I need a way to purchase music -- what's your favorite method? I have certain things that I look for -- see inside: [more inside]
posted on Jun 30, 2008 - 26 answers

Who can license music for download/sale? A friend came up with a wicked cool idea for selling music using the internet, but it can't be done through some affiliate mp3 link (like Amazon). We're just a couple of college guys, and we don't know any rockstars or label executives. [more inside]
posted on Jun 20, 2008 - 15 answers

Legitimizing iTunes Library. I have *ahem* a friend. This friend has a reasonably large digital music collection being managed by iTunes on a Mac. He would like to understand the cost of ensuring this collection is 100% legal, having realized that the vast majority of it is not. [more inside]
posted on Jun 20, 2008 - 12 answers

What's the best way to organize and re-tag my enormous MP3 library? (iTunes, Mac 10.5, 20k+ songs) [more inside]
posted on Jun 15, 2008 - 21 answers

i have about 3,500 CDs. I want to rip them to MP3. I'm too lazy to do it one at a time on my computer and too cheap to pay a service like MusicShifter. Any other options? [more inside]
posted on Jun 5, 2008 - 28 answers

mp3 Fiesta - what's the catch? [more inside]
posted on May 24, 2008 - 5 answers

I'm looking for good sources of creative-commons licensed, edgy rock instrumental music. A really good example of this is www.saviumsaliva.com. The music there just seems to work for the podcast that I'm working on. I've tried Jamendo, and one other "search engine" for creative commons licensed music, but slow going. I keep hoping for the motherlode.. So far, not so much. Anyone have any other suggestions for places to look? Thanks!
posted on May 17, 2008 - 3 answers

Looking for a home stereo setup that supports internet radio, traditional radio, CD's and MP3's without a computer in the middle. [more inside]
posted on May 5, 2008 - 3 answers

How do I send my MP3-players listened tunes to a music discovery site (like last.fm) if I'm not using an iPod? [more inside]
posted on May 5, 2008 - 1 answers

Is there an mp3 player with a user-replaceable battery? [more inside]
posted on May 4, 2008 - 16 answers

Where can I find a digitial version (i.e., MP3) of the "Jungle Strut" song that was on Side A of the demo tape that came with Sony Walkmans when you bought them?
posted on Apr 15, 2008 - 6 answers

Which portable mp3 player has the largest capacity? I know the Ipod can hold 160 gigabytes, but I'm wondering if there are any bigger ones out there.
posted on Apr 6, 2008 - 9 answers

Walk the Line -- How Do I Find This Version? [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2008 - 2 answers

How do I take a song off a regular cd, add viewable lyrics (and whatever else is necessary) and turn it into a karaoke disc that I can hand to the kj at a karaoke joint? I already have evil lyrics and some other audio software, but I can only find reference to working with songs that are already on a cdg ... no references in my audio programs to exactly how to make one myself. [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2008 - 3 answers

Help me automagically assemble ~1 hour of new music per day, to listen to on my commute. [more inside]
posted on Mar 20, 2008 - 9 answers

What artists have released vinyl records with an option to download the album on mp3 ? [more inside]
posted on Mar 5, 2008 - 17 answers

i have a 12,000 track itunes music library in os x. some of the tracks (~10%) have album art with them, but most do not. all tracks are tagged properly, and in theory should all have album art with them. i've tried itunes built in fetcher and many third party programs for adding album art. i can't recall names of programs, but most were very poor and would crash or not work at all. i would like to fetch art all together, because i don't want to go through 12,000 songs track-by-track. any ideas? thanks! -will
posted on Feb 24, 2008 - 6 answers

How do I nicely organize my library of 80 gigs of MP3s? [more inside]
posted on Feb 18, 2008 - 27 answers

I just bought my first MP3 player and I need some advice on earbuds and song selection. [more inside]
posted on Feb 13, 2008 - 25 answers

Is legalsounds.com still operational? [more inside]
posted on Jan 29, 2008 - 1 answers

Say I wanted to fill the genre tags of my whole mp3 library automatically. Say I trusted the last.fm community enough to use the three most used tags for a certain song/album listed there (for example: New Order's Ceremony would get "80s" "new wave" and "post-punk"). Say I wanted to do this automatically. Say I had a Mac. How would I go about this? [more inside]
posted on Jan 24, 2008 - 12 answers

What tools exist for OS X to manage my music library? [more inside]
posted on Jan 12, 2008 - 9 answers

Where are the music/mp3 blogs for music spanning the 1920s-1960s? [more inside]
posted on Jan 8, 2008 - 9 answers

I have an mp3, one channel of which is way quieter than the other. How can I fix it so the two channels are the same volume? [more inside]
posted on Jan 2, 2008 - 5 answers

How should I release and distribute my newly recorded album without a record label? [more inside]
posted on Dec 31, 2007 - 21 answers

I'm looking for an MP3 player that you can treat like a USB drive. In other words, I want to load MP3s onto it by just plugging the device into my machine and the copying files over. I do not want to use a specialized program like Itunes, and I want to use a standard USB or Firewire cable to plug the device into my computer. [more inside]
posted on Dec 24, 2007 - 32 answers

