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| 76690 | 2002-09-05 08:20:00 | I am an oldtimer but a novice. I have a reasonable pentium 3 computer. Will someone please explain where I can find music on the net and how can I play it? Thanks | tobias (1776) | ||
| 76691 | 2002-09-05 08:40:00 | What most folks do, is use a P2P (peer-to-peer) file transfer method - you normally download a program of choice to do this, such as Kazaa Lite (www.kazaalite.com). I recommend you look into the recent issue of IDG's Imag (August), because there are many pitfalls to be aware of. Also you need to be aware of the copyright issues - much of the music shared by these programs contravenes NZ copyright laws | Greg S (201) | ||
| 76692 | 2002-09-05 08:48:00 | Most music files will be mp3's There are verious ways of finding them, one is good old fasioned google (www.google.co.nz)... type "songname .mp3" in the goolge search and see what happens. I'm going to assume you are running windows. To play .mp3's, you can use media player, it's built into windows, and upgradable.. but i prefer Winamp downloadable from tucows, in NZ (www.tucows.co.nz) There's so many file sharing programmes that find shared mp3's on other peoples computers too. Tell us how you got on! Chris. |
Chris Wilson (431) | ||
| 76693 | 2002-09-05 10:19:00 | Getting music from the net really requires a compressed format - mp3 being the most common. The file type on your CD's is far too big to be practically downloadable. You can basically split mp3's on the net into legal and paralegal. Legal: The are occassional sites that let you download a few tracks for free but for most you need your credit card Notreallylegal: I might use Kazaa but that would be telling. Very easy to use, allows downloads from multiple users simultaneously. Lots of fun checkin out music that you would never buy but are curious about. For palying I use Winamp (winamp.com) as my usual music player - there are hundreds of different players out there but it pays to just stick to 1 or 2 and get to know them. Windows Media Player you probably already have. |
drsteve (1777) | ||
| 76694 | 2002-09-05 11:37:00 | Have a look here (dipstick01.hostnz.co.nz) and click on Basic Computer Stuff and then P2P/File Sharing for a brief rundown of getting music or using a file sharing program on the net. Kazaalite, or Kazaa with the spyware removed would be the best for a novice to use due to the ease of understanding how to use the program. Once you become a bit more experienced in these sorts of programs then also check out the others but watch for the bad stuff in there too. |
dipstick01 (445) | ||
| 76695 | 2002-09-05 19:06:00 | Or maybe you just want to listen to the radio stations. All players give good links to any type of music. Real Player works best for me. Enjoy ! Antonia |
Antonia (730) | ||
| 76696 | 2002-09-05 19:52:00 | Winmx is good as is kazaa lite i use winamp myself and audiocatalyst to rip mp3s from cd | kiwibeat (304) | ||
| 76697 | 2002-09-05 20:35:00 | I have to agree with Winamp being my favourite player | Greg S (201) | ||
| 76698 | 2002-09-06 00:01:00 | Antonia, Web radio is fine for those of us on broadband, but tends to be broken sqelch for those on a dial up connection! Still there are those who find it better than radio on the airwaves.. I get better reception of internet radio, than i do of local stations, but i do live in a cave! |
Chris Wilson (431) | ||
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