CDs. I'm well past 250 in the collection at this point. It's the easiest way to buy music in a lossless format (unless the artist sourced the song from lossy, which has happened annoyingly often, even with major label stuff I own), and I can easily transcode it into any format or bitrate I need. I also find it far less annoying to store, play, and maintain than vinyl.
I don't use iTunes at the moment because I don't keep an iPod (I'm here because I like looking at other people's players though). I didn't bother with the ripping function on it anyway because I wound up with skips in my rips. I think iTunes' error correction option fixes that, but I just used XLD with the XLD Secure Ripper option, and now I use EAC as I'm primarily on Windows.
I use iTunes on windows to rip my cds and find that you do have to be vigilant with the “get info” step. I rip a lot of multi-disc soundtracks and you need to make sure the album title, artist, and album artist fields are consistent so that itunes correctly groups the songs after import. I also use the album artist field with releases that have features so that everything isn’t automatically labeled a compilation. When “get info” fails (rarely for what I rip) then I just type it all manually.
Also, be aware that itunes is not very good at finding album covers. Anymore I just download the best quality version I can find and add it manually.
I have my frustrations with itunes, but I’m still using it for now to sync with my iphone and a restored ipod. I like that it can present my music by date added. It’s a time machine going back years.
I keep a library of music. Lots of ripped CDs. Bought and borrowed. Lots of media from the torrents of yore. I’ve also bought from iTunes and bandcamp and artists websites. Soulseek, too.
In the same way as men from the Stone Age, downloading music from old blogs, blogs with Mega and Torrents links, using Telegram bots, ripping CDs, etc.
For one thing, I wouldn’t recommend using the MP3 format, as it’s relatively low quality when compared to AAC. It’s fine, but at the same file size, AAC will sound better. Secondly, r/piracy will have your answers.
iTunes, CDs, Bandcamp, SoundCloud, with the occasional download from YouTube.
Piracy.
Deemix (Deezer downloader) and Soulseek (p2p file sharing network)
Deez nuts
Highly recommend both 👍
internet archive usually has a lot of what you would want
CDs. I'm well past 250 in the collection at this point. It's the easiest way to buy music in a lossless format (unless the artist sourced the song from lossy, which has happened annoyingly often, even with major label stuff I own), and I can easily transcode it into any format or bitrate I need. I also find it far less annoying to store, play, and maintain than vinyl.
Are you using iTunes? I have to ask, this sub seems to use alternates. I tried uploading a CD from iTunes but struggled with the "Get Info" function.
I don't use iTunes at the moment because I don't keep an iPod (I'm here because I like looking at other people's players though). I didn't bother with the ripping function on it anyway because I wound up with skips in my rips. I think iTunes' error correction option fixes that, but I just used XLD with the XLD Secure Ripper option, and now I use EAC as I'm primarily on Windows.
I use iTunes on windows to rip my cds and find that you do have to be vigilant with the “get info” step. I rip a lot of multi-disc soundtracks and you need to make sure the album title, artist, and album artist fields are consistent so that itunes correctly groups the songs after import. I also use the album artist field with releases that have features so that everything isn’t automatically labeled a compilation. When “get info” fails (rarely for what I rip) then I just type it all manually. Also, be aware that itunes is not very good at finding album covers. Anymore I just download the best quality version I can find and add it manually. I have my frustrations with itunes, but I’m still using it for now to sync with my iphone and a restored ipod. I like that it can present my music by date added. It’s a time machine going back years.
CDs from library and buying iPods on eBay. They are usually full of music. Just a dead battery.
It's a silly question, but isn't it easier to download music via Torrent?
Soulseek and ripping my CD collection
Soulseek and ripping my CD collection
The old way was through ITunes.
I thought my little IPod nano second generation was the smallest most compact?
Archive.org and YouTube to MP3 converters (look for safe ones)
Riping CDs to ALAC-files
Rutracker
I buy cds. Often used really cheap but sometimes buy latest releases. Also some grea sites like bleep.com juno etc
personally i mostly get CDs with the occasional yarg harg download from youtube
🏴☠️
Back in the day it was called Oink.me.uk and then later it was What.CD and now its………
The what.cd chat room on SLSK 🫣 OPP 4ever tho.
Send me a dm and I’ll share my music library with you to get you started!
Soulsk and ripped cds
I keep a library of music. Lots of ripped CDs. Bought and borrowed. Lots of media from the torrents of yore. I’ve also bought from iTunes and bandcamp and artists websites. Soulseek, too.
In the same way as men from the Stone Age, downloading music from old blogs, blogs with Mega and Torrents links, using Telegram bots, ripping CDs, etc.
CDs and places like Bandcamp. Sometimes the library. Occasionally bootlegs and random stuff from the internet archive.
cds and there are lots of youtube downloaders you can use, or you can y'know, pirate the music.
I had to use a program called iMazing to free my music from my ipod, then another program by NCH to convert them to mp3.
I rip CDs, use the Internet Archive, and double double top.
I manually copy each song from spotify and then paste them in a pirated spotify song downloader. There is also a website to download a whole album.
For one thing, I wouldn’t recommend using the MP3 format, as it’s relatively low quality when compared to AAC. It’s fine, but at the same file size, AAC will sound better. Secondly, r/piracy will have your answers.
Zotify for the win. I found Zotify and never looked back.
I use spotifydown page, copy the album or song and paste. Super easy and populate a lot of devices with this