Download and Play Your Favorite Songs With MP3
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There’s a (no longer very) new Web technology in town, and it’s got record labels worried. Called MP3, it lets you store music and other noises on your computer in a small size, but with quality approaching that of a cassette tape or crummy CD player. Obviously, record executives are terrified about MP3 leading to rampant song piracy -- and nobody seems to really know yet how legal all this stuff is. Want to find out more about this controversial recording format? Here’s where to look -- but don’t sue us if it gets you
in trouble ...
First Stop: MP3.com
If you want to get in on the MP3 scene, a great place to start is MP3.com. This site offers a detailed FAQ, links to MP3 software and information about MP3 hardware, relevant news stories and an enormous collection of songs from "unknown" bands. It’s a wonderful way to get acquainted with the recording format and the culture it’s created.
MP3 Players and Software
If you want to listen to MP3 files, you’ll first need to download a player. There are a variety available, both for sale and as freeware. Perhaps the most popular (and versatile) is Winamp. Others include MusicMatch, Nad MP3 Player, and Sonique.
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MP3 Search Engines and Newsgroups
Once you've got your player(s) installed, it's time to go find some songs to download. There are several search engines for MP3 files out there. Our favorite is 2Look4; it's well designed and professional, and seems to offer the largest number of search results. Other good search engines include Scour.net and MediaFind (both of which search for several other types of files as well), and AudioFind (which just searches for MP3 files). Unfortunately, all of these engines turn up a lot of dead links -- MP3 sites are shut down almost as frequently as they're put up.
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