Does emusic.com watermark mp3s and if so, what is in the watermark and can you provide technical details on this watermarking ?
posted on Dec 19, 2007 - 18 answers

"Emotionally ambivalent" Christmas Songs? [more inside]
posted on Dec 15, 2007 - 40 answers

Let's play suggest-a-mp3-player! [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2007 - 22 answers

My aunt's family has been listening to the same Christmas tape (as in, the same physical tape) repeatedly for about 25 years. The tape was originally made by dubbing from vinyl. I'd like, as a gift, to remaster the whole thing, but I need help identifying all the song versions. [more inside]
posted on Nov 20, 2007 - 25 answers

How do I take WMA audio and convert them for compatibility for iTunes? [more inside]
posted on Nov 20, 2007 - 6 answers

I'm looking for music artists (individuals or bands) who are selling their own music via digital downloads (with some specific qualifications) [more inside]
posted on Oct 18, 2007 - 19 answers

Help me identify a couple of unidentified mp3s! [more inside]
posted on Sep 26, 2007 - 5 answers

I'm setting up a stereo system for a small business but for some reason I can't figure out exactly what I need. Details after the jump... [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2007 - 11 answers

Shameless fangirls and boys, or plain old online music experts: can you help me find this elusive B-side Bjork single online? [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2007 - 7 answers

Help me make a private community-based mp3 blog, very much like, say... MeFi Music. [more inside]
posted on Aug 21, 2007 - 7 answers

Can I use iTunes to tag the specific musicians playing on a track? [more inside]
posted on Aug 19, 2007 - 12 answers

Is there a free mp3 music organizer that will move files into a multi level directory structure with the first level being the letters of the alphabet or groups of letters? [more inside]
posted on Aug 18, 2007 - 5 answers

I want to clean up my iTunes library. How do I rename my music folder? How do I get rid of duplicates? and dead links? [more inside]
posted on Aug 17, 2007 - 7 answers

i am looking for a new mp3 player, have narrowed it down to the ipod vs creative zen vision:m, but i have a few specific questions about the creative zen first [more inside]
posted on Aug 10, 2007 - 7 answers

How should I convert about 7000 wma to a more compatible format? [more inside]
posted on Jul 13, 2007 - 8 answers

Is there a way in iTunes (or another application) to make all of the songs on a playlist be approximately the same volume? [more inside]
posted on Jul 11, 2007 - 9 answers

QUICK! Help me scare up some music for my Fourth of July party tomorrow! Specifics within. [more inside]
posted on Jul 3, 2007 - 11 answers

Can anybody recommend a free, online music player I can add to my website? [more inside]
posted on Jun 12, 2007 - 4 answers

I need songs about cheating partners / lovers [more inside]
posted on Jun 5, 2007 - 40 answers

I am having difficulty making my laptop burn songs as MP3s - iTunes keeps burning them as other format called .m4a. How can I fix this? [more inside]
posted on Jun 3, 2007 - 12 answers

40 minutes of music help, please! 1 long MP3 of music for a fashion show. [more inside]
posted on May 29, 2007 - 10 answers

[Musofilter] What goes with the forgotten 1986 masterpiece : The The - Infected ? [more inside]
posted on May 17, 2007 - 34 answers

Please name the artist who made this mystery electronica/dance song. I pulled it off of ageispolis's fantastic MeFiSwap mix, but sadly, he only knows the name: "The Hand". I don't know if it's the mystery of it, but it's my favorite track among a lot of great tracks. And I want to hear more, but Googling is is essentially impossible since there are no lyrics. According to his liner notes, he ripped it from a friend's vinyl. (Link to downsampled MP3 inside.) [more inside]
posted on May 17, 2007 - 8 answers

Looking for similiar music recomendation so far i can only think of two songs in this type of genre which are LAZYBOY Underwear Goes Inside The Pants and Everybody's Free (to wear sunscreen) Baz Lurhman. I know there is a few type of rap song that are in this genre that are spoken word stuff that is design to make you think set to a beat i am hoping other in the hive mind might be able to share a few recomendations.
posted on May 5, 2007 - 24 answers

TechnoFilter: My friend once gave me a mix-tape made in the late 80s or early 90s that included this song. It samples Margaret Thatcher talking about "monopoly money", "modern warfare", etc. She doesn't remember who the song is by or what it's called, but was kind enough to record an MP3, which I doubt anyone will care about me posting: rusrs.com/thatcher.mp3 [more inside]
posted on Apr 22, 2007 - 14 answers

Are there any essays or studies naming and analyzing the concept of 'freedom' as developed on the internet? [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2007 - 14 answers

Anyone know of an applet that creates MP3 tag info from file names for Mac OS X? [more inside]
posted on Mar 17, 2007 - 5 answers

Music Mystery! Can someone identify the performer or group who does this version of Richard Thompson's "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight"? [more inside]
posted on Mar 17, 2007 - 6 answers

Some music copied from an Mac drive to a Windows drive doesn't load in iTunes on Windows XP. [more inside]
posted on Mar 14, 2007 - 5 answers

iTunes filter: Can I sync my music on my iTunes player to my non-apple MP3 player? [more inside]
posted on Mar 14, 2007 - 8 answers

