How to Download Free Music

Visit the music community website. The growing trend in the field of digital music is the use of online music websites. Some of the more popular ones include BandCamp and SoundCloud. These sites allow artists to upload music for visitors to enjoy and download.

• Not all songs on SoundCloud and BandCamp are free to download. Usually, new music will have a limited number of free downloads available before you have to buy the song.
• PureVpume offers many free downloadable songs. Once you select the album, click the free MP3 link to download the songs.
• NoiseTrade is a music community where artists upload music to the web for fans to download for free. All songs are downloaded completely legally.
• Last.fm offers a wide variety of artists’ free music resources.

Find music. You can search by artist or song name, or browse music genres to find new songs. These sites often include remixes of many popular songs that you can download or watch for free.

• Many artists are starting to release singles and songs soon for free on such sites.

Convert online music into downloadable files. There are several websites that allow you to enter the URL of a SoundCloud song and convert it to an MP3 file for download. You should be aware that this action violates the SoundCloud Terms and Conditions of Use.

Go to the homepage of the selected website. A mixtape (in this sense) is an album that mixes songs by another artist and/or the artist performing the tape. Online mixtape communities adhere to public mixing standards, so you can download them without fear of breaking the law.

• The biggest site that offers free live mixtape downloads is DatPiff, which gathers mostly amateur hip-hop music and up-and-coming DJs.
• Other popular sites include That Mixtape, LiveMixtapes, and MonsterMixtapes.

Register, if necessary. Find the site login entry. (On DatPiff, the login section is on the right side of the main page, slightly away from the top of the page.) Click the “Register” button and fill in the required information.

• These sites make money by advertising, and trying to convince you to sign up to invite ads during the registration process. You should look for a “no thanks” link or similar to skip the ad. (On DatPiff.com, it’s the red text in the lower right corner.)

Browse mixtapes. Read reviews and comments to find top rated songs, or randomly select new songs.

Download mixtapes. When you are interested in a mixtape, click “Listen” or “Play” to listen to it. If you prefer, click the “Download” link instead of downloading it to your computer.

• Some mixtape communities limit downloads per day (you can download unlimited by paying), but still offer other mixtape “free” (meaning no download limit). It is recommended that you browse through these sections to ensure that you can download multiple songs per day.

Find your favorite artist. Follow on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and through their website. Alternatively, you can also become a fan of the artists’ social media pages and sign up for mailing lists.

• Browse the web searching for your favorite artists to find all the shows they’ve done. This will ensure that you have all the information about the artist’s activities.

Become a fan. Many bands and artists have an online presence, which you can follow through social networking sites like Facebook, or join the mailing list at the artist’s profile. Those who show loyalty to their favorite artists are often rewarded with free downloads of new singles, illustrated versions of songs, unreleased songs, and live tracks.

Keeping up with development. Periodically, your favorite bands reveal to their fans some free sample songs to download. If you’re a longtime fan of the artist, you may have access to a new song every week, which is completely legal to the public.

Access a free music site. Nowadays there are many sites and blogs that allow free MP3 music downloads. Some blogs provide an entire album before its release. Besides general music sites, many blogs appear dedicated to specific genres of music.

• The majority of these sites operate in legal limbo. For legal access to free music, you should look for a site that publishes music that complies with the Creative Commons Act, or music for public use.

Search songs. Browse the homepage, or type the song title or artist name in the search bar at the top of the screen to find a specific song.

• Ads should not be clicked. Ads can be misleading and lead to malicious or intrusive software downloads. Very rarely do they lead to a free music download link.

Review music data. On most sites, song data is displayed next to each result. Some files display music playback time, file size (in MB), and bitrate. Customize according to your own preferences.

• The bitrate reflects the audio quality of the file. In general, mp3 files usually have a speed range of 60-320 Kbps, the higher the number, the better the file quality. CD audio has a bit rate of 256 Kbps, and broadcast quality is 192 Kbps.
• Low bit rates make the file size smaller. This is very useful for users who don’t have a lot of storage on their computer or MP3 player but want to collect a lot of songs.

Listen to the song. Click “Play” below the song title to listen to it in your browser and make sure it’s the song you want to download.

Download file. When you’re ready to download the song, right-click the “Download” link below the song title, and select “Save as….”. Choose a location on your computer and save the file.

• Some sites will link to download the service instead of downloading it directly from the website.

Verify file availability. Find the file on your computer and double click to activate it. You need to check to make sure the file was downloaded correctly. When you’re satisfied, you can store and copy files to the player.

Go to the YouTube conversion site. There are several sites that allow you to import a YouTube video link into the frame and “extract” the audio to create a downloadable mp3 file of medium quality (128 Kbps).

• Converting YouTube videos violates the site’s Terms of Service. If it loads too often, YouTube will prevent your IP from accessing YouTube content.

Navigate to YouTube and find the song you want to download. Select your browser’s address bar and copy the entire web address (URL) of the video.

Paste the video URL into the conversion site’s dialog box and click “Convert Video”. The conversion process may take several minutes, depending on the length of the video.

Download file. Once the file is ready, it will appear on the text frame. Click “Download” to save to your computer.

Check file. Play it on your computer and make sure there are no mistakes in it. A few years ago, MP3 conversion was more problematic than it is today, but it’s still prudent to double-check.

