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Ok, before you delete my post! ;-)

I have a legitimate question. Are we allowed to discuss sites that permit LEGIT download mp3's for use?

Specifically are there re-mix services that do this? I mean pay to play...i DO NOT mean p2p networks!
Is there a pay to play service simular to Hot Tracks? Disconet (ok, I am dating myself!)?

I know of a few. I am just looking for a bigger catalogue.

I hope I haven't offended the powers that be. I just think this is a legit question, since I do NOT support p2p useage!



I am curious!

Thanks,
Ronny
 
Posted Wed 22 Feb 06 @ 6:05 pm
Yes, you are allowed to discuss legit sites here. Whatcha got?
 
Posted Thu 23 Feb 06 @ 5:10 am
Is there a good pay to play D/l service for mp3's? I am talking about good club length re-mixes, simular to the kind found on Hot Tracks, Ultimix, Disconet, etc.

I am not talking about your basic mp3 d/l service. They pretty much just have album cuts or radio edits.
 
Posted Thu 23 Feb 06 @ 12:40 pm
DJ-ALFPRO InfinityModeratorMember since 2005
 
Posted Sat 25 Feb 06 @ 7:15 am
FjorkoPRO InfinityMember since 2006
www.beatport.com
www.djdownload.com
 
Posted Sat 25 Feb 06 @ 11:03 am
Here is a list of shops I found so far

http://www.traxsource.com
Funky House, Defected, Soulfuric, Swing City, Knee Deep, OM, etc.

http://www.trax2burn.com
Southern Fried, Underwater, Size, Illegal Beats, Juicy

http://www.djdownload.com
UK DJ Mag, exclusive and limitet Promo-Tracks

http://www.clickgroove.com
20:20 Vision, Coco Machete, Naked Music, OM, Freerange...

http://www.stompy.com

http://www.opdance.com
CLassic, Drop Music, Music for Freaks, Freak n Chic, Brique Rouge

http://www.trackingspain.com/
Spanish Shop, Stereo Productions, etc.

http://www.edmdigital.com/

http://www.fiberlineaudio.com/

http://www.nufonix.com
Guidance, Om, Dahlbäck, Inspirit

http://www.karmadownload.com
Azuli, Defected, Buzzin fly, Southern Fried, F Com., Soma, OM, Henry Street, Four:Twenty

http://extern.compra.de/peppermint
Peppermint Jam

http://www.amp3lifier.com

http://www.audiojelly.com

http://www.trackitdown.net
NRK/Honchos, Bedrock, Bugged out, Exun, Kinky Vinyl, etc.

http://www.kompakt-mp3.de

http://www.bleep.com
Wall of sound, K7, Playhouse, Versatile, etc.

http://www.callarecord.de
Disco Galaxy, Secret Service und die sonstige Disco-Booty-Mafia
 
Posted Sat 25 Feb 06 @ 12:42 pm
OMG

Call a record and beat port rule!

Thanks!

Ronny
 
Posted Sat 25 Feb 06 @ 4:57 pm
DjGazUKPRO InfinityMember since 2005
Any you can download music video's from ???
 
Posted Wed 01 Mar 06 @ 1:13 am
hey all..

so at the end of the day..whats the best place...

is there one which offers monthly and not per song and also has a good dance catalogue??

whats the deal with kazaa gold?? any good??

DJ Rudra
 
Posted Sun 07 May 06 @ 9:05 pm
xeonPRO InfinityModeratorMember since 2004
itunes - audio & video ;)
 
Posted Sun 07 May 06 @ 9:48 pm
Are the I-tunes videos good??? I currently rip my Promo Only, but if they are good it would be great for on the fly music.
 
Posted Mon 08 May 06 @ 4:33 am
xeonPRO InfinityModeratorMember since 2004
really good quality. i tryed
 
Posted Mon 08 May 06 @ 1:01 pm
I will have to check them out. Is there anything that you need to do to the files??
 
Posted Tue 09 May 06 @ 2:31 am
I know with the audio you have to burn the songs on CD and then rip them back in the computer.
There is a program that I found that supposedly removes the need to do this process by automatically "unlocking" the files and converting to MP3. It is completely legitimate because songs have to already be liscensed. The only problem is, it won't work with the newest version of iTunes (the developers are working on it, but nothing yet...) I don't know how well it works because I found out about it too late.

I'm not sure if you have to do anything like that with video files from iTunes. Apple seems to favor .mov videos, and I don't think VDJ can play those, so you might have to use some conversion software.
 
Posted Tue 09 May 06 @ 3:34 am
So which one is the cheapest ? And is the quality of all good ? And can you play all the mp3s in virtual dj? Because some mp3s are protected, like the ones from itunes.
And is there a place where you can download at a monthly fee instead of paying per song?
 
Posted Wed 17 May 06 @ 7:29 pm
As far as I know, the only download service that has actual MP3s is eMusic. I do not recommend them however, their selection is mostly in classical music. You can get a 100 download trial version for free (have to unsubscribe within a month or they bill you). I got some karaoke tracks from them, but they really don't have much.
Basically any online download service that you use, you'll have to burn the songs on CDs and rip them back in MP3 format. I have used WalMart, Yahoo, and iTunes. WalMart is cheapest (88 cents each as opposed to the 99 everywhere else) but sometimes they don't have all the songs you want, so you have to fish around at the different services.
As for subscription services, I'm not sure if you're allowed to burn any of the tracks on CD, just on your computer and compatible MP3 players. I haven't tried Napster though...You'll have to ask someone that's tried the Napster integration with VDJ. (Personally, I don't see how it would be all that great unless you had an internet connection during your gig.)
 
Posted Wed 17 May 06 @ 7:54 pm
*Since VDJ can play copy-protected wma files, you can probably use such sites as Napster, Yahoo, WalMart, etc. and play the songs without converting. However, there are issues with having to play the songs first in Windows Media Player to acquire the liscenses and such. Also, even though you are legally liscensed to use the file, VDJ will not let you record with them. (What about fair use? =/ *sigh*) So personally, I think it would be in one's best interest to take the time to burn the songs on CD and rip them back in the computer. You get your backup copy that way too, so it's not really a waste of time.
You can also use a CD-RW if you don't want to waste the CDs, but it takes longer and CD-Rs cost about 1/10th of what you pay for a single track...
 
Posted Wed 17 May 06 @ 8:00 pm
thanx,
is there someone here who uses napster or yahoo?
I heard you have to play the songs at least once in a month while your connected to internet, but you can also do something at their site to validate the songs?
 
Posted Wed 17 May 06 @ 8:32 pm
I use Napster and pretty much as long as you go and use Napster a few times a month ie. get new songs you are cool, however one downfall that I don't like is the fact that sometimes they get rid of songs from their library and you don't know til you play them. Cheers Brian
 
Posted Thu 18 May 06 @ 1:09 am


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