anybody using the new napster?
 

went to the site, and see that they basically have no information about it.

so, i downloaded it and played with it a little. seems fairly cool, but for anybody that has used it, how does the purchased stuff work?

can you save it as an mp3? how's the quality of the purchased stuff, and the bitrate of the mp3's?

just curious if anyone has used it, and what their experience was.

New napster? You mean kazaa? :helpme :winkwink:

I cant afford 99 cents a download.

no.

I haven't checked it out yet.

I guess it is different for Americans now, but I sure as hell am not going to pay for music which, although *legal*, that is extremely restricted.

how is it extremely restricted tho... they seem to have a lot of artists and albums i'm interested in. the price is fairly decent as well, esp. for full albums. cheaper than cd's...

im gonna download it now

what bitrates do the have?

I dont use it because I cant get my favorite live cuts and mixes.

not sure, the streaming at high rate is apparently 96kb. it has roxio built in and stuff.

however, i just downloaded itunes, and it's _way_ faster (for browsing and previewing, seems the napster servers are kinda slow).

i might buy a few tracks of both and see which i like better, but itunes is definitely getting a plus for speed, most of the previews are practically instant.

napster no, kazaa yes.

argh, i downloaded an album on itunes and it won't write a cd - data or audio. and the help file locks up the program :Oh crap

:winkwink:
just use Overnet

heh, and they think this paying for music online thing will take off..

i just installed it

the interface is top,their servers as already was stated a bit slow. They have tons of songs/albums. Nice db, streaming radio,30sec preview of its song and an online magazine. I think through time and when things will get worse due to copyright prosecutions..Napster will be a giant, similar to the size of amazon.

itunes' audio quality is good, their new file format is pretty nice. dunno how proprietary it is tho.

anyways, i'm pretty disappointed with itunes. i think i'll just buy the cd i just downloaded from itunes on amazon.

especially since i can't fucking burn the album i bought, and almost fried my cd writer in the process. argh.

napster seems cool, but i'm afraid to try it after itunes. i might try one song, see what happens.

lol.. thanks apple. good thing quicktime isn't this crappy, or it would have never become very popular.

what he said, and besides, why pay if you can get it for free:)

Napster? :1orglaugh
Kazaa? :1orglaugh


DC++ :thumbsup

I use grokster

Napster users can:

* Listen to 30-second clips of all songs in the music catalog
* Choose what music they want to own, paying only $.99 per song and $9.95 per album
* Enjoy fast and easy CD burning with a drag-and-drop functionality
* Get detailed artist and album information
* Create play lists
* View music videos
* Search for music by genre, artist, track title or popularity
* Access over 4 decades of Billboard chart information
* Quickly and easily transfer music to an integrated portable device or a wide variety of other popular devices
* Discover and rediscover music through a powerful recommendation engine
* Opt out of music with Parental Advisory Labels
* Integrate tracks from Napster with existing MP3 collection
* A personal inbox for music and messages
* The ability to send music to friends both within and outside of the service
* The ability to browse other members? music collections

Premium Service
For only $9.95 per month, consumers can enhance their Napster experience by choosing a premium subscription service that offers:

* Unlimited streaming and downloading
* Access to professionally programmed radio stations
* Message boards to share opinions and offer suggestions











Uhm, no....

WinMx, 1 song = free, full album = free, music videos = free

i got tired of kazaa. i haven't used it for probably almost a year now.

i want quality, not to spend hours of downloading bullshit. that in itself is worth paying for, if not for the legality issues.