This will be a multi-post how-to. I wouldn't want to overload this page ending up with an extremely long (yawn) article.
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By now, you may have had several ways of getting mp3’s… so these are for those that don’t know still or those that forgot. hehe
Legal Disclaimer: (Let’s get this out of the way first) By reading on, you expressly agree that,
- This article is strictly for educational purposes only.
- The methods outlined here are most likely known and have multiple articles posted on a gazillion pages.
- Piracy is illegal in most countries so you won’t do it.
- Buy only original music CD’s or from authorized web vendors.
- You will only read this article and not do the steps outlined.
I've tried a couple of torrent clients. BitTorrent (Official), BitLord, Azureus (now goes by the name Vuse), BitComet, etc.
If you want absolute control, lots of extra features and fine-tuning, use Azureus. But if you want a lightweight solution, use μTorrent instead.
I like μTorrent, it's portable, fast and it works.
Again, since this is not a software review, I will not delve into details of installation, use and optimization of your torrent client. That would be a separate article which I will try to write soon. :)
After you get your client running, test it first. Download OpenOffice, Fedora, Ubuntu or any other popular open source download. When choosing, just make sure you are getting the latest stable version, this way you'd have more seeds and peers. Also, for those new to the torrent world, we are looking for files having the .torrent extension.
Ok, now on to looking for music files.
As much as possible, I try to get the best seeded, highest bitrate full albums. This allows me to find hidden album gems ie. unreleased songs or songs that didn't make it to mainstream radio. If you just want a specific track, you have the option of downloading just that (provided that the album is not zipped/rared etc.).
You can Google for this easy...
Sample search string.
Code:
Warning: Most torrent sites are plagued with porn ads. So watch where you click and use common sense. Never sign up, there's no need to.
Here are some of the more popular public trackers.
ThePirateBay
Mininova
TorrentBox
There are a lot more but I usually get what I'm looking for with just ThePirateBay.
Always read the comments before downloading. If most people are saying that the torrent is crap, has a trojan, or fake... then most likely it is. Also when choosing which torrent to download, get the best seeder-to-leecher ratio. I will discuss this on upcoming articles.
Same with the How to download mp3's with Google article, this can be used to get anything... software, games, movies, TV series, name it!
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