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Title: DRM Says..
Post by: Pete on April 07, 2007, 21:33:04 PM
QuoteWere sorry, you have exceeded your maximum number of licence issues.


So right, Ive rebuilt my pc a few times so Ill go pay for 300 tracks again and not download them illegally.

K

Title: Re:DRM Says..
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on April 07, 2007, 21:43:13 PM
WTF caused that? Ive never seen anything like that before
Title: Re:DRM Says..
Post by: Pete on April 07, 2007, 21:46:15 PM
Stuff I got from http://www.7digital.com/

Apparently you can only activate them 3 times, then theyre useless.
Title: DRM Says..
Post by: Serious on April 07, 2007, 22:07:28 PM
Quote from: sdpDRM Says...

buy CDs instead of digital tracks ;)
Title: Re:DRM Says..
Post by: Pete on April 07, 2007, 22:10:24 PM
CDs last me about 2months before they get skipping, its a design on par with usb plugs.
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Post by: Sam on April 07, 2007, 22:12:08 PM
I have cds dating back 15 years.
Look after them properly and dont clean them with sandpaper.

And anyone who pays for tracks instead of buying a CD is a muppet.
Title: Re:DRM Says..
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on April 07, 2007, 22:18:35 PM
Quote from: sdpCDs last me about 2months before they get skipping, its a design on par with usb plugs.

Purchase, copy to CDR, rip to HDD, keep the original safe  :)

Then you wont lose everything when a HDD packs in.
Title: Re:DRM Says..
Post by: Serious on April 07, 2007, 22:20:35 PM
Wot clockd said :P
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Post by: maximusotter on April 08, 2007, 00:51:27 AM
I get LPs, then download the mp3s. :lol:

A lot of new vinyl albums offer free mp3 download codes. :ptu:

Just listened to an album last night I got in 81. Sounded perfect, as theres no temptation to have them rattle around in the car door pockets. :lol: :D
Title: DRM Says..
Post by: redneck on April 09, 2007, 00:14:50 AM
since when do you have a car vinyl player? >_<
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Post by: funkychicken9000 on April 09, 2007, 00:20:34 AM
Exactly.

Another vote for buy+rip  8)

I currently rip with CDex at VBR 2, 128-320kbps and 44100hz.  Any reccomendations on improving this?  I just picked reasonable sounding values, but I guess I could probably get better quality/filesize using something else
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Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on April 09, 2007, 00:58:15 AM
Those should be fine if youre not after transparent quality. Id switch to using EAC instead of CDex.
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Post by: funkychicken9000 on April 09, 2007, 01:02:56 AM
My computer had problems with EAC back in the day, so I went for CDex.  Might give it another go though.
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Post by: Walrusbonzo on April 09, 2007, 09:43:56 AM
Quote from: funkychicken9000Exactly.

Another vote for buy+rip  8)

I currently rip with CDex at VBR 2, 128-320kbps and 44100hz.  Any reccomendations on improving this?  I just picked reasonable sounding values, but I guess I could probably get better quality/filesize using something else

EAC and FLAC here :)
Title: DRM Says..
Post by: skidzilla on April 09, 2007, 09:58:20 AM
If youre a real anti-drm/open formats zealot/piratey king, then you rip to OGG, the format of champions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogg). :P
Title: DRM Says..
Post by: Goblin on April 09, 2007, 10:02:23 AM
I still use CDex, although Ive kinda started using iTunes for convenience. Just make sure your lame dll is up to date since CDex has one going back about two years.
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Post by: Serious on April 09, 2007, 21:39:36 PM
Quote from: skidzillaIf youre a real anti-drm/open formats zealot/piratey king, then you rip to OGG, the format of champions. :P

Unless your player wont handle them, in which case you just rip to MP3 like you have always done :P