now, but I always had it in my head that I'd miss having the inserts and all that, but I honestly usually only look at 'em once and I'd say I have quite a few CD's that I haven't even looked at the inserts.

When I do get out on my own and have more space, I may invest in a good stereo and start a vinyl collection. I think that would be pretty cool.

[raviraj]

I like old songs, because these songs have fresh and sweet melody..the poetry and the tones way of singing almost every thing is nice......old singers like Lata Mangeshkar, Rafi Mukesh are considered the Master of Singing...I have huge collection of all type of Indian songs...which I have download from many sites...like this site www.lankanprince.ch contains Hindi, Tamil movies and MP3 songs

[SXR]

I get my music via the iTunes Store , always. I love it :) And Since I will always have an iPod or an iPhone , I can invest in it ;)

[lofight]

much from downloading, some from ITS and from cd's, the nex shop Saturn here in Antwerp is very easy for buying cd's. First of: they are mostly cheap, second you can take the cd, go to a touchscreen machine, scan the barcode in and listen all the songs on the cd!! even with the machine without a cd you can look into the top 20, genres, ... like an ITS but real !

[Yaris]

much from downloading, some from ITS . . .

So iTunes isn't downloading? :D;)

[apsterling]

I get a good portion of mine from iTunes, but occasionally pick up a disc or two. Also, some of it comes from friends, etc.

[d_and_n5000]

Usually LimeWire - but when I can I buy using iTS or buy actual CD's. My problem is that my parents won't let me use a credit card with a monthly allowance to buy music, and its a pain to get a gift card whenever I want a new album.

What I'll do frequently is get an album through LimeWire, and if I like it, I'll buy it through iTunes when I get another gift card.

[lofight]

So iTunes isn't downloading? :D;)

:p you know what i mean with regular downloading :p

[SXR]

Usually LimeWire - but when I can I buy using iTS or buy actual CD's. My problem is that my parents won't let me use a credit card with a monthly allowance to buy music, and its a pain to get a gift card whenever I want a new album.

What I'll do frequently is get an album through LimeWire, and if I like it, I'll buy it through iTunes when I get another gift card.

Thats nice , you're still keeping it legal though. And thats hard to do because when people get it free, they usually "forget" to buy it. I just preview from iTunes Store and buy it there.

[imac/cheese]

If the band only has one or two songs that are any good I will buy them from iTunes. If the entire album sounds like it will be good, I will buy the CD.

I do miss finding that rare album song that will never be released that I love to listen to when I just buy a song or two off iTunes, but I don't miss having an album with 1 good song and eleven crappy ones.

[109%]

I went through a phase of, uh, "finding" music on the net but I felt so guilty and grubby that I've gone back to buying CDs and using iTunes for those occasional Like-That-One-Song-But-Don't-Want-The-Whole-Album purchases.

I also like having the physical CDs around - we old-timers can be pretty stuck in our ways, I guess <chews 'baccy, rocks in chair>.

[hexonxonx]

I've been thinking how nice it is to not have CDs to mess with. I've been sort of careless with CDs over the years, even lost a few over the years and repurchased them through iTunes. With my iPod, I don't have any CDs to worry about.

I sometimes would take a CD out of the played and set it on something either because I was too sleepy to put it away or was doing something else. Well it would just sit there and pretty soon I had a stack of them and it would get moved. I still have a stack of CDs about 10 inches high of burned CDs and store bought just sitting in my stereo cabinet. :eek:

[Schtumple]

Sadly torrents, although I do sometimes go into our local independent music shop, that's oddly about £3 - 5 cheaper than HMV on everything...

[SXR]

If the band only has one or two songs that are any good I will buy them from iTunes. If the entire album sounds like it will be good, I will buy the CD.

I do miss finding that rare album song that will never be released that I love to listen to when I just buy a song or two off iTunes, but I don't miss having an album with 1 good song and eleven crappy ones.

