Just go to Amazon Cloud Player--it's different from Amazon MP3. I've accessed it from two countries already and I can download my MP3 copies. I don't recall fiddling around with my account so I don't think I did anything special.Brah wrote:Unless something has changed, you have to be in the States to get your Amazon mp3s from CDs bought from them.nakatago wrote:Most CDs bought from Amazon come with auto-rip; that is, you can get free MP3 copies which will be stored and can be downloaded to your device. The caveat is there can only be 10 authorized devices at a time. If I read it correctly too, you can revoke authorizations, in case you change your device.
While you wait for your audio CD, download your free and LEGAL MP3s. The MP3s are at 256 kbps (which is fine for heavy rock).
If they now put what you buy in the cloud, there is an awful lot of my music out there that I don't know about, I have spent a lot of money on music from Amazon.
Meanwhile, while I share your distaste for things Apple, I use iTunes as it's a pretty good way to get free podcasts (yes I know there are things like FeedBurner and the like) and albums when I don't mind the lower quality. But for the latter, I now tend to get it off YouTube, and if it's something I really like, buy the CD. I personally do see the big deal between listening to something on YT to downloading it from YT to listen on my portable player. Same for shows on YT.
Brah, just on the subject of podcasts, I've been using the Podkicker (Android) app for some time and found it to be very good. Far better than iTurds, which I can't stand (a classic example of the Nanny State mentally of Apple if you ask me). IMHO of course.Brah wrote:Meanwhile, while I share your distaste for things Apple, I use iTunes as it's a pretty good way to get free podcasts (yes I know there are things like FeedBurner and the like) and albums when I don't mind the lower quality...
Thanks for that. I just started using Sticher and TuneIn Radio on Android, and have been using BeyondPod.Mi Amigo wrote:Brah, just on the subject of podcasts, I've been using the Podkicker (Android) app for some time and found it to be very good. Far better than iTurds, which I can't stand (a classic example of the Nanny State mentally of Apple if you ask me). IMHO of course.Brah wrote:Meanwhile, while I share your distaste for things Apple, I use iTunes as it's a pretty good way to get free podcasts (yes I know there are things like FeedBurner and the like) and albums when I don't mind the lower quality...
Well, I did say most. When Amazon emailed me about auto-rip, they did mention a limitation which I forgot. Auto-rip should be automatic although there is a limit on the number of songs that you can have. Found out about it last night when I was fooling around with it. Maybe you can try downloading and deleting some songs off of cloud player to make room for other albums.Brah wrote:Thanks for that. I just started using Sticher and TuneIn Radio on Android, and have been using BeyondPod.Mi Amigo wrote:Brah, just on the subject of podcasts, I've been using the Podkicker (Android) app for some time and found it to be very good. Far better than iTurds, which I can't stand (a classic example of the Nanny State mentally of Apple if you ask me). IMHO of course.Brah wrote:Meanwhile, while I share your distaste for things Apple, I use iTunes as it's a pretty good way to get free podcasts (yes I know there are things like FeedBurner and the like) and albums when I don't mind the lower quality...
I do like having a PC-based app so I can download and archive the files. It's not the most efficient way, because I copy from PC to phone and have to remember what I've listened to.
I've noticed some podcasts go away over time, some I want to keep.
Re naka on Amazon Cloud Player, that's only for a subset of what you bought, I have spent thousands on CD from Amazon but there were only 280-something available on the cloud, but I didn't really configure it so must be doing something wrong. I only spent 5 minutes looking at it so don't understand how it works yet. I didn't want to go through n-years of much to select the few to put on the cloud. But it's a good way to go.
A friend uploaded most of his music to Google and listens to that at work and phone.
Cool - about how long did it take you to upload, about how many songs or albums, and are you within free limits?nakatago wrote:For what it's worth, I also have Google music and uploaded my collection on it. I don't like to stream music I already own, though, so I have copies of songs I mostly listen to on my phone (and the rest of my collection on my computer).
Currently, it's 20,000 songs with 300MB per song maximum.Brah wrote:Cool - about how long did it take you to upload, about how many songs or albums, and are you within free limits?nakatago wrote:For what it's worth, I also have Google music and uploaded my collection on it. I don't like to stream music I already own, though, so I have copies of songs I mostly listen to on my phone (and the rest of my collection on my computer).
Sorry many questions...
haaaaaa, i totally agree. it's super frustrating how tough it can be sometimes to buy the music you want online. i do use apple and iTunes, (although my phone is samsung s3), but in SG so many songs are only only available in the US itunes. luckily, i have a bank account still active there so i can still use the US itunes from SG.nakatago wrote:I want to buy some MP3s legally but I don't have iTunes (I don't want to use Apple products as matter of principle). Amazon MP3 is out because it's US-only and even Ubuntu One doesn't have the major labels because of geo-restrictions...unless I make it look like my computer's in the US. And the CDs aren't even available locally if at all!
Any ideas?
"Oh, here's some money. I want to give it to you in exchange for your product. What? I can't have it because I'm not in the US or Europe? I'll just have to resort to other means then...What? You'll sue me?!?!?!?"
This is so exasperating...
Just curious, and hope you don't mind my asking - are you Singaporean?heliotropic365 wrote:haaaaaa, i totally agree. it's super frustrating how tough it can be sometimes to buy the music you want online. i do use apple and iTunes, (although my phone is samsung s3), but in SG so many songs are only only available in the US itunes. luckily, i have a bank account still active there so i can still use the US itunes from SG.
i'm american. sg is great thoughBrah wrote:Just curious, and hope you don't mind my asking - are you Singaporean?heliotropic365 wrote:haaaaaa, i totally agree. it's super frustrating how tough it can be sometimes to buy the music you want online. i do use apple and iTunes, (although my phone is samsung s3), but in SG so many songs are only only available in the US itunes. luckily, i have a bank account still active there so i can still use the US itunes from SG.
I use Spotify premium. Got a 1 yr subscription for my birthday.Arsenal_fan wrote:Any feedback on Spotify? have been using the free version for desktop's. Was thinking of upgrading to the premium version for 10 SGD per month. Just noticed they have a free version for mobile devices in the US but not here, wonder why.
Downside is once you stop paying you cannot access your playlists.
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