Music - Blu-ray Forum

SHines-IT · 01-11-2009, 10:14 AM

I am looking for a new place to download music from. I don't like iTunes because of DRM. Also gets kinda pricey at $0.99 a song. Is there any sites that cost like $15-30 a month, that gives you unlimited or even 500 songs a month?

katharsis · 01-11-2009, 10:25 AM

Apple is DRM free now. At least 80% of their songs.
This has been announced at MacWorld a few days ago

Other than that... I have been downloading a few songs from Amazon every now and then, but am not aware of any monthly subscription sites.

Galley · 01-11-2009, 03:59 PM

8 million of the iTunes Stores' 10 million music tracks are now DRM-free (and 256Kbps), and the rest of the catalog will be by April 1.

Uniquely · 01-11-2009, 04:32 PM

Amazon is DRM free and most songs range from 79 to 99 cents. Spiral Frog is completely free and legal...... but is a PIA to navigate and use.

SHines-IT · 01-12-2009, 02:17 AM

Never herd of Spiral Frog, but will look into them. But Apple's $0.99 a song adds up fast and I am not into pirating...

Forrestandjen07 · 01-12-2009, 02:38 AM

You need a zune, If you want to take the music with you

but Zune has a monthly zune pass for $15 a month, unlimited downloads(you still need the membership to access the downloaded tracks)

and you get 10 free credits to KEEP any songs you want

BStecke · 01-12-2009, 03:29 AM

Torrentz.com? Of course, legal stuff only

katharsis · 01-12-2009, 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BStecke

Torrentz.com? Of course, legal stuff only

I did not even know that they had any of that?!

Ferris · 01-12-2009, 12:41 PM

emusic is subscription too. Their selection is mostly independent and jazz/classical, though. Right up my alley.

J_UNTITLED · 01-12-2009, 01:49 PM

For anyone who wants actual lossless (i.e. quality) music will be mostly out of luck for the forseeable future, sadly.

Crim122 · 01-12-2009, 01:51 PM

torrent?

J_UNTITLED · 01-12-2009, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Crim122

torrent?

For lossless? Sure, that can work but you never know how many people will have encoded their songs at the best rate and some even put fakes up where they've tried to "make" a lossless file out of an mp3 or the like.

Again, until the unlikely-day arrives that in some official capacity lossless music can be bought online from any genre, many lossless-devotees are struck out (as it is especially-expensive to buy tons of CDs to rip especially if there are only specific tracks you'd like to have).

Crim122 · 01-12-2009, 01:58 PM

so glad I am not a auidophile

J_UNTITLED · 01-12-2009, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Crim122

so glad I am not a auidophile

It's ironic in that as a Blu-ray fan you clearly opt for quality but with music you opt for quantity (or just because you don't care about quality when it comes to music as perhaps you personally cannot hear the difference).

Different folks, different strokes.

Crim122 · 01-12-2009, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J_UNTITLED

It's ironic in that as a Blu-ray fan you clearly opt for quality but with music you opt for quantity (or just because you don't care about quality when it comes to music as perhaps you personally cannot hear the difference).

Different folks, different strokes.

I wouldnt know if I have ever heard lossless audio

Galley · 01-12-2009, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J_UNTITLED

For anyone who wants actual lossless (i.e. quality) music will be mostly out of luck for the forseeable future, sadly.

CDs have been lossless since day one.

J_UNTITLED · 01-12-2009, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crim122

I wouldnt know if I have ever heard lossless audio

It's easy to tell: if it's MP3, AAC, ADPCM, ATRAC, WMA, Musepack or Ogg Vorbis it is lossy. If it's...

Apple Lossless – ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec)
Audio Lossless Coding – also known as MPEG-4 ALS
MPEG-4 SLS – also known as HD-AAC
Direct Stream Transfer – DST
Dolby TrueHD
DTS-HD Master Audio
Free Lossless Audio Codec – FLAC
Meridian Lossless Packing – MLP
Monkey's Audio – Monkey's Audio APE
OptimFROG
RealPlayer – RealAudio Lossless
Shorten – SHN
TTA – True Audio Lossless
WavPack – WavPack lossless
WMA Lossless – Windows Media Lossless

... than it's lossless.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galley

CDs have been lossless since day one.