You just like the hard cover of the CD and thats why you don't buy the album off iTunes? Some people like the physical album. Personally, I dont.

[dextertangocci]

I've spent $2000 on the ITS:)

[stdemon]

Is there a music subscription I can get that will work with my Ipod.

[Xavier]

I will usually download my music from the iTunes music store because it is generally a better deal than a real cd. I guess that was the point in the first place.

[miTunes75]

I've spent $2000 on the ITS:)

steve jobs thanks you :D

[Anonymous Freak]

So, I have a new way... (To me, at least.)

Last year, before the holidays, my wife offered as a present to both her dad, and to my parents, to turn all of their old vinyl albums into CDs. Nevermind that we don't own a record player. So I borrowed my dad's record player (from 1970, he remembers it well, it was one of his first big purchases, $500! It was a top-notch model, groovy, baby!) and found I needed to get a Griffin iMic. Still didn't produce very good quality.

So a couple months ago, I splurged and got myself an ion USB Turntable (iTTUSB05 to be precise.) I've been steadily converting my parents, and my father-in-law's records into MP3, then I'll burn 'em out to CD-R.

Of course, my dad decided to be funny, the first batch of records he gave me to record were his Barry Manilow collection. (Plus an old Winnie the Pooh record from when I was a kid.)

Right now, I'm going through my in-law's Christmas records. Some are VERY well worn, and I just can't get a truly good recording off them. (The one in the player right now is "Christmas with Glen Campbell", next will be "Christmas with Nat King Cole".)

I'm recording in native 33 RPM (yes, I could save time by playing in 45 RPM, then slowing it down in software, but then I lose some quality, and after spending the time slowing it down, I don't save enough time to make it worthwhile.) The USB turntable outputs as a standard USB audio device, 16-bit, 44.1 KHz. I use Audacity to do the recording, and my project is 32-bit, 96 KHz (to allow for extra data when making edits.) I do all the hocus-pocus to clean it up the best I can, then export as 16-bit, 44.1 KHz, 200-260 kbps VBR MP3. Import into iTunes, tweak the ID3 tags (Audacity can do basic batch assigning, but as I just found, it won't let you set the Genre as "Holiday", and while it can set track numbers, it can't set the "of x" part.

My dad is fine with just getting a data CD-R (or, based on the amount of albums he has, likely a DVD-R) with the MP3 files, but my father-in-law will want real CDs, so I'll probably spend next weekend burning them. I haven't decided if I'll go totally nuts and do LightScribe labels or not... Probably just hand-written labels. (I hate sticker-labels, and I don't have a printer that can print to printable CD-Rs.)

I've spent $2000 on the ITS:)

I don't know for certain how much I've spent, but I have 1223 items, of which, 545 were free downloads. And I have paid for 82 videos. Only 3 "motion pictures", 47 music videos, the rest TV shows. And I'd say about 3/4 of the music videos were 'bonus' material with album purchases, not purchased separately. I have a few dozen free movies, mostly TV shows, plus a few dozen that I don't even have in my iTunes library any more. (The free ones I delete after I watch them unless I decide I really like them.)

I also have two iTunes Store-purchased audiobooks (one is a 5-part'er, though.) I have 5 Audible-purchased audiobooks in my iTunes library, all but one are multi-part.

Is there a music subscription I can get that will work with my Ipod.

Short answer: No.

Medium answer: No, because all subscription services use DRM'ed Windows Media, and the iPod doesn't do Windows Media.

Long answer: The record labels won't allow an "all-you-can-eat subscription" service to be non-DRMed, and the only DRM the iPod supports is Apple's own "FairPlay" AAC DRM. And, of course, Apple doesn't do subscription. You have your choice now of various MP3 stores (Walmart and Amazon are the big two, plus the older mostly-independent-label eMusic,) that all sell non-DRMed MP3 files that work just fine on the iPod, or the iTunes Store for DRMed AAC or "iTunes Plus" DRM-free AAC. But there are no "download all you want, as long as you keep paying the monthly fee, they'll work" DRM-free stores (because that would be silly.)