Does buying music online really have to be such a pain in the ass? I have WinAmp and an MP3 player. Now isn't there a simple music sales website where I can buy a song without subscribing to some monthly service and downloading yet more software? No iTunes, no Musicmatch Jukebox, no Y! Music Unlimited, no Yahoo Player, no RealRhapsody player...
posted on Mar 11, 2007 - 42 answers

My co-workers and I have a large amount of mp3's that we listen to, mainly playing off of one of our pc's. Is there a software package that will allow someone else, from their pc, to queue up a song in the playlist?
posted on Mar 2, 2007 - 16 answers

Where can I find uncrippled (By DRM) mp3's? [more inside]
posted on Feb 25, 2007 - 32 answers

I have 2 installations of iTunes. I want to transfer a play-list from one to the other. Both have identical libraries. However the file paths of the two libraries is different on each computer. Is there a way to do this? Theres [more inside]
posted on Jan 30, 2007 - 9 answers

Is there any windows software for designing labels for my mix CD's which doesn't completely suck? [more inside]
posted on Jan 19, 2007 - 5 answers

I have too many junk songs as a part of a compilation or a soundtrack or an album with a couple of good songs. On one hand I dont wanna break up the album, on the other, I don't want to waste space. What should I do? What do you do?
posted on Jan 17, 2007 - 18 answers

What's the best way to sell my music online on my own site? [more inside]
posted on Dec 28, 2006 - 7 answers

Where on god’s green earth can I find a decent media player to handle my (120gb+) MP3 collection? I have 120 gb + of music that I can’t seem to get any media player to handle adequately. Any suggestions on one to try? Or how to make the big ones actually work quickly with this many files? [more inside]
posted on Dec 14, 2006 - 23 answers

Recommend a good flash-based audio player. [more inside]
posted on Dec 1, 2006 - 11 answers

Help using Amarok with a removable drive [more inside]
posted on Nov 12, 2006 - 2 answers

I just got a second-generation iPod Nano as a gift, and I want an inexpensive-yet-functional case for it, that will protect it from damage. [more inside]
posted on Nov 11, 2006 - 4 answers

Help me with digitizing and organizing my classical music collection! [more inside]
posted on Oct 30, 2006 - 3 answers

mp3-aiff: What's the best way to preserve the questionable quality of mp3s when converting to aiff so that they'll play on a mix cd?
posted on Oct 27, 2006 - 15 answers

Audio separates. Looking for standalone hard-disk based mp3 player. [more inside]
posted on Oct 24, 2006 - 10 answers

I'm having issues playing back music. It all has to do with the left or right channel being washed out: Sometimes the lead vocals or lead guitar from a radio signal isn't heard, sometimes its the same for listening through an ipod with headphones and through a computer with headphones. There is a bit > [more inside]
posted on Sep 26, 2006 - 7 answers

I'm looking for the lyrics AND possibly an MP3 or recording of a "dirty" (funny) song I heard once... Language warning. :) Lyrics go: "Aw f*** it, I've got better things to do..." "All the years I've taken s**t would fill a bucket" etc... [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2006 - 3 answers

"Tagging" My Music.....oh my [more inside]
posted on Sep 17, 2006 - 11 answers

I would like to add a mp3 player to the sidebar of my Wordpress blog where I can offer a daily selection of mp3s that my readers can play or not. [more inside]
posted on Sep 8, 2006 - 9 answers

Does anybody know where I can get a copy of the US single "Fuzzy" By Grant Lee Buffalo? specifically I'm after Dixie Drug Store (JuJu Mix). [more inside]
posted on Sep 7, 2006 - 7 answers

For some reason my copy of Deltron 3030 [The Instrumentals] CD just will not rip to mp3 without serious artifacts appearing on the mp3 version. The CD plays fine on every stereo I have tried but will not rip on any of the Macs I have here at home. Anyone know where I might obtain a copy of the MP3 version of these songs hopefully for free since I already legally own the album and just want them on my iPod? Or on the other hand, anyone know how I might rip these successfully? [more inside]
posted on Sep 2, 2006 - 13 answers

Where can I find the public radio story about an unupdateable MP3 player that plays songs that are designed to be played again and and again and again? [more inside]
posted on Aug 20, 2006 - 9 answers

Is there software - preferrably free, natch - that beeps out swear words in music files?
posted on Aug 18, 2006 - 22 answers

What advice -- reasonably accurate, simple, and not absurdly out of sync with the real world -- do you offer your children about sharing music? [more inside]
posted on Aug 16, 2006 - 27 answers

How do I set priority in an iTunes playlist? [more inside]
posted on Aug 14, 2006 - 6 answers

How to pre-sell MP3's and allow access to buyer via a password system? [more inside]
posted on Aug 14, 2006 - 9 answers

