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bigtitan53279
01-29-2006, 10:17 PM
i'm looking for new software to download mp3s with. i used limewire for a while, but decided to ditch it. i need something free. i'm cheap.

Starkiller
01-29-2006, 10:33 PM
emule

KamikaZ
01-29-2006, 11:14 PM
eMule for individual songs.


Soulseek for entire albums, movies, etc etc.

TitanJeff
01-30-2006, 09:08 AM
These work with mac too?

Gunny
01-30-2006, 09:10 AM
Soulseek for entire albums, movies, etc etc.

games? :brow:

Starkiller
01-30-2006, 10:25 AM
These work with mac too?I'm not sure if there is a version of emule exactly, but I do know there are mac programs that use the same P2P network (eDonkey).

Puck
01-30-2006, 11:27 AM
These work with mac too?

outside of LimeWire, I've had good luck with Poisoned

KamikaZ
01-30-2006, 12:04 PM
games? :brow:


I use something called Bittorrents for my games, but Soulseek does have a lot of software.

KamikaZ
01-30-2006, 12:04 PM
You need to be careful with Limewire. It's notorious as a breeding ground for spyware.

Starkiller
01-30-2006, 12:30 PM
All P2P services can breed spyware and viruses. You have to be carefull with any program you download.

Puck
01-30-2006, 12:33 PM
All P2P services can breed spyware and viruses. You have to be carefull with any program you download.

what are spyware and viruses ? :wink2:
bwuhaahhahuhahhhuuhaaa !!!

Starkiller
01-30-2006, 01:24 PM
Yeah, I just convinced another of my clients to dump their Windows PC and get an iMac (my 2nd this year).

TitanJeff
01-30-2006, 01:25 PM
Those new laptops look sweet. I've not researched it much yet tho.

Starkiller
01-30-2006, 01:52 PM
I don't like the name, but they do seem like an excellent replacement for the Powerbooks

Gunny
01-30-2006, 05:40 PM
I use something called Bittorrents for my games, but Soulseek does have a lot of software.

yeah i use torrents as well.

maximus
01-30-2006, 06:48 PM
I don't like the name, but they do seem like an excellent replacement for the Powerbooks
They are definitely capable replacements.They are 4x faster:brow:

Starkiller
01-30-2006, 08:04 PM
Sort of...

Puck
01-30-2006, 08:41 PM
what sucks is that they've come out with 2 replacements for the iMac since I bought mine :irked:

what's good for the general public that needs to upgrade is that these new Intel Duo Pro make an already blazing fast computer (supposedly) twice as fast

I guess there's no longer any such thing as a "G" anything ?

Starkiller
01-30-2006, 09:10 PM
It's not actually twice as fast unless you are really taxing your computer using some program that recognizes 2 processors. The Intel iMac is about 25% faster most of the time (on Intel-native programs), though the raw power is there to be much faster.

But that's compared to the G5. Compared to the G4's in a powerbook, I'm sure the speed of a macbook will be significantly improved, even for normal users.

Puck
01-30-2006, 09:39 PM
i did say (supposedly)

Gunny
01-30-2006, 09:55 PM
What is with Apple and starting everything with an 'i'?

Starkiller
01-30-2006, 10:35 PM
it is intensly irritating, isn't it... :ha:

avvie
01-30-2006, 10:40 PM
Here's (http://home.earthlink.net/~avvie/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/veronica.mp3) a cool MP3 you can download :brow:

Puck
01-30-2006, 10:53 PM
are those live drums or a drum machine ?

avvie
01-30-2006, 11:03 PM
Machine. I recorded a straight beat in MIDI, then added the fills, flams and accents after the song was finished to this point. Everything else is live.

What did you think? OldSchool as hell, huh?

I'm waiting for a horn section to be recorded in Florida and Japan that replaces the cheap synths you hear. A local guitarist is cutting a lead guitar track. A synth artist in Ohio (?) was supposed to add a part, but suddenly became suicidally depressed. And a producer in Singapore is going to mix and engineer the whole thing for me when it's done. it's going on a compilation CD along with other net collaborators in my group.
Modern tech is cool!