[hexonxonx]

Short answer: No.

Medium answer: No, because all subscription services use DRM'ed Windows Media, and the iPod doesn't do Windows Media.

Long answer: The record labels won't allow an "all-you-can-eat subscription" service to be non-DRMed, and the only DRM the iPod supports is Apple's own "FairPlay" AAC DRM. And, of course, Apple doesn't do subscription. You have your choice now of various MP3 stores (Walmart and Amazon are the big two, plus the older mostly-independent-label eMusic,) that all sell non-DRMed MP3 files that work just fine on the iPod, or the iTunes Store for DRMed AAC or "iTunes Plus" DRM-free AAC. But there are no "download all you want, as long as you keep paying the monthly fee, they'll work" DRM-free stores (because that would be silly.)

There is also emusic.com. I tried them a few years back and all the songs were MP3 format and worked with any player. You get 30 free songs to dw=ownload within two weeks and after that it's a subscription price, so many songs for one price.

Edit: They now offer only 25 free songs during that trial period.

[eldino]

I get hundreds of Gbs of free, legal and good music from:
- netlabels (http://www.phlow.de/netlabels/index.php/New_Netlabel_Releases)
- jamendo.net
- mp3blogs

I get some legal music from:
- cheap cds (max 9€/cd);
- G2p :-D (http://www.g2p.org/)
- SkreeMr (http://skreemr.com/)
- Mp3salad (http://www.mp3salad.com/mp3salad/index.cfm?)
- MySPace (pur the myspace url here -> http://file2hd.com/)

You need a good download manager to get all these goodies.. I adore DownThemAll, an extension for Firefox!

Regards :-)

ps. I review the best free lagal music on my blog: http://eldino.wordpress.com. Nothing famous but very talented artists who share their LPs and EPs for free :-)

[esther25]

I used listen music through satellite radio only.

[ortuno2k]

I had the same question, and I'm glad I found this thread!
I do most of my shopping from Amazon and buy CDs, and occasionally will buy from iTMS or the Amazon MP3 Digital store only if I'm getting a real bargain or the price of the CD is too much. I don't listen to stuff they play over and over on the radio (commercialized crap), but rather to stuff that isn't normally available at your local mom & pop store. Lots of chilll-out electronica, ambient dub, that sort of thing.

[LizKat]

All digital now, I converted all my old CD's and my folks for some jolly music times.

BUT recently I've found myself listening to classic Amiga music. Been converting .mods into AAC. Got the Lemmings 2 soundtrack on now :D Turrican is next.


The Lemmings! omg i had completely forgotten about them OMG.

Thanks for that trip down memory lane..

[SavageMac]

I never buy CDs or go to the iTunes store.

I uh, download royalty free music from, um, torrents :D hahahahaha!

[lostfan916]

Mix of google, Acquisition, iTunes and friends.;)

[Anonymous Freak]

There is also emusic.com. I tried them a few years back and all the songs were MP3 format and worked with any player. You get 30 free songs to dw=ownload within two weeks and after that it's a subscription price, so many songs for one price.

Edit: They now offer only 25 free songs during that trial period.

Well, that's not a "subscription" the way it is usually used, it's just a monthly cost for 'x' number of songs.

What are normally called "subscription" services are when you pay a monthly fee to listen to an unlimited number of songs. These services work solely because of DRM. The songs are timed to 'expire' at the end of each month, but if you still subscribe to the service, it extends the expiration automatically as long as you keep paying the monthly fee.

[hexonxonx]

Well, that's not a "subscription" the way it is usually used, it's just a monthly cost for 'x' number of songs.

What are normally called "subscription" services are when you pay a monthly fee to listen to an unlimited number of songs. These services work solely because of DRM. The songs are timed to 'expire' at the end of each month, but if you still subscribe to the service, it extends the expiration automatically as long as you keep paying the monthly fee.