I own a copy of Tres Hombres by ZZ Top. I'd like to get it into mp3 format so that I can listen to it in the car, etc. The problem is that the copy I own is on a record. Assuming I download with bittorrent, and then the RIAA comes after me, can I use the defense that I actually already owned it, so downloading could not be considered criminal? Would it be different if I owned a record rather than a CD? In other words, can you legally download the mp3 of an album you already own?
posted on Aug 14, 2006 - 16 answers

Is there a tool I can use to convert my archive of music from AAC and MP3 to FLAC? [more inside]
posted on Jul 31, 2006 - 11 answers

Having read this thread, I downloaded several *awesome* box sets... but then I download Itunes which resulted in this annoying problem. What can I do?! [more inside]
posted on Jul 31, 2006 - 9 answers

How can I easily get all the music files on my computer listed on to an excel spreadsheet? [more inside]
posted on Jul 21, 2006 - 9 answers

media players (on winxp) play automatically when you populate the playlist window - help me stop them from doing so! I dont want them to play until I hit the play button. Am I the only one who wants this? [more inside]
posted on Jun 21, 2006 - 6 answers

For theatre (and other) projects, I sometimes need music that I can't find on CD. Is there a service that lets you email sheet music to a musician, who then a musician records the song and sends it back to you as an mp3? I'm looking instrumental music -- no vocals. Just a piano/keyboard is generally fine. [more inside]
posted on Jun 12, 2006 - 9 answers

A little band called Ensimismada.... [more inside]
posted on Jun 7, 2006 - 27 answers

I need good hip hop Podcasts... [more inside]
posted on Jun 5, 2006 - 7 answers

Looking for a (preferably freeware) program that will scan multiple hard drives and return duplicate music files based on MD5 checksum or similar method. I am using Windows XP. [more inside]
posted on Jun 1, 2006 - 6 answers

What's the simplest way to charge someone to download a song from a web site? Can it be done with Paypal?
posted on May 24, 2006 - 5 answers

I've got a similar situation to the American Idol runner-up: My right ear is fully functional, but I am 90% deaf on my left ear. However, my left ear was deformed at birth, so my earbuds don't fit in it. [more inside]
posted on May 22, 2006 - 13 answers

Hi! I'm looking to compile a list of travel-oriented songs in any genre, specifically ones that hit on the independent, vagabonding, adventure, exploration style of traveling. Let's hear your suggestion!
posted on May 18, 2006 - 56 answers

Songs about coding/programming? [more inside]
posted on May 12, 2006 - 22 answers

Anyone know if there is an MP3 of the Gnarls Barkley performance on Top of the Pops floating around? Or, does anyone know how to make an MP3 out of audio from a You Tube video?
posted on May 5, 2006 - 11 answers

I want to apply multiple 'tags' over time to songs in Itunes on WinXP. How to do this without overwriting previous tags? [more inside]
posted on May 2, 2006 - 10 answers

Where can I find pachinko music? [more inside]
posted on Apr 28, 2006 - 16 answers

How do I get iTunes to stop reverting the music folder back to my local laptop drive every time I leave the house? How can I play music that is housed on my desktop from my laptop through my stereo receiver?! [more inside]
posted on Apr 11, 2006 - 13 answers

My friend had this really neat program on his windows computer that I'd like to have, but I have a mac. It was some kind of player that would show the lyrics of the song and actually scroll them while hilighting the appropriate line. Not quite like karaoke, since the individual words weren't hilighted, just the line, but close. It was pretty neat. He said it was ttplayer, but everything I google on that comes up in Chinese! I'm running the latest version of iTunes and Mac OS X Tiger. Suggestions?
posted on Apr 9, 2006 - 6 answers

I want to interact with my music library over a network and be able to add notes, links, etc. to each item. Looking for static or dynamic approaches . . . [more inside]
posted on Mar 25, 2006 - 4 answers

Is this music download site legit? [more inside]
posted on Feb 14, 2006 - 17 answers

Music blog download tool? [more inside]
posted on Feb 13, 2006 - 15 answers

MusicFilter: I am trying to identify two songs. Both are included in this 11.2 MB MP3 (at about 05:14 there's a three second gap between the tracks). Oh yeah you might not want to click if you dislike electronic music. [more inside]
posted on Feb 10, 2006 - 5 answers

Where can i find chiptunes (specifically from intros/cracktros) in mp3 format? [more inside]
posted on Jan 26, 2006 - 7 answers

MP3 or AAC? [more inside]
posted on Jan 24, 2006 - 21 answers

A friend has a band, the band has CDs, the band want to sell digital downloads of the music on those CDs. Is there a web site that offers some kind of service to help with the problem of payment processing and hosting the files? They already have their songs in the iTunes Music Store, but they also want to offer them from their own site. This would let them keep a bigger chunk of the price paid, and offer the songs to people not served by iTMS (for geographical, technological or ideological reasons). They might be willing to use plain mp3s, without DRM, if this is what's needed to offer the songs on their site.
posted on Jan 17, 2006 - 8 answers

Help me find a digital, downloadable version of the "50 Nifty United States" song. [more inside]
posted on Jan 10, 2006 - 17 answers

What's the cheapest "good" solution for getting my music from computer to stereo? [more inside]
posted on Jan 10, 2006 - 18 answers

can someone identify this remix of the killers - mr brightside? rapidshare download
posted on Jan 9, 2006 - 8 answers

