How To Never Pay for Music

In this instructable, learn how you never will have to pay for music... and yet there is no spyware and no viruses. A basic knowlege of computer and internet workings is required for this article.

Step 1 Supplies

You will need the following materials:
Audiacity editor: (link)

A working highspeed-like internet connection. If you don't have one, try AT&T Yahoo. (link)

In addition you will need a sound card that can record Stereo Mix or a double miniplug cable.

Once you have all the supplies EXCEPT the double miniplug cable, proceed to the next step to determine if you will need the cable.

Comments

[four_eyes954]

just get limewire

[Derin]

*cough*microtorrent*cough*

[bigskinsfanj]

*cough* those are viruses *cough*

[Derin]

*cough* i havent experienced problems*cough*

[bigskinsfanj]

*cough* i was stupid my bad *cough*

[sashadalton43]

*cough* LOL *cough*

[Axel_Freelancer]

nasty coughs you have there, did you catch a virus???

[jalen2467]

I get it, hahaha

[DuctTapeRules!]

They might've gotten it from Limewire...

[ReCreate]

*cough*no*cough*

[satori0320]

People if you dont know yet Lime,frost,bearshare,ALL of those are open P2P sharing=very dangerous .For your PC and issues with the law.Bit torrents are MILES safer than P@P,and if you're not "selling" what your downloading there's no worry.......As far as recording try this http://www.applian.com/replay-music/ Works like a charm!!!!!

[ReCreate]

i use my trusty firefox addon called "download helper"
it picks up mp3 files that are played in a webpage it works well for Ilike.com
if you run out of plays just create a second user and download in that one!

[cornflaker]

Dude you left a comment on a similar instructable that used a mic instead and said that there way was stupid, but yours is too, just use the stereo mix on your computer. NO mic OR cables are needed, you are able to bypass the sound card all together so its easier and you get perfect quality (until its compressed)

[obstructio]

BitComment + ThePirateBay + BushTorrent Spyware? Fake songs? A thing of the past, my friend... [educational uses only] trebuchet03, I think most people who pirate music fully understand the implications of it. Many of them also understand that if they are going to live a life, they need to live it - not let a bunch of greedy RIAA bastards tell them what to do.

[bigskinsfanj]

*cough* those are viruses *cough*

[bigskinsfanj]

*cough* those are viruses *cough*

[biffula]

"not let a bunch of greedy RIAA bastards tell them what to do." Ah another brain dead anarchist. I got news for all you dimbulbs. The artists and music companies own the music!! It's only for those who legally pay for it. If we were all to decide which products in life we felt like paying for or ripping off your life would be soon be a disastrous hell(well I am leaping a huge chasm here and assuming it's not already - but since you at least have access to a computer and a means to listen to music, I'll assume you at least have a job and or the means to buy things).

[obstructio]

I support bands I enjoy by seeing live concerts and buying merchandise directly through them. Let me break it to you: The majority of CD profits do not go to the band. Sorry to interrupt your dreamworld where there is no such thing as greed.

[myrhymeandreason]

I agree that this is a stupid argument. I personally do not have the money to go out and buy a CD, even at half price, yet I have a computer. It was given to me. Just one of the issues in your statement. Oh, another thing... don't call people brain dead.

[ReCreate]

your brain dead just funny

[kn100]

if they were to charge like 2 pounds for a cd, then may be i would buy it, but NO WAY am i paying 16.99 for one disk i can do myself for about 30 pence cost of cd+electricity used

[Roflolommo]

i personally dont think theres anything morally wrong with this not that i ever do but i already listen to music for free on aol radio cuase im to lazy to look up music on the internet so why not just record some so i can bring it around with me.

[myrhymeandreason]

Yeah, record companies don't make money by way of radio or streaming music online, so what is the difference?

[cornflaker]

Actually they do get paid royalties by the station/website, but I'm not against pirating. I do however believe that if you really like a song you should buy it tp support the artist so that they can make more songs that you will probably like.

[Ouch]

This is a pointless argument.

[Ouch]

Yes, actually. I am starting a new guide, a shortened version of which will be on instructables (I am publishing it in book form) - How To REALLY Never Pay For Music: The Ultimate Guide to Music Downloading. It will include BitTorrent, LimeWire, and all of the other methods in feedback I have received from instructables. FYI - everyone who said to use firefox, i am using it now and will use it always. Thanks for the advice. I am not leaving instuctables, but will spend considerably less time here as I have in the past.

[junits15]

just go here playlist

[collard41]

there is a good one called Tunebite that uses the same way as the audacity thing and it removes the DRM off the music.

[Llewner]

And where is the instructable to overcome the crap quality?

[ktree]

Here are some perfectly legal free alternatives that are out there if people are interested.

freemusicsitesfreemusicsites

[Cerranuss]

what i do is load up windows movie makere, clck narrate timeline, change the input to studio somthing, and then load up a song on the internet and then click record. then just save it as the name of the song and then there go. and the good thing is, u get to listen to it as u r downloading it

[salbabob]

where is narrate timeline?

[Cerranuss]

its under the sub menue "audio input source"

[salbabob]

thanks!

[ARIrish]

Only read a handful of comments, but has nobody thought to point out just how large wav files are? You should at least include a couple more steps on converting your songs into a decent format.

[wetwillie73]

my only problem with this method is that audiacity is a virus

[gamefreak171]

i use audacity all the time and i have no virus. get it from sourceforge.net and there is no virus on it. you are being misinformed by garageband fanatics.

[Phychotics]

audacity is not a virus..its like the best free audo software ever.

[reaper666]

sonar is way better than audacity

[anor09]

Yes but sonar is not (technically) free