I see, sort of like how Napster works right? They say unlimited music on your MP3 player but that's only as long as you keep paying.

[priji]

Torrents.

[Island Dog]

Mostly iTunes. :)

[iDAG]

iTunes the whole way. I don't believe in stealing music and I'm a Mac user. :)

[Anonymous Freak]

iTunes the whole way. I don't believe in stealing music and I'm a Mac user. :)

You may want to consider Amazon.com, too. 100% Mac-and-iPod compatible (they even have an OS X 'downloader' app that makes it easy, you click 'Buy', the downloader launches, downloads, and adds the purchases to iTunes.)

If it's on iTunes Plus, I buy on iTunes. If it's not, I use Amazon. (I want to support the DRM-free stores. I have sent all the no-DRM-on-iTunes labels letters saying that I will only buy music that is DRM free, so if they don't put it on iTunes, I won't buy it there. If it's not available DRM-free online anywhere, I won't buy it at all.)

[nikopolidis]

Well, if it is an artist or band that i know well and I know that the album is good I buy it in the music store, because I want to have the CD in my collection.
But most of the music I download from Internet.. To be honest I download it for free. I am from Russia and free-music is a big problem for us (actually this is a problem of intellectual property that makes us to be outside of WTO).
We still have some web-sites where there are much music for free. I know that is unfair but still I use this opportunity..
I would buy the music with great pleasure if my country will cope with this problem! I hope it will! But it is very hard to cope with it in terms of great corruption...

[LizKat]

I try to buy CD's, but I usually end up just DL'ing from ITMS

yeh me too but for Nada Surf i like to get the CDs from Barsuk because I love their label logo stickers... sometimes order some pins... I just got a yellow sticker with the Lucky album, it came today!

[SheriffParker]

torrents
Borders (physical CD)
Amazon.com (physical CD)
insound.com (physical CD)

[bassist51]

itunes and sometimes torrents and limewire

[jcole1994]

I learn all my new music from an internet radio station my brother told me about, its called WCRR and its all the classic rock hits. go to there website, wcrr.vze.com, but you can only listen on weekdays between 6-7, thats when they air.

[webgoat]

friends hard drives/ipods/cds, itunes when i get a gift card

[Malocchia]

Now and then I'll buy tracks on iTunes that i absolutely cannot find anywhere else....especially now that iTunes is selling J-Rock and J-Pop, some of my favorite types.
I get most of my other music through online ordering, and some blog sites that offer album downloads. Especially since my music is so hard to find, these help out. And the owner willfully allows them for download, but not for too long.

[BullBoyKennels]

I buy my CD's & Vinyl's have only twice purchased digital downloads from the iTunes store.

[BCains]

Local stores - for full albums
Itunes - for single songs

[Adeux]

iTMS, CD's, and for the hard to find stuff, frostwire.

[CIrawI3riCIge]

CD's, SACD, Some Vinyl. All my CD's are imported at full quality. They also sound much better being output (TOSLINK) from my Mac than any of my CD players (TOSLINK).

If ITMS would sell uncompressed PCM or >, I'd have no reason to buy a single CD.

[PYR0M310N]

You can usually get a CD for the same price as downloading, so i usually buy CD's as you always have a hard copy if you somehow lost the digital version through data loss

[Spizzo]

Usenet, itms, vinyl

[Kilamite]

Varies. I like to support artists as much as I can, but I simply cannot afford to pay for all of the 10,000 songs I own.

I'm a big believer that if the artist wants to make money, get off their arse and do gigs/performances. That's what the music is about. Not about money.

[anti-microsoft]

CD's, iTunes Store and iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store.

[Greenjeens]

If I have time and Luck, the buy 3 get one, free, for either $1.95 or 2.95 each bin, at the local Rasputins Records Store, has yielded some rare gems.