I'm thinking about using the Ipod-for-CD's from milleniummusic.com. You give them 130 cds and they give you a 30gig Video Ipod. Is it worth it? [more inside]
posted on Jan 8, 2006 - 19 answers

Is anyone using the MP3tunes service for storing their music online? If so , how would you rate the service? Specifically, How does it handle large music libraries (50gig +)? is the integration with Itunes seamless? Any unforeseen pitfalls or pleasant surprises? I was excited when this service launched late last year, but after reading a couple disparaging reviews here (In the comments below), and here I developed second thoughts. Like many, my music collection is precious to me, and no matter how stellar my backup system becomes, I still worry constantly about data loss. The MP3tunes service seems like it would be a nice layer of added protection at a nominal cost, but I don't want to waste my time if isn't ready yet.
posted on Jan 4, 2006 - 7 answers

Why won't my iPod play some songs that it used to play? [more inside]
posted on Jan 3, 2006 - 7 answers

I'm looking for a download of Christmas songs performed at the 1978 Children's Psychiatric Hospital Christmas Concert. Anybody have a copy? [more inside]
posted on Dec 23, 2005 - 4 answers

Need mp3/MIDI/any audio for an old Christian song by Jon Byron called "We Are the Family of God" [more inside]
posted on Dec 16, 2005 - 1 answers

Who owns my mp3s when I die?
posted on Dec 9, 2005 - 26 answers

mp3Blogs: What are your current favorites? I'm less interested in pop and indie stuff. I want more world, old-timey, novelties. I know they are lots of lists out there but I'd like to know about your faves.
posted on Dec 5, 2005 - 13 answers

Are my recording needs met by a Creative Zen Nano Plus? If not, what device would easily allow fairly good recording from an unamplified single point stereo mic onto my computer (Mac) at low cost? Alternatively, anyone know much about small, cheap, portable microphone preamps? [more inside]
posted on Dec 4, 2005 - 12 answers

I need to listen to music at work, but my iTunes library is at home. I've set up remote sharing via SSH tunnelling and Bonjour proxying, but I'm a bit of a nazi about playcounts -- I have multiple Smart Playlists set up to create mixes based on play count -- and iTunes doesn't update playcounts for shared tracks when they're played remotely. Fellow iTunes micromanagers: Is there a better solution for having one iTunes library in two places at once? [more inside]
posted on Nov 22, 2005 - 7 answers

Can .mp3's go bad? [more inside]
posted on Nov 20, 2005 - 20 answers

Covers with a Twist I'm looking for a good list of genre-defying cover takes of popular songs for a mix CD. What I have in mind is along the lines of: Faith No More's cover of Easy (Like Sunday Morning), Aztec Camera's cover of Van Halen's Jump and Nina Gordon's covers of Straight Outta Compton and 18 & Life [more inside]
posted on Oct 20, 2005 - 132 answers

How flexible is my new mp3 library? [more inside]
posted on Oct 5, 2005 - 5 answers

How can I can create an mp3 playlist for Creative Playcenter 3?
posted on Oct 1, 2005 - 1 answers

Where can I find high-quality, royalty-free music? I know of lots of sites that offer great, royalty-free pictures, but I've never come across a site that offers a similar service for music. Note that I'm looking for high-quality (mp3) music files, and preferably full-length stuff. I've seen tons of sites with (mostly) cheesy sound effects and tons of sites with endless collections of .wav files clipped from TV and movies, and I'm not interested in any of that. I need music. [more inside]
posted on Sep 21, 2005 - 9 answers

Does anyone know of a (preferably free) program that will let me copy an ID3 tag from one MP3 file to another. [more inside]
posted on Sep 6, 2005 - 12 answers

Short and simple. I'm interested in finding out if there are any internet radio stations which broadcast full albums. Alternatively any free/pay services which allow you to listen online to full albums rather than just individual tracks. I'm not at this point interested in buying music just listening to it. Please bear in mind I am in the UK and services such as Rhapsody etc. aren't available here AFAIK. Many thanks.
posted on Aug 28, 2005 - 5 answers

How can I rename my music folders on my Mac based on ID3 tags? [more inside]
posted on Aug 20, 2005 - 12 answers

I'd pay through the nose for a music subscription service that offered unlimited DRM-free mp3-format downloads. How close can I get?
posted on Aug 14, 2005 - 14 answers

I am looking for a good, clean website that will let me track music artists. What sites are out there for an electro fan like me? [more inside]
posted on Jul 19, 2005 - 3 answers

I need a Windows-based, FREE MP3 player that will queue music, like a real jukebox. [more inside]
posted on Jul 17, 2005 - 18 answers

How can I quickly rip 1000 CDs? [more inside]
posted on Jul 11, 2005 - 16 answers

CD burning emergency: Itunes files to Mp3s, or vice versa. Must be done by morning! Help! [more inside]
posted on Jul 8, 2005 - 7 answers