Install torrent software. Probably the most common way to share songs and albums on the Internet is through torrents, which are files that direct the computer to copy bits of the target file or folder (such as albums) from other torrent users. until you assemble the complete copy.

• This software runs torrent files and helps you manage torrents. Torrent is a free, fast, and reliable torrenting program. You can download it at the official website address.
• While it is not against the law to search for torrents and download torrent files, standard copyright laws apply to any content transferred via torrents. This means that if you do not legally own a copy of the song being downloaded, it is considered copyright infringement.

Install software. Double-click the file you downloaded to run the installer. The installer often asks you to install the search bar and add other software. You can choose not to install these items.

• Find torrents. There are many torrent aggregator and listing sites to search for, as torrent files are legal.
• When torrenting results are available, you should check user reviews or star ratings. Choose files with positive reviews and high ratings – other files can be misleading or dangerous.

Download torrent files. This file is very small – only a few tens of Kb. This is because the torrent itself is just a collection of instructions for the program what to do. Torrents will automatically open once downloaded, otherwise you can activate via torrent client.

Wait for the file to download. Torrents take anywhere from a few minutes to a day to complete. Influencing factors include the size of the torrent file, and the number of people currently sharing the file.

Save torrents. After downloading the music, you can unzip the file and enjoy your tunes. At this point, it’s polite to leave the file on the list so others can download parts of it from you, but you don’t have to if you don’t want to.

• Some closed torrent communities require you to adjust certain download and share rates to stay engaged on the site.

Find music sharing communities. Most major community sites (such as Reddit) have one or more dedicated music communities. You should watch closely and learn community etiquette before posting.

• Sharing music through forums is against the law compared to sharing via torrents. The appeal of using the forum is that it can be difficult for the authorities to take it down or arrest it due to the forum’s members-only principle.

Subscribe to “share” discussions. Depending on the site you visit, sharing discussions rarely happen, or several times a day. If you find such a discussion topic, you should visit it.

Select albums. You’ll see people posting albums with hyperlinks to sites like Mega, Zippyshare, and Mediafire. These links are used to directly download the requested album.

• Copy the link and paste it in a new tag. When prompted, click here to download the file.

Scan virus. Once the file is downloaded, you should scan it for viruses with anti-virus software just in case something goes wrong. This function is usually optional in the right-click bar when you click on the file.

Open file. Once done, open the file and extract the music file inside. You should not share it with anyone like you do when sharing torrents.

Re-deliver content. Once you feel comfortable with the community, you can request music in case other users have it. However, you’ll get a much better response if you deliver your album first.

Download music via file sharing networks. File sharing is the act of trading files directly with other users. Soulseek is by far the most reliable and secure file sharing client for free. It also provides access to music anywhere on the Internet.

• As with all file sharing programs, you should be careful when downloading files from unknown sources. Programs like soulseek do not scan for viruses or prevent users from sharing malicious files. Safe downloading is up to the user.
• Sharing music through a file-sharing program is illegal if you don’t own a copy of the song you’re downloading. Providing music for others to download also contains many potential risks to yourself. These programs are generally safe, as they are tightly controlled communities. Be aware, however, that you run legal risk by sharing music that you don’t own.

Download software Soulseek. The latest version is available at http://www.soulseekqt.net/news/node/1. Just click the top link under the heading for the operating system (Windows, Mac, or Linux).

Install software. Double-click the file you downloaded to activate and install the program.

Run Soulseek. You will be asked to create a username for yourself; this step doesn’t really matter, so you can choose any name you like.

Set up music folders to share with other users. Most Soulseek users don’t allow strangers to download from their library unless you share your content. You don’t have to share the entire library, although this is considered polite.

• Click the Options tab.
• Click the File Sharing tab on the Options page.
• Click the Share Fpder button located in the upper part of the window.
• Navigate to the folder you want to share and tap “Share”. You can do this step more than once if you want to share multiple folders.

Find and download music. Click the Search tab and enter your search in the text box. Press Enter to see the results. Check out the bitrate (on the right side of the results) and file formats (Soulseek includes MP3, M4A, and FLAC files), and if you like, you can double click to download the file.

• You can sort the list by Transfer Rate from users with a fast connection.
• To download the entire album at once, double-click the folder on the watchlist. You will download all the content in that folder (that is, everything that you see in the album folder). Some users don’t sort songs by album name, so you should be careful not to randomly download entire folders containing thousands of songs.
• Search results update continuously until you enable them.
• Each new search automatically opens a new tab under the search bar. You can close it when you’re done.

Monitor progress. Click the Transfers tab to display the Uploads and Downloads tabs. The Downloads section displays downloaded or pending content. The Uploads section shows files, if any, that others are downloading from your computer.

• Light blue text means you are still waiting to download the file. If the entire album list shows up in light blue for too long, you should right-click and select Retry Download to launch it. Most users set the number of downloads at once. This means that there is usually a line that appears to load the file you want.
• Dark blue text represents the file being downloaded. You’ll see a progress bar on the right, as well as a conversion bitrate indicator. The higher the number, the faster the download speed.
• Green text means the file is downloaded successfully. The full progress bar next to the file name will also show up.
• Red text means that the download was canceled or unloaded midway. This problem can occur for many different reasons. You should wait until the rest of the songs are downloaded, then try downloading the red files again before looking for them elsewhere. You can right-click the file and select Retry.