iTunes, emusic???

Posted by: Justin on 27 May 2004

I am enjoying my first mp3 player but am finding the cd ripping process to be tedious. Does anybody have any experience with iTunes and emusic or similar and can comment on the depth of their jazz catalog. It seems that unless you download and install the download management software, enter a CC number and sign up for the "free trial" at these sites, you can't actually view what's in the catalog.

I gave in and signed up for the free trial at emusic and, while I find the coverage of some artists to be OK (Basie, for instance), others are missing or whoafully undercovered (ie., only one album listed for Shelly Manne, etc.)

Who has any experience with these sites?

Thanks
Judd
Posted on: 27 May 2004 by Martin Hull
Justin,

A quick look at the iTunes store shows 13 albums for Shelly Manne.

There's no subscription for iTunes, you just register and pay for what you download and its then yours to keep.

I think your portable player has to be an ipod if you want to play iTunes stuff on the move though.

Cheers,
Martin
Posted on: 28 May 2004 by Justin
quote:
Originally posted by Martin Hull:
Justin,

A quick look at the iTunes store shows 13 albums for Shelly Manne.

There's no subscription for iTunes, you just register and pay for what you download and its then yours to keep.

I think your portable player _has_ to be an ipod if you want to play iTunes stuff on the move though.

Cheers,
Martin


OK, thanks. I'll have a look at itunes. Perhaps I was wrong about having to download something first before I could look at the catalog.

As far as I know, you don't need an ipod to download tunes. Apple would be shooting themselves in the foot if they did that. The ipods are expensive.

Judd
Posted on: 28 May 2004 by Martin Hull
Justin,

You have to download the iTunes program to use the music store but its a free download.

You can buy & download songs, play them on a PC and burn them to CD-R for use in any CD player without having to have an iPod. However, the files are in 'AAC' format with some built in copy protection and I think the only 'MP3 player' which can currently play them is the iPod.

You could buy tracks, burn them to CD-R, rip them back to MP3 and then play them on any MP3 player but I think life is probably too short to do that!

Cheers,
Martin