What is the technical reason why an iPod cannot play songs without a short gap between them, but iTunes can? (I know that iTunes achieves this effect through a brief crossfade, and the timing is actually just slightly different from how it would be on a CD, but why can't an iPod crossfade?)
posted on Jul 6, 2005 - 12 answers

I'm looking for a freeware playlist-file generation tool for a large mp3 collection on Windows XP. [more inside]
posted on Jun 24, 2005 - 5 answers

I'm interested to find out if there are any (a) streaming radio stations or (b) mp3 blogs that focus on Icelandic music. [more inside]
posted on Jun 20, 2005 - 4 answers

What's the best way to regularly back up 10-15 gigs of music? [more inside]
posted on Jun 16, 2005 - 16 answers

I have a relatively large music library stored on my file-server. Can anybody recommend a server-side tool to help me keep the files and their metadata organized? [more inside]
posted on Jun 15, 2005 - 7 answers

Can anyone help me find a copy of Kokoo's 'Super-Nova' album on CD or even mp3? My Google-fu has failed me, and I would *love* to hear some of my favourite tracks (especially 'Tarkus' by Emerson, Lake and Palmer) played on traditional Japanese instruments...
posted on Jun 14, 2005 - 2 answers

I'm trying to rework my (largely) notional record label website into more of a free frequently updating mp3 blog thing. [more inside]
posted on Jun 8, 2005 - 5 answers

I'm looking for a blog/site where people post regularly and passionately about good songs. [more inside]
posted on May 26, 2005 - 12 answers

EarwormFilter: What is the actual title and artist of the song popularly known as the soundtrack to the Numa Numa Dance video? Gods forgive me, I would like to download an MP3 of it. (Bonus points if you can point me to an MP3 link.)
posted on May 21, 2005 - 8 answers

I've just got a very natty little mp3 player which comes with MusicMatch Jukebox 9 to transfer music from my PC to the player. So far, so good - but I'm having problems loading on multiple tracks with the same name - I'm much more into listening to albums straight through, and I have several albums by the same artists which (of course) have identical track names. Can anyone suggest a method of automatically renaming shed-loads of mp3's so I can listen to albums as they were meant to be heard, instead of missing out tracks which have appeared elsewhere already? I know it can be done manually, but life is too short (and Emerson, Lake and Palmer have recorded the same songs *way* too many times)! :-) Thanks!
posted on May 21, 2005 - 5 answers

I heard from an R2 unit a while ago there was an underground album of remixed star wars related tunes, breakbeats, other various mixes, this illicit material was highly rated among the republic but the imperial guard look to have wiped all trace of it from the archives, does anyone have details? MTFBWU
posted on May 15, 2005 - 6 answers

Would it be legal to sell an MP3 player already full of music? [more inside]
posted on May 12, 2005 - 18 answers

Where can I find electronica as good as the stuff I download from Camomille Music? Extra points if it's available to download for free like at Camomille.
posted on Apr 24, 2005 - 7 answers

Comparing MP3 to WMA, when ripping cds, what format and kbsp results in the highest audio quality when file size is not a consideration?
posted on Apr 22, 2005 - 10 answers

My sister-in-law has purchased a Creative Labs Zen Touch 40gb music player. She'd like advice on how to fill it with music. I'm a Mac user who uses iTunes and an iPod, so I don't really have a good answer for her. Can you help? [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2005 - 10 answers

I want to use my powerbook's impressive mp3 library to DJ portions/all of my radio show. What hardware/software do I need to make it happen? Specifically, should I use Traktor or something else? What kind of external soundcard do I need? What should I avoid? [more inside]
posted on Apr 11, 2005 - 6 answers

I love tags. We all love tags. They're the greatest invention ever. But is there software that can help me organize my music collection using tags? (No, not the ID3 variety) [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2005 - 14 answers

I haven't bought a CD in over 6 months - not because I'm downloading them, but because I can't find anything I like. Help me find more music? [more inside]
posted on Mar 26, 2005 - 47 answers

I'm trying to split up big mp3's into smaller ones and my usual tricks aren't working either because either the track information I have is wrong or the CD is not listed on freedb. Do I have to suffer some number crunching or is there a better and easier way to break them up? [more inside]
posted on Mar 22, 2005 - 1 answers

Is there a software that can create mp3 playlists using tags (or something like it)? MI [more inside]
posted on Feb 20, 2005 - 7 answers

We were rearranging the shelves in my house today, and we found a bunch of old tapes from my
Dad's friends from when he lived in Spain (he was born there, as was I). His friends mixed
a bunch of bands together to make this very cool-sounding tape, and the thought struck me: Why not
rip this? (edit: also found bunch of old tapes my brother made of a punk radio station. woot!)

Of course, I lack the knowledge required.