Puck
01-30-2006, 11:26 PM
the drums sound impressive

whddaya mean recorded to MIDI
DM to PC ? i never got the MIDI thing

Puck
01-30-2006, 11:27 PM
who's singing ?

avvie
01-30-2006, 11:49 PM
The vocals are Yours Truly. In fact, everything you hear is. That vocal track was actually just a scratch track, but I had to post it for my peers to enter the comp cd deal. They love it! I can say that because they've bashed the hell out of me on other stuff. That voice sounds nothing like my speaking voice. AT ALL. I've since been trying to learn to get that singing voice under control...that's the one I always wanted.
MIDI: It's one of two things:
1--your computer acts as a sequencer. You print notes out on a "matrix editor"--a screen that looks just like that roll of paper that old player pianos use; hence it is called a "piano roll". The computer then actually plays the instruments that is attached to it, such as a keyboard. The sound of the keyboard (audio output) is then sent to the recorder.
This is how I recorded the drums.

2--Same as 1, except the instrument is actually part of the recording software. The software instrument is played by either using an external keyboard, or by playing the QUERTY keyboard that you type with (!).

The MIDI recording is digital information---not musical audio sounds. If you screw up a performance, you simply erase the bad notes and draw in the ones you want....basic editing with a pencil and eraser cursor. You can also change the volume (velocity) of each note, extend the sustain, shorten it, etc. That's why the drum rolls sound convincing: I changed the volume of each hit on the snare so that it sounds "human"....notice that the beginning of a snare roll is quieter than the end of it. I could do the same with the bass drum and make it sound like his foot is getting tired, but...naaahhh....

I just thought of something....you have GarageBand. Check out the drum loops on it....zoom in and you will see that it is MIDI info, and not a sound wave. Double-click to open the editor, then click and drag on any of the lines marked, and watch what happens. Don't like that beat? Change it!
Hope that helps!

Starkiller
01-31-2006, 01:07 AM
check out this amazing virtual mac website (which has software that makes XP look like Mac OS X)

http://osx.portraitofakite.com/

SEC 330 BIPOLAR
01-31-2006, 05:55 PM
Here SK...show this to your other clients.

It's all about the marketing (http://www.thehoucks.com/happynowhere/Apple_Switch_Parody_DivX.avi)

http://www.tripleduo.net/colin/x_poop.gif

Starkiller
01-31-2006, 06:18 PM
errrrr... maybe not...

He sounds like he should try Windows for a while. He would come running back...

SEC 330 BIPOLAR
01-31-2006, 06:43 PM
Ya think?

That was pretty good stuff though. I haven't hardly touched a mac since high school and 97% percent of my computing is recreational. In other words I don't know how green the other grass is. I do love a good parody.

Think Different.

I do that much.

Puck
01-31-2006, 08:45 PM
I don't know how green the other grass is. I do love a good parody.



it's pretty ..... trust me

avvie
02-02-2006, 08:36 PM
check out this amazing virtual mac website (which has software that makes XP look like Mac OS X)

http://osx.portraitofakite.com/



Okay, so what's the deal here? is this something that you actually use, or just a parody?

Puck
02-02-2006, 10:40 PM
it looked like it was a demo

don't see how it'd be a parody
coz I didn't see any VirusAlert, fatal exceptions or a blue screen of death

Puck
02-02-2006, 10:50 PM
i was surprised how closely it mimmicks the OSX startup

for anyone visiting the site (on a decent Broadband ) the grey screen with the apple is what you get the moment you hit the power button
you are literally from off to usage in that quick of time

Starkiller
02-02-2006, 11:07 PM
Okay, so what's the deal here? is this something that you actually use, or just a parody?
Their software is basically an OS X theme for XP. As for the website, it's just supposed to look like a mac (I did one of those many moons ago while in college). But their attention to detail is amazing.

maximus
02-08-2006, 01:57 PM
check out this amazing virtual mac website (which has software that makes XP look like Mac OS X)

http://osx.portraitofakite.com/
I downloaded it. I have had some problems with my computer since I have. I am working to fix the problems because I really like the program