Download Music Mp3 Online – your Choices

June 8, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

Davion W asked:


To download music mp3 online is possible, but to orient in the overwhelming number of websites offering the service can be tough. If you have never downloaded mp3 music from the Internet, you need to educate yourself about the common options before you decide to join any site, especially a paid one.

Illegal Free Music Download Websites

You can download music mp3 online free of cost. But well, they are illegal! Apart from that, such sites are often poorly maintained and highly disorganized. They normally operate on peer-to-peer basis, with files being shared among users, therefore, there is no possibility to check and sort out all the illegal, corrupt, incorrect, and virus infected files. The software you need to download in order to use the site’s resources frequently plants various spyware and adware in your computer causing its malfunctioning.

Legal Free Music Download Websites

No fee for downloading songs. If the site is really legitimate and strictly observes all copyright laws, it may not have the kind of music you are looking for. For example, it will not have the latest hits as well as some all-time favorites. These sites are good only for less known and off-beat music often posted by the aspiring musicians and singers themselves.

Pay-Per-Download Websites

You can download music mp3 online legally, of high quality, and with full technical support in case any problem arises. The extensive music library includes all the latest hits, and the files are well-organized and easy to find. It is the most expensive music download source on the Internet, as the price is set per song or album and eventually runs up to the cost of an actual CD.

Monthly/Yearly Subscription Websites

Normally, such websites allow you to download music mp3 online without restricting the number of songs as long as your subscription is valid. Good quality and selection, high speeds, easy search, and professional customer support are also provided. 100% legal. DMR (Digital Rights Management), which restricts the ability of the user to transfer the downloaded files to portable players and other computers, as well as burn CDs. In other words, you pay to only listen to the music, and the moment your subscription is expired you lose all downloaded files.

Unlimited Music Download Websites with Lifetime Membership

The best alternative for users who want to download music mp3 online legally, but without spending much. Affordable one-time fee gives you an instant, never-expiring access to the vast music library with the possibility of unlimited downloads. All the downloaded music belongs to you and you are free to transfer it anywhere without the fear of losing it and facing any additional charges whatsoever. As in any successful niche, the scam risk is elevated. There are plenty of fraud websites copied from popular legitimate websites, which offer users to download music mp3 online, but in reality have little, if anything, for their customers.



Download Music Online – What to Look for

May 20, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

Davion W asked:


It is not a problem to download music online nowadays. There is an overwhelming selection of websites offering just about anything, so even if your taste is quite specific chances are you can find what you are looking for. The following information will give you an idea what to look for as well as watch out for when you decide to download music online.

Downloads Differ

First of all, differentiate streaming and downloading. The first variant is when music is played live as long as you are online; in case of downloading you get music files copied to your hard disk, so they can be saved and played offline. Downloads also differ. Some are permanent, meaning that you can burn the songs to a CD or transfer them to a portable player. However, downloads protected by DRM (Digital Rights Management) usually last as long as your subscription does. You are also limited in moving and copying your music files.

Clearly, getting full control over your downloaded music files is what you should look for. However, if you are only looking to listen to songs online, streaming is sufficient as many radio stations offer it for free.

Free Stuff Does Not Mean Best

The first thing that many people look for is to download music online for free. However, if you take time to read user reviews, you will realize that people face a lot of problems on these sites. They vary from slow downloading speeds to poor selection and quality of songs to improper functioning of a website to virus attacks and inadequate file content… File sharing is the fastest way to expose the data stored on your computer to other users, so you need to realize that the whole idea of free music downloads is potentially dangerous in many ways.

Needless to say, the majority of free music download sites are downright illegal (though unabashedly claiming the opposite). A good example is the famous Napster, which used to be a P2P kind of website, but had to stop free services under legal pressures. Even Kazaa and some other large music sharing websites don’t seem to function properly according to the latest user reviews given the fact that they also face a lot of copyright challenges.

Payment Plan

Paid websites vary a lot when it comes to payment plans they offer. Subscription is the most common variant, but unfortunately not the cheapest. Pay per download is even more expensive option unless a couple of particular songs are all you need. The alternative to download music online, which is becoming more and more popular, is to purchase a lifetime membership. You can get access to unlimited music downloads and all the necessary technical support for less than $50 in most cases.

Other things to look for when deciding to download music online are: usable format, free trial period and/or samples of music available, free downloading software, clear instructions, and 100% malware protection.

Read my entertainment blog for a full review of the most popular sites where the majority are going to download music online.