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12670582, where do you illegally download your music?
Posted by teefiveten, Tue Dec-09-14 03:10 PM
apart from torrentz

ppl still use soulseek! I HAD NO IDEA!
12670585, I just spend the 10 bucks on spotify, but you DJ so thats totally different
Posted by double negative, Tue Dec-09-14 03:12 PM
12670586, I wonder if ppl are using Soundcloud to hide downloadable content
Posted by double negative, Tue Dec-09-14 03:12 PM
set to private, etc
12670591, you can rip off SoundCloud but the quality is too poor
Posted by teefiveten, Tue Dec-09-14 03:14 PM
128kbps
which is fine for an ipod listening but not for DJing

you'd be suprised how much you can get off a SoundCloud by just asking the artist (emerging of course, you can't hit up Beyonce on SC tawmbout 'lemme get that')

12670725, RRRRRRRRRRWWWWWWWWWWWWQQQQQQQQQQ
Posted by imcvspl, Tue Dec-09-14 04:06 PM
Please tell me you know what that means, if not and you want to Reply to this message be sure When you do you Quote the original message.


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"I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am 1 thing, a musician." � Miles

"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."
12670895, irq?
Posted by teefiveten, Tue Dec-09-14 05:58 PM
wha?
12670897, i can't believe so many old okps don't know this
Posted by imcvspl, Tue Dec-09-14 06:02 PM
maybe it's just a lesson thing. click "Reply With Quote" to my message above.

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Big PEMFin H & z's
"I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am 1 thing, a musician." � Miles

"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."
12670957, i know about irq
Posted by teefiveten, Tue Dec-09-14 07:28 PM
im just confused why you're being cryptic about it
12670961, not talking about irq, follow instructions please...
Posted by imcvspl, Tue Dec-09-14 07:30 PM
go to post #29. At the bottom of the post it says "Reply With Quote"
Click that.
:)

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Big PEMFin H & z's
"I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am 1 thing, a musician." � Miles

"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."
12671017, wha? how'd you do that?
Posted by gumz, Tue Dec-09-14 08:43 PM
12671300, wow haha....respect to the ed snowden type info moves!!!
Posted by rawsouthpaw, Wed Dec-10-14 11:25 AM
12671387, interesting.....
Posted by teefiveten, Wed Dec-10-14 12:30 PM
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12670800, Thats me
Posted by lfresh, Tue Dec-09-14 04:47 PM
Yep most of my music is now iphone listening


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You cannot hate people for their own good.
12670977, I've done shows off 128K mp3s before
Posted by PoppaGeorge, Tue Dec-09-14 07:55 PM
granted I burned that music as CD audio and was using CD decks for it, but... yeah, I've done 128K and 192K mp3s before.

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Like there is stupid, and then there is you, and then there is dead. - VAsBestBBW

R.I.P. Disco D
12670588, THE SEEK STILL IN THERE
Posted by Geah, Tue Dec-09-14 03:13 PM
I don't need torrence

blogs still the best way by far
12670597, is there a blog search feature on google anymore?
Posted by teefiveten, Tue Dec-09-14 03:15 PM
i used to do that but it's gone :(
all my old blogs are defunct too :(
12670655, google blogsearch was quietly eliminated eariler this year.
Posted by Hitokiri, Tue Dec-09-14 03:36 PM
And without it i'm down to 3 blogs.
2 hip hop related, one all genres. None are the best when looking for some of the hard to find stuff i be looking for.
12670675, ugh it was such a great feature :(
Posted by teefiveten, Tue Dec-09-14 03:43 PM
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12670742, use Bing.com I think that works
Posted by ShinobiShaw, Tue Dec-09-14 04:16 PM
also "showthread" works on google. There are a ton of message boards that will let you see download links without registering on the board.
12671019, I just used the motherfucker to find The Stooges first album
Posted by Mgmt, Tue Dec-09-14 08:46 PM
and I'm jamming my download now
12670688, oh?
Posted by SoWhat, Tue Dec-09-14 03:46 PM
12671273, shoutout to mr_d***le (haha) & buildingblock
Posted by placee_22, Wed Dec-10-14 10:53 AM
them cats held me down back in the original seek days.
12670590, The Seek is all I use, when I do it.
Posted by Teknontheou, Tue Dec-09-14 03:14 PM
So much stuff is up on YouTube now, I barely even download anymore, though.
12670596, google.com
Posted by PimpTrickGangstaClik, Tue Dec-09-14 03:15 PM
Just search *artist album name* zip and you find most things. It really only works for newer/ just released albums
12670603, yeah im looking for older stuff mainly
Posted by teefiveten, Tue Dec-09-14 03:17 PM
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12670645, I use google for old stuff all the time
Posted by Binladen, Tue Dec-09-14 03:31 PM
12670601, I DO NOT illegally download music...
Posted by Kira, Tue Dec-09-14 03:16 PM
..

Hit the inbox so I can point you in the right direction of legal sources of digital media content that are not Amazon, iTunes, or mega popular marketplace.
12670608, lawd here come Moral Orel over here :P
Posted by teefiveten, Tue Dec-09-14 03:19 PM
is it high quality?

i actually buy most of my music (or download free b/c the artist gave it away) but older/hard to find stuff that i could grab off blogs isn't as easy to access anymore. looking to replace that void.

basically my steps are

1.itunes/amazon
and if it's not there (which happens more often than you think)
i try and find the illegalz, which are usually high quality
12670702, You don't get it.
Posted by Kira, Tue Dec-09-14 03:51 PM
>is it high quality?
>
>i actually buy most of my music (or download free b/c the
>artist gave it away) but older/hard to find stuff that i
>could grab off blogs isn't as easy to access anymore. looking
>to replace that void.
>
>basically my steps are
>
>1.itunes/amazon
>and if it's not there (which happens more often than you
>think)
>i try and find the illegalz, which are usually high quality

It's not how you consume music, but how you admit to consuming music. In any event, check your inbox.
12671011, Lemme get that inbox too
Posted by Hitokiri, Tue Dec-09-14 08:34 PM
12671301, yo! i'll take an inbox too tho
Posted by rawsouthpaw, Wed Dec-10-14 11:27 AM
12670605, there used to be a group of OKPs that shared music/movies/etc
Posted by Zion3Lion, Tue Dec-09-14 03:18 PM
via i think it was called Alliance...used to get a lot of shit from there.
now i just used Torrents.
12670614, Here is a dilemma. I wanted to see "Hannah and her Sisters"
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Tue Dec-09-14 03:22 PM
Not on cable, not netflix, not on amazon instant and not on any of the other legal streaming services AND my local video store has been closed down.

So do I really have to chose between buying the DVD and/r stealing it?

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12670668, That's a silly question. Are you looking for justification?
Posted by PimpTrickGangstaClik, Tue Dec-09-14 03:41 PM
I can understand t510 dilemma where it can't be found at all.
But on your situation, it is available. Just not at the price or convenience that you want.

Morally, you would both be wrong. But you would be dead wrong
12670692, Oh, well I should mention I've no moral dilemma about downloading content
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Tue Dec-09-14 03:47 PM
I do whatever is easier and has the lowest risk.

I am on spotify and download what I can't find legally. I will buy certain artist if I feel I want to support.

DOn't feel that way about woody allen.


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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

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12670615, theres a site that rips yotuube videos into mp4s or whatever
Posted by Binlahab, Tue Dec-09-14 03:22 PM
time intensive but very satisfying

rip it, dl to the phone, fuck a spotify.


does it really matter?

for all my fans who keep my name in their mouth: http://i.imgur.com/v2xNOpS.jpg
12670622, not the best sound quality
Posted by teefiveten, Tue Dec-09-14 03:23 PM
yeah it can give you a 320 but if the video's original sound is shit, it's still going to be shit
12670653, Some DJs don't seem to care or notice
Posted by dafriquan, Tue Dec-09-14 03:35 PM
>yeah it can give you a 320 but if the video's original sound
>is shit, it's still going to be shit
I'm glad you do.

Upcoming (Female) DJ hit me up with her mix.
Great transitions. Decent song selection
But too many youtube rips made for an uneven sonic quality.

I understand not having money but it's a $1 per song now
Back in the vinyl days we had to spring $7 for just the single.
12670672, well i care. lol.
Posted by teefiveten, Tue Dec-09-14 03:42 PM
i learned the hard way very early on

honestly i have no time to be searching for free music i could buy so i always buy. especially since it is just a buck as you said.

but for stuff i can't find, i need high quality and i need more sources than i have now.
12670881, well duh. yeah. if you want sound quality, yeah. nm
Posted by Binlahab, Tue Dec-09-14 05:44 PM

does it really matter?

for all my fans who keep my name in their mouth: http://i.imgur.com/v2xNOpS.jpg
12671001, www.dvdvideosoft.com will allow you to download...
Posted by The Wordsmith, Tue Dec-09-14 08:28 PM
...a program that will let you convert YouTube vids into MP3s. If a YT vid is in 320Kpbs, you can rip it to that same level of quality. It allows you to covert easily and you won't have to deal with getting on some website to do it. Just remember to uncheck any of those options to download some weird search engine during the download process of the program.



