Best free music download sites?

Well?

Frostwire works good for me. [awaits howls of derision from i-Gen]

I download all my music from youtube and use the "Final Video Downloader." programme to convert them to audio. It's very easy and free.

Here . . . http://www.finalvideodownloader.com/

Cheers. Will they all work with the iphone? Or has Apple made it impossible for you to use anything other than itunes?

Demelza wrote:I download all my music from youtube and use the "Final Video Downloader." programme to convert them to audio. It's very easy and free.

Here . . . http://www.finalvideodownloader.com/

ah, never tried that ... have paid for some of my music three times over now ... vinyl, CD, and iTunes.

Don't be posting links to illegal file sharing sites unless you want the Bails to go the way of the Dodo.

Even if it would be a mercy killing.

Honestly, lardy, it's so easy. I've got loads of CDs now! It's lovely thinking of all one's favourite songs and actually being able to listen to them.I didn't realise how much I like mush!

Henry wrote:Cheers. Will they all work with the iphone? Or has Apple made it impossible for you to use anything other than itunes?

Sorry, I still don't know what an iphone is!

Aye youtube's the one. Get the URL, type 'youtube converter' into Google and fanny's your f*cking aunt.

Brass Monkey wrote:Aye youtube's the one. Get the URL, type 'youtube converter' into Google and fanny's your f*cking aunt.

What's wrong with the Final video downloader? That's what I use to convert the videos to MP3.

mostly poor quality through youtube

a simple google search suffices in most situations. song name followed by 'mp3'

Demelza wrote:
What's wrong with the Final video downloader? That's what I use to convert the videos to MP3.

Never used it. It may well be OK. It's bloody quick to just type it into Googs though... no downloads required. Yours may be the same.

The One wrote:mostly poor quality through youtube

a simple google search suffices in most situations. song name followed by 'mp3'

You can get good ones though. Those 'mp3' searches usually give you a load of qunty sites that want you to join some shit.

With the youtube converter you can make them better quality anyhow.

newalbumreleases dot net works for me, that and google

Ooh, that youtube converter site is a goodie!

The quality of the youtube sound is rubbish though. If you want live stuff not otherwise available on album, it's ace. But if you want an actual album you're better off looking some other suggestions above.

FWIW - I use a russian website where you actually have to pay for the songs - just not very much.

mafiacash4mrpyuutin.ru ?

(Found it, BM)
Does anyone know an easy, FREE way of downloading music from Youtube to an ipod shuffle?

Demelza wrote:(Found it, BM)
Does anyone know an easy, FREE way of downloading music from Youtube to an ipod shuffle?

You could just go shoplifting, it's pretty much the same thing and you get high quality original CDs.

Yeah, I could. Thanks for that, Clamson.
But, I've already got them on CDs. Can I transfer them from CDs to an ipod shuffle?

A search for youtube to mp3 converter gives loads of hits. I assume an ipod takes mp3s but damned if I know, I refuse to buy one (.aac files?).

You could contact the uploader.

If what you want is an actual released item, try a torrent site. Of course, being in no way a pirate, I couldn't possibly direct you to one of those.

Demelza wrote:Yeah, I could. Thanks for that, Clamson.
But, I've already got them on CDs. Can I transfer them from CDs to an ipod shuffle?

Yeah, you can, doesn't an ipod have it's own proprietary ripping/transfer software for putting things on the ipod in it's own crappy file format?

I really don't know if they take mp3s... but windows media player or nero will happily make you mp3s which you can put on the ipod. Maybe...

It's no good. My eyes have glazed over. Thanks for trying to help.
I'll go to a boot market and buy a Walkman.

The iPod Shuffles play MP3s.

It's easy Dem - I'll stick it into the most basic terms:

1. Go to Youtube - find your song.
2. In another Internet Explorer, go to one of the two sites I PM'd you.
3. Click on the address in the Youtube Internet Explorer, make sure it's highlighted blue - press CTRL and C at the same time.
4. In the Internet Explorer with one of converter sites, click on the box with Youtube link in already and press CTRL and V.
5. Click on the button that says 'Convert Video'.
6. Within seconds there will be something that says 'Download' appear. Click that and save to wherever you want.

Thanks, I'll def try that . . . tomorrow.