Audiogalaxy.com Search
returns include a "How Do I Use This?" link to instructions for dealing
with FTP (file transfer protocol). Fluency in this language will open lots
of MP3 doors.
Oth.net and 2look4.com both troll the Net
for MP3s on ftp servers and deliver lots of links, but only 2look4 tells
you what to expect and what to do. Ra ther than click through, as you
would with links on mp3.com, you'll have to plug in site addresses, user
names and passwords into an FTP program and go from there. No luck? Try
your search at one of a dozen other engines accessible at FindSongs.com. A warning: searches
could turn up FTP servers that host porn as well as music, but the porn is
easy to avoid.
Listen.com will pull up links to
songs that "sound like" the artist or band you want if none of their MP3s
are legal. But watch out. This site thinks Billy Squier sounds like the
Rolling Stones.
EatSleepMusic.com, a growing collection of free downloadable tracks -- plus a karaoke cd-rom for $50.
SOFTWARE & OTHER TOOLS WinAmp.com Home base for the most widely used MP3 player for Windows machines, plus loads of other related plug-ins.
Go to mp3park.com for a wide selection of free skins (covers) to dress up your desktop.
Apple.com/quicktime A versatile audio player (that also plays video) for Macintosh and Windows users.
MacAmp.org A source of other audio players for the Mac, including MacAmp and MacAmp Lite.
MusicMatch.com and RealJukebox.com Headquarters for competing software packages, both free and both designed to meet all your MP3 needs. Use
MusicMatch Jukebox or RealJukebox to search the Web for MP3s, download and play them, encode tracks ripped from your audio CDs and organize and manage your collection on your PC.
Sonique.com You don't need a skin to dress up this player -- it already looks cool. A speed knob lets you turn REM into the Chipmunks.
Download.com Loads of
freeware and
shareware, including ftp programs like Cuteftp for uploading and downloading songs.