Since 1976
12670640, Google
Posted by Binladen, Tue Dec-09-14 03:30 PM
12670641, i tunes
Posted by Calico, Tue Dec-09-14 03:30 PM
WTH is this post??
12670683, i don't. they send my cousin some warning letter for downlaoding
Posted by ndibs, Tue Dec-09-14 03:44 PM
anime she couldn't even buy here if she wanted to...
12670690, really? who sent her that?
Posted by Calico, Tue Dec-09-14 03:46 PM
i'm honestly curious...
12670716, www.dvdvideosoft.com
Posted by IIIIIIIIIIIII, Tue Dec-09-14 03:59 PM
www.dvdvideosoft.com

^^^^
12671004, Well crap. I should've just pointed down to your post.....
Posted by The Wordsmith, Tue Dec-09-14 08:30 PM
...to let cats know about that site.



Since 1976
12670731, seek / kay ay tee / blogs
Posted by 2.tears.in.a.bucket, Tue Dec-09-14 04:10 PM
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12670746, You got me to do all that legwork for you jerk
Posted by ShinobiShaw, Tue Dec-09-14 04:18 PM
Don't you know I go home and cry and download music on the weekends. I have a ton of new stuff to upload btw.
12670759, I use Spotify
Posted by legsdiamond, Tue Dec-09-14 04:24 PM
and the only time I get illegal shit is old ass songs for my dads ipod or if I get a link for some new shit from a friend.

I don't really search for downloads like I used to..

12671008, Same here. My downloading has gone down tremendously....
Posted by The Wordsmith, Tue Dec-09-14 08:32 PM
...since I started using Spotify. I need to get back on it (downloading) for hard to find stuff. I had limited my downloading to just free mixtapes at one point but I fell off of that too.




Since 1976
12670780, where can you get reggae? that's my problem
Posted by Ananse, Tue Dec-09-14 04:38 PM
12670801, like older 90s dancehall?
Posted by teefiveten, Tue Dec-09-14 04:47 PM
it's hard
i got a lot off strictly the best compilations which you can find in itunes

you can actually find a good amount on itunes if you know specific songs

i have a lot on vinyl i need to rip
12670879, reggae period. I don't have *any* good sources anymore
Posted by Ananse, Tue Dec-09-14 05:43 PM
new, old, roots & culture, dancehall, rock steady, lovers rock, etc.


12670890, I'be been looking for Why Does Your l Love Hurt So Much for years...
Posted by legsdiamond, Tue Dec-09-14 05:49 PM
All I can find is the white girl singing a pop version.
12671028, the carly simon song?
Posted by SHAstayhighalways, Tue Dec-09-14 09:20 PM
i know jamaicans be remaking everything
do you know who remade it?
the easiest way to find reggae on soulseek is knowing the riddim it was on
a lotta reggae djs out there sharing their riddim collection
12671018, soulseek is your best friend for this.
Posted by SHAstayhighalways, Tue Dec-09-14 08:45 PM
12671155, peace to Sha
Posted by Ananse, Wed Dec-10-14 08:15 AM
thanks. now all i have to do is join the seek.
12670808, I'm a ripper these days
Posted by lfresh, Tue Dec-09-14 04:50 PM
But Im not concerned about quality

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When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries.
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You cannot hate people for their own good.
12670884, I just pay 14.99 a month for Rhapsody.
Posted by Cold Truth, Tue Dec-09-14 05:46 PM
Problem solved. I listen to what I want, when I want, and it's fantastic.
12670933, urbanleakz.net mostly
Posted by atruhead, Tue Dec-09-14 06:54 PM
12670979, Do Macy's tell Gimbel's, motherfucker? - (c) John Hull
Posted by PoppaGeorge, Tue Dec-09-14 07:58 PM

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forcing myself to actually respond to you is like bathing in ebola virus. - Binlahab

Like there is stupid, and then there is you, and then there is dead. - VAsBestBBW

R.I.P. Disco D
12671141, soulseek is so much better now than it used to be a lifetime ago.
Posted by shockzilla, Wed Dec-10-14 05:48 AM
12671145, I just stream now
Posted by Brother Rabbit, Wed Dec-10-14 07:07 AM
I pay Spotify $9.99 per month (unfortunately it's blocked at work, due to the goofy ass ports it needs). So at work I stream via Rdio, & Grooveshark.

Now when I can't find what I need on the above services, I have 2 music torrent sites that I use.
12671258, What.CD
Posted by Oreganoflow, Wed Dec-10-14 10:36 AM
This is by far the best place to download music. It's torrent based and you have to keep up a share ratio - meaning you can't just download and bounce. You can find just about any album you can imagine and all have FLAC and 320kbps downloads. It's a site for true music geeks and operates by invite only. When used correctly, your music collection will reach as far as you want it to.
12671486, Nigga, why is you naming names?
Posted by Brother Rabbit, Wed Dec-10-14 01:24 PM