Purchasing soundtracks is one find some new music, or a gifted artist that has been overlooked in the past. Often the soundtrack will include either a most favorite track or the one hit. Rhapsody is a good tool to listen to new music and then following similar artists that are found in other users playlists

Sometimes the only place to find some artists is buying online. I almost never buy new, unless the Record store has "insurance" which refunds 76% of the retail price back in trade, if the CD is returned within 8 days.

Amazon used has been very reliable in terms of getting a CD described accurately described, and at reasonable prices. For rare music, competition keeps the price more or less stable, because every seller with that disc is on the same page.

Ebay sellers have let me down in terms of shipping promptness and don't always describe the CD's condition accurately, which is rare on "Amazon Used". Amazon sellers seem to have higher standards about describing their CDs, make it easier to save money on less than perfect discs, with less chance of getting real damage.

The various and inflated Ebay shipping charges are a drag and having to bid and then wait, Amazon used buying is very fast.
With a list of potential CDs for sale, purchasing from a seller in my own state or as close as possible, insures the disc arrives as fast as possible, without spending more on shipping.

The Amazon users reviews, often include very helpful advice as to which discs in an artists catalog are worth buying or might be more accessible for a new listener.

[iMacBook]

Torrents.

I am not paying one damn cent to the RIAA. If I like an album SO much, I sometimes will buy it from the website.

[Adrien Baker]

Anymore I mostly buy it in iTunes and if it can't be purchased there I order from Amazon. I have no desire to keep 1000's of physical CD's. I've also given up on the downloading for free mentality. Every once in awhile I do get some CD's from friends, but that's my extent of 'free.'

Adrien

[Kilamite]

80,000 songs on an mp3 player. Highest iPod is capable of it, and there is other competitive manufactures that have similar capacity.

Yes, not all of that storage will be used for songs (photos, videos etc) but lets say a mere 50,000 probably will.

Does anyone believe someone would spent £40,000 on music tracks?! Even someone with 8,000 songs, that is still £6,300 worth of music.

I have a huge old collection of CD's, each CD with about 10 songs on it. In all, I have maybe 60 CD's. That's only 600 songs! Do people really expect all these people with high-capacity iPod's to be paying for their music?!

[emotion]

80,000 songs on an mp3 player. Highest iPod is capable of it, and there is other competitive manufactures that have similar capacity.

Yes, not all of that storage will be used for songs (photos, videos etc) but lets say a mere 50,000 probably will.

Does anyone believe someone would spent £40,000 on music tracks?! Even someone with 8,000 songs, that is still £6,300 worth of music.

I have a huge old collection of CD's, each CD with about 10 songs on it. In all, I have maybe 60 CD's. That's only 600 songs! Do people really expect all these people with high-capacity iPod's to be paying for their music?!

I have 6000 vinyl records in my house. I have around 400 CDs (I don't believe in that format) and now buy digitally too (wavs only). I've paid for everything.

It depends on how central music is to your life I guess.

[Kilamite]

I have 6000 vinyl records in my house. I have around 400 CDs (I don't believe in that format) and now buy digitally too (wavs only). I've paid for everything.

It depends on how central music is to your life I guess.

It isn't how central music is to your life - it is how rich you are to buy the music. I love music. I couldn't life without it, I don't go a day without listening to at least 30 songs.

However, I am a student, and there is no way I could afford to spend £9,000 on all the music that I own. I have a range of genres from rock, metal, chillout, trance, drum n bass break beat etc.

I would never have gone to see any artists in the drum n bass or break beat genre had I not been able to torrent their music. Why? I wouldn't have bought it because it was a new genre to me at the time.

Now, I spent £50 on seeing a few of those DJ's live, because I got into their music. And I got into their music because I downloaded it.

[emotion]

It isn't how central music is to your life - it is how rich you are to buy the music. I love music. I couldn't life without it, I don't go a day without listening to at least 30 songs.

However, I am a student, and there is no way I could afford to spend £9,000 on all the music that I own. I have a range of genres from rock, metal, chillout, trance, drum n bass break beat etc.