So my question essentially is: what sort of process, programs, and materials is one required to
go through to convert these tapes to mp3? Would the machine I'd have to buy also double as a
tape-pl-ayer itself? What about records? I've been wanting a record player for a while, and I've
been wanting to rip some records as well. Are there record-rippers which double as players? Are
there record/tape player/rippers all combined into one machine? How complicated is this process?
How expensive does it have to be? I don't want to end up with really badly ripped files, but I
don't want studio equipment, either. Basically, what do I have to go through to get good
sounding, 192-320 kbps mp3s from my tapes and records that I could then distribute via
BitTorrent? Thanks.
posted on Feb 12, 2005 - 17 answers

Where to download music? I only listen to music when I’m in my car (3 to 4 hours a day) and I plan to give my XM Radio to my father. I need to be able to burn the songs into CDs. I don’t need to find rare songs. Free is good, but I’d rather pay than have my PC full of spyware.
posted on Feb 11, 2005 - 29 answers

What non iPod hard drive MP3 players are you impressed with? Which are you envious of? Are there any that should be avoided? I'm looking to buy one in the range of $200-300US, with sound quality (especially a rich low-end) being of primary importance. Thus I'd probably end up buying one with a 1.5G capacity that had great sound over a 5G player with only decent sound. Also, I'll probably be buying on eBay, unless anybody cares to persuade me otherwise.
posted on Feb 6, 2005 - 36 answers

I'm trying to convert cassette tapes to MP3s using MusicReplay software. This involves use of an amplifier. I don't know what an amplifier is, if my stereo has one, and if I've hooked it up right. For whatever reason, it's not working. Help, please. [MI]
posted on Jan 23, 2005 - 13 answers

When searching for something in the Gnutella network (i'm using acquisition on the mac), what are those files that get returned that are my exact search terms, but with a .jpg or .wmv on the end? I've never dared download one in case it's mr goatse or something
posted on Jan 17, 2005 - 7 answers

What MP3 blogs are you reading/listening to at the moment?
posted on Jan 9, 2005 - 15 answers

Winamp lowers the volume after every song. So, I'm constantly turning it all the way back up. How do I get it to stop that? They may be trying to save my ears, but my headphones are dying and I have a slight hearing problem. I listen to a song, and the next one is suddenly just a whisper. So frustrating.
posted on Dec 21, 2004 - 6 answers

Concerning a large batch of mp3s and their id3 tags: I have about 5 GB of music that I downloaded from Emusic about a year ago. Due to an exceedingly stupid maneuver on my part, I accidentally stripped all the id3 tags from the files, which ended up physically renamed to something like "Untitled Album - Untitled Track 1," etc. -- so I now have about 500 songs like this.

They're organized in folders by artist and album name, so that much information I have -- I'm now in search of a utility that will allow me to get the appropriate information from CDDB or something, and then batch rename the files so I don't have to manually, and painstakingly, do so 500 times. I have both Windows and OS X, so platform's not much of an issue. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
posted on Dec 20, 2004 - 18 answers

Wireless Media Centers. I've ripped all my CDs to mp3 files and am looking at 802.11b or g unit to connect to my stereo/tv to browse and play music. However, all that I've seen (netgear, linksys, creative) all require a Windows based server to drive the device. Are there any out there that will work with a simple shared volume off a linux server?
posted on Dec 19, 2004 - 13 answers

XmasGiftFilter: I would like to get my sweetie an MP3 player for the upcoming holiday ... but what he really needs is a player that is built exclusively for use in his car. I've tried stuff like cnet reviews with little success -- any suggestions?
posted on Dec 16, 2004 - 22 answers

MP3 Filter: I've got a large MP3 collection at home that I would like to be able to access from my office. I'm too cheap for an IPod, and it's too big of a collection to be able to mirror on my office computer without taking up gigs of space. I've been looking for a program to stream my mp3's from my home computer to my office computer... [MI]
posted on Dec 10, 2004 - 29 answers

The Beatles' early albums - should I convert my MP3s to mono, and if so - how? [+]
posted on Nov 30, 2004 - 16 answers

It's the last straw, I'm officially tapping my toes to U2's Vertigo, courtesy of Morning Comes Eccectic on KCRW, this has got to stop. My seraches for streaming MP3's has been a bust. I listen to Flaresound and SomaFM, but really would like to find some more organic music for here at work. Bossa Nova would be great. I've completely given up on streaming jazz, I can't find anything that isn't either smooth (gak!) or includes Sun Ra into the mix (beating a trombone to death with a live chicken, while perhaps having artistic merit, isn't good office music.)

Latin jazz? Be-bop? Brazillian music?

Only qualifiers. Must be 128K stream, must be web based, (I don't want traffic reports from Helsinki interrupting my Metafiltering) Anyone got any tips?
posted on Nov 24, 2004 - 15 answers

"Now Playing" MT trackbacks from Winamp.
posted on Oct 29, 2004 - 5 answers

How has the explosion of MP3's in the last five years (both legal and illegal), added with the explosion of low priced digital storage changed your music listening habits and how you experience music? [more inside]
posted on Oct 24, 2004 - 24 answers

I have an mp3, but I don't know the name of the song or the artist. [mi]
posted on Oct 8, 2004 - 12 answers

In iTunes, why do songs I uncheck not play during shuffled playback? I just want to uncheck songs I don't want on the iPod and let 'em play normally in the library. It's easier than making a playlist for the iPod each time I add new albums. Alternatively, how do you manage your library when it exceeds the size of your iPod?
posted on Sep 12, 2004 - 12 answers

