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Re: Music
Posted by deepndswamps
9/5/2015  3:08:00 PM
Not sure of question.
Where can you get music cd's?
Free mp3 music downloads?
Amazon does have some songs for free.
Other streaming sites such as pandora or youtube.
Even borrow some from a friend or the library.
Re: Music
Posted by Voco
9/6/2015  8:35:00 PM
Hi Deep nd Swamps,

The depth of your knowledge is as impressive, on this subject, as your name, so I am turning to you for advice.

I never downloaded any MP3-music from free websites. Maybe, I am too cautious and concerned about viruses or spy-ware, and I dont want the break any laws. So I buy the CD if I find it. However, some of the old dance songs are not available on CDs or on paid-download websites, or difficult to find.

Nevertheless, some free-MP3 websites, which look usually Russian, offer it as free download, when one searches by song title and artist.

Questions:

How to tell if these websites are safe?
Which ones do you use, and are you sure that they are safe?
Is downloading free-MP3s constitutes braking the law or not?

Your advise will be highly appreciated.
Re: Music
Posted by nloftofan1
9/7/2015  10:18:00 AM
The original question ("Where can I get music?") is so nonspecific that it's hard to know where to start. You can purchase CDs from various sources, if you know what you're looking for. Right now DanceVision is offering closeout prices on music CDs (and other things), but I don't know what they have left. You can download music from iTunes (not free, but inexpensive). There are other download sites, but in some cases you run the risk of also downloading adware or viruses. If you don't even know what music you want, a Google search will turn up some song lists.

Some questions for MFelker: Do you want music for one or two dances (which ones?) or for a greater number of dances (which ones?)? Would you like suggestions for musicrealizing that you might hate my favorite Foxtrot music? And, finally, can you make your request more specific?
Re: Music
Posted by Don
9/7/2015  7:05:00 PM
Where can I get music. Try looking at the opening page on this site
Re: Music
Posted by terence2
9/7/2015  10:36:00 PM


If you want/need latin style, then go to descarga.com. They are NYC based and cater to all styles of latin music. There are also albums that one may listen to .

In addition to teaching, I'm also a DJ .If you are in the UK, then there are other choices.
Re: Music
Posted by Voco
9/8/2015  1:28:00 PM
Hi Terence2

Which of the free-MP3 websites are safe? Anyway to tell?
Re: Music
Posted by Voco
9/9/2015  11:51:00 PM
Hi Terence2,

Is downloading from a free MP3-site constitutes breaking the law? Or some of these are legit? How to tell?
Re: Music
Posted by terence2
9/15/2015  5:26:00 AM
Its legal.. you are paying for the service, and the company I cited are very reputable
Re: Music
Posted by DeepndSwamps
9/12/2015  9:09:00 AM
As with any type of download, there are concerns about malware.
Even a good and trusted site can get hacked.

Good virus protection and malware protection is a must. Which one is best is basically a personal preference. I use several free ones, such as Ad-aware.

As far as legalities go, I really can't answer that specifically, not being an attorney, but, I look at it as I did many years ago when I listened to broadcast music on the radio and recorded it on tape (similarly, recording movies off the TV). I think, in a general sense, if you don't use the music that you download in a commercial operation, you should be good.

I generally do buy my music from Amazon and I've ripped all my CD's to my computer and backed them up on several jump drives (I have tons of songs).

You may also be able to download just the music from Youtube (there are free programs to do those things. I don't, I don't care for the quality of the stuff on Youtube).

I don't know if that clarifies anything, but, yes, there are some songs that you can't find anywhere except in some online archive. If you have doubts, don't download. If you know someone with some computer skills, you can set up a "Virtual" environment and download to that (It is not actually on your computer) and scan for virus's or Trojans or other nasties before putting on your system.

Caution is always a good thing unless you're Evil Knievel.
Re: Music
Posted by Voco
9/20/2015  11:03:00 PM
Hi Deepnd,

Thanks for the advice. So far I have not found any computer skilled friends who know how to do the "Virtual" environment and download to that. It sounds like a very good way to avoid viruses.

If you can give me a hint or a link to a website which explains the process, I would very much appreciate it.

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