I would never have gone to see any artists in the drum n bass or break beat genre had I not been able to torrent their music. Why? I wouldn't have bought it because it was a new genre to me at the time.

Now, I spent £50 on seeing a few of those DJ's live, because I got into their music. And I got into their music because I downloaded it.

I'm not making any comment on that. I think one buys what one can afford. If you torrent something and you love it then you should buy of course. Strictly speaking. ie. support the artists (make note, my comments are about independent music - not majors).

You're initial comment misses that some people have been spending all their spare money on records since they were 15. I'm now 37. That collection is the culmination of being obsessed with music for 22 years. I was a student for 12 of those years.

[Kilamite]

True - I didn't consider people who are middle-aged and will have a large music collection from years of buying. 10,000 songs over 15 years works out at about £40 per month.

Still, I think music is still way overpriced. I do try to support artists and I love owning vinyl. I love holding the physical aspect. However, paying £0.79 per song is a hell of a lot.

A fair price would be £0.05p per song. Then, I would start buying instead of downloading, and I'm sure the majority of others will do so too.

Illegal downloads cost the music industry billions, yet more billions could be made if they aimed their prices right and people wouldn't have to download because they simply can afford it.

There is a lot of artists out there who wouldn't be as big as they are if it wasn't for illegal downloads.

[emotion]

True - I didn't consider people who are middle-aged and will have a large music collection from years of buying.

Oi! Less of the middle aged you. If you met me you'd not think that :)

Maybe in ten or so years.

As for the costs of music. Most vinyl costs 7 quid upward for sometimes one track that you like. Digital at around £1.50 (wav/320k - again independent money) is a bargain for the entertainment you're getting.

Trust me, many of my friends run small labels and/or are producers and they make very little money of their releases. It needs supporting.

Again, the major label stuff is something in which I'm not interested.

[IC3D]

I purchase my music from beatport.com 320kbps 320 CBR baby!!!! :D

Totally worth it to me.

[emotion]

I purchase my music from beatport.com 320kbps 320 CBR baby!!!! :D

Totally worth it to me.

Me too (well wavs from them too). However, I find junodownload.com and whatpeopleplay.com to be better outlets. I'm in Europe though, beatport screw us on the prices.

[Kilamite]

As for the costs of music. Most vinyl costs 7 quid upward for sometimes one track that you like. Digital at around £1.50 (wav/320k - again independent money) is a bargain for the entertainment you're getting.

Trust me, many of my friends run small labels and/or are producers and they make very little money of their releases. It needs supporting.

Wouldn't say it is a bargain. I appreciate the time and efforts gone into writing and producing music tracks, but now-a-days music is made so simply that charging a quid for a song is just a total rip-off.

Music should never solely be about making money, though unfortunately that is what is happening. If artists want to make money, they need to gig. That is where I'd pay money.

I'd happily pay £30 to see the likes of DJ Shadow live. However, I wouldn't buy any of his music at £1.00 per song (unless I couldn't resist the temptation to own Midnight in a Perfect World on vinyl).

Money, get away. Get a good job with more pay and you're okay.

[emotion]

Wouldn't say it is a bargain. I appreciate the time and efforts gone into writing and producing music tracks, but now-a-days music is made so simply that charging a quid for a song is just a total rip-off.


Artistry is artistry. Nothing has changed there.


Music should never solely be about making money, though unfortunately that is what is happening. If artists want to make money, they need to gig. That is where I'd pay money.


Not necessarily. I'm talking electronic music here, not bands. The same rules don't apply.

When I refer to independent music it is largely being made to cover costs in a lot of cases. It most certainly isn't about the money. It's done for the love of the music.


Money, get away. Get a good job with more pay and you're okay.

I'm not sure you understand the music industry (independent or otherwise). That's ok though, you're just a kid - you might learn. :)

(Just a dig in return for the middle aged comment)

[Kilamite]

Not necessarily. I'm talking electronic music here, not bands. The same rules don't apply.

