Best site to purchase mp3s?

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 26 Aug 2005 5:45 am

I need to buy a few mp3's of some classic country tunes. I don't want to use iTunes, because they're not in mp3 format and Apple will not let you convert them to mp3 format.

Where's another good service to buy $0.99 mp3s?

Thanks,
Jim

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 26 Aug 2005 5:52 am

Jim - I have no idea how such things work, but my teenage son uses iTunes to download songs for his iPod, which I thought was an mp3 player. Maybe it plays other formats as well. As I said, I don't know how such things work.

Lee, from South Texas

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 26 Aug 2005 5:55 am

Thanks Lee, but iTunes does NOT download in standard mp3 format and will not allow you to convfert to mp3 anything you bought from them. That's why I'm asking for something other than iTunes.
Jim

Tom Jordan · Post by **Tom Jordan** » 26 Aug 2005 6:28 am

Jim,

I use Yahoo! Music Engine for downloads--.99 per song or most full CD's are about 8 bucks. I've also used Sony but they require that you keep your card on file...not too crazy about that. Yahoo selections can be had for less with a minimal monthly fee but I don't download enough for that to make cents..hehe.

I like the Yahoo set up because they usually have what I am looking for, are very reasonable and the artist gets their cut. Ya just don't get the discography....

Tom

Dave Van Allen · Post by **Dave Van Allen** » 26 Aug 2005 10:03 am

Jimbeaux- if you burn a cd of any tunes from iTunes you can then re-import from said cd in MP3 format, even using iTunes... it's a PITA extra step, but it is possible to make mp3's from iTunes purchased songs. I do it regularly, and besides I get a burned cd to play in the car on my commute.

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 27 Aug 2005 8:56 am

Jim,
If you can get the song on your hard drive, no matter how you do that, and then get an audio program such as [url=http://www.goldwave.com,]www.goldwave.com,[/url] you simply play the song thru your sound card, go into Goldwave and click on "record what U hear". When you go to save the file, Goldwave will ask you in what format to save. They have a whole list of different and oddball formats, including MP3.

Goldwave costs about $50, but there is an open program called AUDACITY, that is free, and will do the same thing, but it has some limitations [I'm not sure what they are, at the moment]. I use both programs, and so anything you hear on the web, and if those programs are open, you can record anything coming at you.

Chipper

Larry Clark · Post by **Larry Clark** » 27 Aug 2005 9:45 am

I haven't been able to use it myself but Wal-Mart has a download site for $.88 per song.
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Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 27 Aug 2005 10:08 am

www.kazaalite.com and www.morpheus.com are good mp3 sources.
You can send the 99 cents directly to the banjo player on the recording if you like, or donate it to a worthy charity.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 27 Aug 2005 3:29 pm

Thanks guys. I tried my (earlier) version of Goldwave and could not get it to record something already playing. Then downloaded Audacity with the same results. I'll try DVA's suggestion before trying the other websites.
Thanks to all,
Jim

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 27 Aug 2005 4:52 pm

Jimbeaux,

Basically, Goldwave will allow you to slow down or speed up a file......but there will be a PITCH change.

Audacity will speed up and slow down any file without changing pitch.

But getting a file into Audacity requires, yet, more moves......a pain, OK!

I don't know why you would have a problem with GW. I find the program just great.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 27 Aug 2005 4:54 pm

Oh yeah, Chip. I know how to use Goldwave to speed up or slow down a file. I just don't know how to use it to RECORD a file that is being played by another program, e.g., iTunes.

Jamie Lennon · Post by **Jamie Lennon** » 29 Aug 2005 11:16 am

Go to www.torrentspy.com there free !!!

Bill Leff · Post by **Bill Leff** » 30 Aug 2005 7:37 am

Try burning your iTunes songs onto a CD. This will put it in standard format on the CD (for playing in any CD player). Then import it back from the CD into iTunes or using other CD ripping software as MP3s.

Bill Leff · Post by **Bill Leff** » 30 Aug 2005 8:10 am

Oops - Dave Van Allen beat me to the punch on this solution!