And in a haze of...haziness

[andrewducker]

I have tunebite working - a wonderfull little utility that plays my DRM-enfolded music and records it to MP3, prying it loose from the arms of the recording companies.

The only drawback to it (except for the appalling lack of legality) is that it converts it in _realtime_. Yup, it's basically the equivalent of hitting play and record on ye olde tape recorder.

Still, I do get to listen to Portishead while it cracks it.

Comments

[derumi.livejournal.com]

So that's pretty much like how WinAmp does it with a plug-in.

You gonna do that Napster 14-day free trial now? :D

[andrewducker]

I've had a Napster subscription for a couple of months now.

Very useful for trying music out.

[derumi.livejournal.com]

There was that article on Boing Boing where someone took advantage of the trial and WinAmp to score loads of free music. I'm thinking of picking up XM-Radio online, since I love listening to it in my car. I don't really want to shell out $75-200+subscription for something to listen to it on at home, what with my having a computer already.

Can you do live-streaming with Napster, or is it merely just pick and download the music you want to listen to?

[andrewducker]

You can stream whatever you like. Or download it to your PC. That's with the subscription. It's more to actually burn it to a CD.

[figg.livejournal.com]

What format needs realtime conversion?

[andrewducker]

Encrypted WMAs