I'm concerning both. Electronic music is awesome live. A proper venue packed with lasers, heafty sub-woofers. DJ Shadow's music is electronic and I said I'd pay to see him live, but not to download his music.


I'm not sure you understand the music industry (independent or otherwise). That's ok though, you're just a kid - you might learn. :)

I might be a 20 year old kid, but those are Pink Floyd lyrics. Thought you might have picked up on that ;)

[emotion]

I'm concerning both. Electronic music is awesome live. A proper venue packed with lasers, heafty sub-woofers. DJ Shadow's music is electronic and I said I'd pay to see him live, but not to download his music.

I prefer a good dj. Full range of emotion at their fingertips. That's an aside however...

More often than not most electronic artists don't do things live. The money-from-gigs things is mostly a band thing (though the bigger major label electronic artists manage it). I guess this might change as time goes on. Ableton Live and tools like it make doing "live" much more accessible.

Whether there's big money in it at the moment is debatable though.


I might be a 20 year old kid, but those are Pink Floyd lyrics. Thought you might have picked up on that ;)

:) nope never did the boring stuff...

[Kilamite]

More often than not most electronic artists don't do things live. The money-from-gigs things is mostly a band thing (though the bigger major label electronic artists manage it). I guess this might change as time goes on. Ableton Live and tools like it make doing "live" much more accessible.

Nah - there is plenty of unsigned DJ's that play the local "rave" club in Edinburgh called The Cabaret Voltaire, and the DJ gets money from doing the gig.

There is more money to be made from DJ's playing live than bands right now. The electronic music scene is huge! The possibilities for a DJ to remix songs and produce new ones live on the stop is endless.

[emotion]

There is more money to be made from DJ's playing live than bands right now. The electronic music scene is huge! The possibilities for a DJ to remix songs and produce new ones live on the stop is endless.

Seriously. The money isn't there.

[Kilamite]

Seriously. The money isn't there.

It isn't a huge deal of money. But that's the risk anyone takes when becoming a full time producer.

A few DJ's I know that are gigging about Scotland at the moment have daytime jobs to fund their music producing.

It is all about the live performances, money or not. As a DJ, there is nothing more electrifying than pumping up the crowd to your own tunes and varying the mixes to suit the current mood.

[mogzieee]

For any new great song I just use iTunes. If I love a band/artist I get the album on CD and then shove it on the computer.

If it's a kind of crappy song that I don't feel like spending money on, I find the YouTube video of it (the one with best quality audio), grab the URL and shove it into a video downloading service, such like vixy.net (http://vixy.net/). I select the "MP3 only" option, and download the song like that. It's free and sijmple, but time costly, awkward and not the best sound quality ever - but it works.

[emotion]

It is all about the live performances, money or not. As a DJ, there is nothing more electrifying than pumping up the crowd to your own tunes and varying the mixes to suit the current mood.

I know. I've been djing since 93. I also produce my own edits.

[marsch]

very often i buy CD from the shop.
i like to listen original songs

[HaGG]

I have a napster subscription, had it a good 2 and a half years. Napster doesn't have everything so I also purchase of iTunes and buy CD's.

[Cam101977]

ill usually buy 2 or so CDs a week.

ive had itunes for 4 years and have only purchased 6 songs.

i guess i just prefer the actual CD
and for the reason that not everyone has an ipod hookup in their car/boat....yet

[Melrose]

it usually depends on how much I like the CD as a whole - if it's one or two or possibly three songs, I'll buy them on either iTunes or Amazon MP3 (which can be at times $0.20 cheaper). if it's an album I'll listen to straight through, I'll just go out and get it at the second-hand CD store.

I've bought three brand-new CDs in my whole life...

[Shotglass]

I know. I've been djing since 93. I also produce my own edits.I started wondering where you got that ******** of vinyl... :o