max.spicer Wrote: > there sites where you can just buy tracks that can then be played on my > SB2? I'm dimly aware of itunes and the like, and the horrible DRM > monster that's associated with them. Ideally, I'd like some plain old > mp3s, but would settle for DRM stuff, provided I can actually listen to > it (I realise that's somewhat against the whole point of DRM!). One > thing to note is that I can't really go with one of the monthly > subscription service as I wouldn't use it enough to justify the cost.
I am right there with you on this. I've looked for sites which sell single-track mp3s which can be played on SB2. Any I've found that sell unprotected files generally only have tracks I've never heard of. I don't want to get a service; wouldn't use it that much. I'd pay 2-3 bucks for a track if I could play it anywhere and get it in a non-lossy format (if I buy the music, I want to buy _all_ the music.) Someone told me about a method which may or may not be legal. It is probably similar to what Daniel mentioned. You can buy the protected files, then re-record them on Windows using something like Audacity. I have no idea what the resulting quality would be. I have not tried this yet; just no time or patience for it. The same person who told me about Audacity does not actually use it. He had an interesting point: those who have more time than money (e.g. high school & college students) can easily circumvent the protection using the method above or others. They don't care if it takes them 15-30 minutes each time they re-record a track. Those of us with more money than time really don't want to go through the hassle of circumventing the laws, but there are few, if any, options for us to be able to play our purchased music where we want to. I'll be honest: I don't own an iPod or other mp3 player (just SB2) and have a very small collection of CDs. I listen mostly to internet music. But I've been writing down names of songs I've heard which I would like to own. I'd like to be able to buy them somewhere and be able to add them to my ripped music collection. Silly laws. Hey, would it be a good idea for a sticky forum thread which would be a list of sites where you can purchase unprotected tracks? -- Dave D _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