I'm sure it's been asked before, but I can't find it. What's the best free mp3 downloader out there now? Kazaa is kaput with ads now, in my opinion.
posted on Sep 2, 2004 - 16 answers

Identify what song this is from my wicked guitar playing. [mp3 inside]
posted on Aug 27, 2004 - 7 answers

CDex question. I'm liking it in all regards, but still banging my head over one convenience feature. Isn't there a way to get it to encode a CD as MP3s, and drop the MP3s into a folder with the artist or album title? All I can get it to do is dump MP3 files into its generic "output" folder, and it's slowing down my mass ripping. Help a stupid CDex newbie!
posted on Aug 12, 2004 - 2 answers

I want a free piece of software that can recognize songs (mostly from mix cds) from iTunes and query CDDB for them. Google has failed me. I seem to recall seeing something on MeFi about it, but searching brings up nothing. Help!
posted on Aug 9, 2004 - 3 answers

MP3-playing car stereos are ubiquitous. So where are the car stereos with a USB 2.0 port on the front that allow you to jack in a drive of whatever size you want? Are there unsurmountable technical difficulties with this? Anybody know of any hacks along these lines?
posted on Jul 9, 2004 - 13 answers

So, now that napster and audiogalaxy are long dead, where would you go online to find a really obscure song (like "Softcore" by Maurice and the Cliches, for example)?
posted on Jun 29, 2004 - 10 answers

I just bought a new car stereo that plays MP3/WMA cds. My question: which format is better in the car?
posted on Jun 10, 2004 - 5 answers

What is the best Windows application for creating reports of digital music collections? I need it to support both MP3 and AAC. I would prefer customizable HTML output but would settle for Text. I have tried several popular applications but none have supported AAC and their reporting capabilites have been minimal. I am looking for something that can create reports with just artist and album titles as well as the more typical every file/song reports.
posted on Apr 4, 2004 - 7 answers

Does anybody know a fairly easy and preferably free way to convert (like the one's here) into mp3's that I could save to my hard drive?
posted on Mar 13, 2004 - 8 answers

What to do about the compilations? I've recently started using iTunes for my mp3-listening activities, and finally have a use for metadata tags other than Artist/Song/Album (dynamic playlists make my socks roll up and down, up and down). But how to deal with greatest-hits collections and other compilations, where the album-release date has nothing to do with when the song came out? Do people (that is, you) actually look up the year for each song? If so, where? If not, what do you do?
posted on Mar 9, 2004 - 13 answers

I want to rip my entire music collection (mostly CDs) to a big hard drive, with lossless compression. My friends agree that we ought to form a WASTE network. I have questions (More Inside).
posted on Feb 29, 2004 - 20 answers

Currently I have a 15 GB third generation ipod. Unfortunately it has come very close to filling up. In addition I started a new job which has a 60 minute commute each way. I decided to reward myself by purchasing a new cd each week (either in the store or through iTunes). So the question is: would I be better to purchase a second iPod for all this new music I am going to be purchasing or would it be better for me to just keep the mp3 files on the computer and only transfer the ones I really need to the ipod?
posted on Feb 29, 2004 - 6 answers

I remember hearing about a stellar mp3 subscription download company that specialized in out-of-print records, maybe about a year ago. I checked them out at the time and was amazed at their catalogue, but not having my own computer, didn't sign on. Now I can't remember their name. Sound familiar to anyone? Can you reccommend any other good cheap mp3 sources (other than iTunes...)?
posted on Feb 27, 2004 - 4 answers

Anyone know a good (free) utility to convert some ogg files to MP3 so I can play them on the iPod?
posted on Feb 24, 2004 - 4 answers

Stupid iTunes question(s). I must have cleared some MP3 files off the machine manually (ie: in the Finder) but they persist in my iTunes "Library," which I infer is some kind of application-internal database. The songs I no longer have show up with an exclamation point [60K screenshot] but I can't sort on that column, so I'm looking for some way to just remove them all from my library. Conversely, I dropped some folders full of MP3s into my "iTunes Music" folder, where all the others are, and I can't get them to show up in the Library. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
posted on Jan 28, 2004 - 20 answers

My dance group is looking for a way to play CDs at variable speeds. There are a few variable speed CD players on the market, or, it's likely that a laptop could be used to play CDs and .mp3s at variable speed. (Variable speed is really useful for teaching dances.) We have raised $600 so far. Experiences? Recommendations?
posted on Jan 19, 2004 - 8 answers

What windows (2K) software do you prefer to rip CDs to mp3? (Aside from iTunes, which I had to uninstall after it totally hosed my machine.)
posted on Jan 12, 2004 - 10 answers

Do you / Have you use(d) "allofmp3.com"? Curious about it, but feel uneasy about giving credit card # to a Russian Internet Co., among other concerns... Would love to hear your experiences with them, good-bad+ugly!
posted on Dec 26, 2003 - 8 answers

Question about setting up a stereo system using my laptop as a music source [more inside].
posted on Dec 16, 2003 - 8 answers

Quirky mp3 file format issue more inside
posted on Dec 9, 2003 - 9 answers