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Points: 36 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2006 at 11:52
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Whilst I am sure that this new facility will be welcomed by others, am I the only one who mourns the demise of the time when we could download the MP3 samples?
 
I don't have time to sit at my PC and listen to the streaming MP3s.
 
I used to download and listen at my leisure on my MP3 player.
 
I can tell you that I discovered and went on to buy the CDs of a good number of new bands this way.
 
Why was this facility changed?
 
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Points: 7374 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2006 at 11:57
I think it had something to do with copyright junk. But whatever keeps the site safe, I'm with it.


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Points: 657 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2006 at 13:37
progadder, when we had the ability to easily download the MP3's I was fortunate enough to have downloaded hundreds of them. I too do not have the time to sit in front of my PC and listen to streaming music.
It use to be quick and easy to download lots of music by saving the song to my hard drive. I didn't have to listen to the song to save it. Of course, this was done in a fraction of the time it would take to record the song as it played.
Perhaps there are those out there who can offer alternate solutions.
Before everyone comes back and says to buy the CD's let me say that my musical purchases prior to coming to this site were non-existent in the previous 10 years (I have a collection of 1000 plus prog LP's collected in the 70's and early 80's and several hundred cassettes taped from friends collections so I had enough music to listen to - OR SO I THOUGHT!!!).
Since coming to this site I am now regularily purchasing new CD's but I have a very small budget for this (married with children). I would listen to the music I downloaded from this site along with reading the reviews to best determine where to spend my money.


Edited by Easy Livin - November 01 2006 at 15:19
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Points: 15585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2006 at 15:21
The MP3 downloads were indeed withdrawn for copyright reasons.
 
Please remember that attempting to Rip the audio from the streaming falls under the heading of "illegal activity" and as such should not be discussed here.
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Points: 11979 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2006 at 17:08
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note some tracks with non-English characters dont display properly on the player.

For example Marco Antonio Araujo's name displays as "Aramarco Ant" for some reason.

Here his take on Gymnopedie #3 currently on the player in "track 2" position.

http://www.progarchives.com/
    

Edited by Tony R - November 01 2006 at 17:31
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Points: 3089 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2006 at 06:41
Originally posted by Tony R Tony R wrote:

note some tracks with non-English characters dont display properly on the player.

For example Marco Antonio Araujo's name displays as "Aramarco Ant" for some reason. 
    
 
this may be because of the file's tags. myself i use an excelent player called foobar, which helps me by getting full album tags from freedb and updating, and also for manually editing the tags.
but also, it may not be a problem with the tags.


Edited by andu - November 03 2006 at 06:41
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Points: 21575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2006 at 06:57
The problem can't be fixed - the font which the player uses cannot be altered, and it simply cannot display non-ascii characters. The only way would be to contact the author of the flash-plugin and ask him to replace the font.
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Points: 157 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2006 at 00:55
Itīs nice to see Black Jesters "Mirror song" there, itīs such a good song, always has been my fave by them, itīs really an exceptional song if youīre into prog metal - brilliant guitar work, fantastic harmony solos, nice details in the rhythm play.... itīs a good album anyway, more diverse than the usual neoclassical progmetal.
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Points: 11979 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2006 at 17:01
Latest addition Symph Prog from Switzerland!

"Welcome" are a three piece,

Bernie Krauer/Keyboards, Vocals
Tommy Stebel/Percussion, Guitar, Vocals
Francis Jost/Bass, Vocals

who are obviously in love with Yes. However the keyboard-driven compositions rattle along and make you wonder why Yes have released so much drivel over the last 25 years!

Fans of the Hammond Organ will love this.
    

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