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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: buymusic.comRe: buymusic.com
From: mrlipring <mrlipring_at_tiscali.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 02:10:12 +0100 There's a couple of progs to remove the protection from wmas. http://members.home.nl/icq99/unfuck/index2.htm http://www.spinnaker.com/crypt/drm/freeme/ not sure if they still work ok. they used to. mrlipring ----- Original Message ----- From: "Benjamin" <mailinglists_at_samuraipanda.com> To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 12:45 AM Subject: Re: buymusic.com > I tried buymusic.com yesterday and noted a couple of issues. > 1. As you noted, they are encoded in WMA. That's not that big of a deal > (except to us Arcos users), except they also lump it with Digital Rights > Management, which limits you on where you can listen to the songs. > 2. You can only download individual tracks. Even if you buy an album, you > have to download each track instead of a single zip. > 3. Of the 31 songs I got (I bought an Oingo Boingo albume with 2 CDs), 6 were > non-functional. If I tried to run them in Windows Media Player, it prompted > by for a user id and password, followed by a screen saying I wasn't allowed > to download anymore licenses for that song. > > Overall, I was un-impressed by the service, though it had a nice selection of > mainstream titles. > > As for using Total Recorder, I haven't tried it yet as I haven't had much > success with the high-speed option. Also, the standard edition doesn't split > the tracks, so you could end up with one long track. > > Another option is to burn the buymusic.com music to a CD and then re-encode > the CD as MP3. At worst. you might lose a little quality and the cost of a > CD. > > Ben > > > > ---------- Original Message ----------- > From: Chris Holt <amiga2k_at_cox.net> > To: "rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > Sent: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 17:47:06 -0400 > Subject: buymusic.com > > > I looked at emusic.com and they don't seem to have near the > > selection of buymusic.com > > > > I think it would be possible to use TotalRecorder ( > > www.highcriteria.com ) to very quickly convert the rights protected > > (ain't protecting my right to enjoy it!) WMA files into MP3. I've > > used the combination to convert audible books so I can play them on > > the Archos, and while Audible uses a WMP plugin, I think it's the > > same sort of operation. > > > > TotalRecorder is neat in that it wedges itself in as a sound driver > > and can record directly from the software, fully digital and at many > > times normal playback speed. It can record to PCM for multiple > > purpose files, or encode MP3/OGG "on the fly" when the desired > > bitrate and sampling frequency is known. > > > > It costs a measly $12 and can be purchased online. > > > > Chris > ------- End of Original Message ------- > Received on 2003-07-24 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |