Alicia64 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 My #$%$#@ (Moderator: that's code for "lovely") DH is an IT guy. He loves computers etc etc. But he keeps me rather in the dark on how to do/access certain things. Ancient days: I'd buy a record and play it on my stereo. Olden Days: I'd buy a cassette and play it on my tape recorder. Modern days: No clue. DH once told me to go to Good Will, buy old cds and we'd download them on the computer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Stupid me actually tried. It doesn't really work. Most of the cds at Good Will aren't that great.) He really is a decent guy, but obviously this can't continue. One more thing: I've long insisted on wholesome music for my kids like John Denver, some Elton John etc. I was raised with a load of Johnny Cash so I come by my "wholesome-dictate" honestly. (You do not want to hear what my 8 year old ears heard. I love Johnny and June, don't get me wrong, but still. . .) Back to my problem: how do I access music today? Each boy has his own MP3 player and we have a shared ipod. And several laptops. Thanks for any and all help! Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Pandora.com It's been awhile but I think you have to start a free account. Then type in an artist name in the space called "Create a Station" (for example Johnny Cash). Pandora will play Johnny and artists like him. If you really like a song and want to insure that Pandora will play it again, then hit the thumbs up at the top of the screen. If you do not like an artist or a particular version of a song, then hit thumbs down and they will not play it again. YouTube.com - type the artist name in the top search button. Suggestions of songs by the artists or mixes (which may or may not be all songs by that same artist since sometimes they will mix similar artists into a mix) will be on the right hand side. Spotify is another that my kids use but I've never used it so can't tell you how it works. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I buy MP3s on Amazon and download them directly onto my computer. From there, I can use Windows Media Player to copy them onto my phone, MP3 player, or a flash drive to listen to in my car. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 ITunes. It downloads directly to my iPhone or my computer. And then we hook up the kids' devices and it loads there. My 14 yo DS uses Spotify. When we got to the beach, he realized that we don't have wifi here so he couldn't listen to his music because it isn't actually on his device. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 We pay for a Google music subscription which is like $10 a month and we can access any of the albums they have. Also dh uploaded all of his on there so we access them that way conveniently. I can download them on my phone for the car or we play with our Sonos (wifi) speakers when at home. It is very, very convenient for us. Dh is a music junkie so we were spending more than that every month before. Now we rarely buy albums anymore and then only if it isn't available on Google music. I love the cloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Pandora for variety - I pay $4/month in order to skip the ads I do still get real CDs, which is ridiculous because I don't own a CD player. But my DH, also a tech guy, doesn't do Apple products, so I can't easily share my iTunes music with him. So I get the CDs, rip them to iTunes and put them on MP3 players for DD and I. Then DH can also rip them and put them on his own music playing devices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 We have an Apple TV and a media server. Music we play in the house is stored on the Apple TV and it accesses our iTunes, as well. For the car we upload whatever we want to an iPod touch or iPhone and hook it up through the tape deck adapter (I have an ancient vehicle) and go that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Amazon has a music service too. If you have Prime then you can stream a lot of music for free. They have playlists already set up as well as albums. I use iTunes to manage my mp3s and create playlists for exercising or listening in the car, but we listen to Pandora at home most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 We have Rhapsody. I don't care to join the Apple cult (save your tomatoes..). We have Sansa MP3 players, but we mostly listen on the computers or the Kindle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I have Sirius XM in my car but I'm killing it to join my dh and ds on Spotify. We have *super* eclectic tastes for obscure music and Spoitify has never let us down. For past 8 years, we have used iTunes to manage uploaded CDs and buy the onesy-twosy nostalgic song or new discovery. But while I love my iPhone, Apple hasnt made me happy with iTunes so we are not at all committed to that software/virus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 I mostly listen on Spotify (better than Pandora IMO) or buy Amazon MP3s. I'm going to sign up for the Apple Music trial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Oh yes, Spotify is fun too, if I just want a random playlist. I love the WOW ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Oh yes, Spotify is fun too, if I just want a random playlist. I love the WOW ones. I like Spotify especially because I can listen to what I want and make my own playlists. I like their playlists too and have found new favorites that way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiara.I Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 NoiseTrade! It's a great way to try new artists, and it's free--with a tip jar. Obviously, unless you know the artists you'd want to preview before handing it to your children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 iTunes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 We have a very large collection of CDs, still being built over many years We buy them online (new) and locally from Half-Price Books (used). For general listening, I have an "Internet radio" tied into our home wireless system. P.S. I like Magnatune. Flat fee per month ($15 ?) lets one download anything and everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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