Again, true (although many will argue on that and say only vinyl was/is the true lossless format) but it is too expensive to just buy and rip/encode a bunch of CDs especially if you are only after certain tracks from certain artists/bands.

hc666 · 01-12-2009, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J_UNTITLED

It's ironic in that as a Blu-ray fan you clearly opt for quality but with music you opt for quantity (or just because you don't care about quality when it comes to music as perhaps you personally cannot hear the difference).

Different folks, different strokes.

Ditto, I could never understand how come bluray fans whine about having the best audio yet they have an ipod and listen to compressed music hehe.

Myself give me a kick butt stereo with cds and records anyday.

Just in general, not directing this at anyone.

SHines-IT · 01-12-2009, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Forrestandjen07

You need a zune, If you want to take the music with you

but Zune has a monthly zune pass for $15 a month, unlimited downloads(you still need the membership to access the downloaded tracks)

and you get 10 free credits to KEEP any songs you want

I was told with the Zune, the track erase them selfs, after so many days. You don't really get to keep them.

fighthefutureofhd · 01-12-2009, 09:20 PM

i think that's if you share them with someone else who also has a zune. 3 days or 3 plays is the max time allowed i believe.

01-11-2009, 10:14 AM	#1
SHines-IT Special Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Eustis, FL Blu-ray collection:19 Trading Score:3	Music I am looking for a new place to download music from. I don't like iTunes because of DRM. Also gets kinda pricey at $0.99 a song. Is there any sites that cost like $15-30 a month, that gives you unlimited or even 500 songs a month?

01-12-2009, 02:38 AM	#6
Forrestandjen07 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:54	You need a zune, If you want to take the music with you but Zune has a monthly zune pass for $15 a month, unlimited downloads(you still need the membership to access the downloaded tracks) and you get 10 free credits to KEEP any songs you want Last edited by Forrestandjen07; 01-12-2009 at 03:34 AM.

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01-11-2009, 10:25 AM	#2
katharsis Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:SoCal Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray collection:379 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	Apple is DRM free now. At least 80% of their songs. This has been announced at MacWorld a few days ago Other than that... I have been downloading a few songs from Amazon every now and then, but am not aware of any monthly subscription sites.

01-11-2009, 03:59 PM	#3
Galley Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Greenville, SC 4K collection:117 Blu-ray collection:634 DVD collection:41 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:7	8 million of the iTunes Stores' 10 million music tracks are now DRM-free (and 256Kbps), and the rest of the catalog will be by April 1.

01-11-2009, 04:32 PM	#4
Uniquely Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Mobile, AL Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:171	Amazon is DRM free and most songs range from 79 to 99 cents. Spiral Frog is completely free and legal...... but is a PIA to navigate and use.

01-12-2009, 02:17 AM	#5
SHines-IT Special Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Eustis, FL Blu-ray collection:19 Trading Score:3	Never herd of Spiral Frog, but will look into them. But Apple's $0.99 a song adds up fast and I am not into pirating...

01-12-2009, 03:29 AM	#7
BStecke Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:567 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:6	Torrentz.com? Of course, legal stuff only

01-12-2009, 12:41 PM	#9
Ferris Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Tampa Bay Area Blu-ray collection:79 Trading Score:1	emusic is subscription too. Their selection is mostly independent and jazz/classical, though. Right up my alley.

01-12-2009, 01:49 PM	#10
J_UNTITLED Power Member Member since:Jul 2006	For anyone who wants actual lossless (i.e. quality) music will be mostly out of luck for the forseeable future, sadly.

01-12-2009, 01:51 PM	#11
Crim122 Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Charlotte, NC Blu-ray collection:27 Blu-ray reviews:1	torrent?

01-12-2009, 01:58 PM	#13
Crim122 Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Charlotte, NC Blu-ray collection:27 Blu-ray reviews:1	so glad I am not a auidophile

01-12-2009, 09:20 PM	#20
fighthefutureofhd Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Dry County	i think that's if you share them with someone else who also has a zune. 3 days or 3 plays is the max time allowed i believe.

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