bloodshift
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Post by bloodshift on Dec 2, 2010 23:15:59 GMT -5
Does anyone know if it's going to be strictly iTunes, or if amazon.whatever/any other legit outlet will carry it as well? I will not illegally download it under any circumstances, but I will buy from iTunes only if there's no alternative.
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Post by MissNovemberTuesday on Dec 3, 2010 5:34:43 GMT -5
I know, I would actually prefer Amazon to I-Tunes. Amazon downloader works well for me when I get the songs they have for free. Sometimes their prices are better, too.
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Post by Mor Duran from Iceland on Dec 3, 2010 18:45:15 GMT -5
my problem is that Itunes is not open for my, Iceland is not on the market. any ideas on what I can do??
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rhondar
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Post by rhondar on Dec 3, 2010 18:59:24 GMT -5
As I read and understood it, the album is supposed to be exclusive to iTunes....EXCEPT in areas where iTunes is not available, in which case other digital retailers would be selling it. This is only for an initial period though...maybe until the physical copy is available? I'm really not sure on that part of it though.
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Post by sarahb1863 on Dec 3, 2010 19:42:59 GMT -5
You can actually convert a file to MP3 right on iTunes. On the top nav, under Advanced, choose "Create MP3 version". Yes, you can convert a file to MP3, but if it's been downloaded through iTunes it has what's called AAC coding and will play only on an Apple device. I don't think simply converting the file to an MP3 in iTunes removes the coding. Can someone verify this for me? My experience has been, if you download it through iTunes, you can't play it on anything but an Apple brand device. There is a workaround, however - download the music, burn the music to a CD, then re-import the music from the CD. iTunes will then create a non-AAC-coded MP3 of the music, and you can download it to any device you want.
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rhondar
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Post by rhondar on Dec 4, 2010 0:50:27 GMT -5
I just did it today. I bought a song from iTunes (as a test because I was trying something here at home), and then converted it to MP3. What I had to do in order to make this work is open iTunes, then go to preferences, and click on import settings. From there, you click on MP3 encoder. Then you go to the navigation header across the top, click on advanced, and it should say "create MP3 version" (you need to already have the song you're trying to convert highlighted though - don't forget!). Then voila!, it's done - and it works on other systems besides apple. (I tried it) The big caveat here is that the file HAS to be an iTunes Plus file. You can't do it otherwise...and I just read that off of iTunes help.
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Post by Dr Of The Revolution on Dec 4, 2010 2:53:49 GMT -5
As I read and understood it, the album is supposed to be exclusive to iTunes....EXCEPT in areas where iTunes is not available, in which case other digital retailers would be selling it. I wonder if this is even feasable. In the case of Iceland, which retailer would it be then ? And how can anyone prevent those non-itunes retailers selling the album to someone living in a country that has an Itunes store ? My gut feeling tells me it will be itunes only until physical release.
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Post by slumdogduranie on Dec 4, 2010 10:07:48 GMT -5
You can actually convert a file to MP3 right on iTunes. On the top nav, under Advanced, choose "Create MP3 version". Yes, you can convert a file to MP3, but if it's been downloaded through iTunes it has what's called AAC coding and will play only on an Apple device. I don't think simply converting the file to an MP3 in iTunes removes the coding. Can someone verify this for me? My experience has been, if you download it through iTunes, you can't play it on anything but an Apple brand device. There is a workaround, however - download the music, burn the music to a CD, then re-import the music from the CD. iTunes will then create a non-AAC-coded MP3 of the music, and you can download it to any device you want. Useful info, thanks
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amandafsduran
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Post by amandafsduran on Dec 7, 2010 0:49:19 GMT -5
my problem is that Itunes is not open for my, Iceland is not on the market. any ideas on what I can do?? I've just emailed Katy about it cos itunes is not opened to my country too. I'm seriously worried cos it will cause many illegal downloads over here. Katy said the album will be available exclusively on itunes, so we will have to wait for the phisical release in february (so I hope they do distribute the phisical album worldwide). So, there won't be another retailers selling the digital release of AYNIN, only itunes. Or we can ask some friend in UK or US to buy the album, send us by email and we can pay this person using paypal or something. It's the only way I see. What makes me sad is, how can I promote AYNIN in my country if we don't even have a itunes store to buy it? I'm sure lots of people won't wait until february to buy it, they're going to dowload it illegally for sure, as it's usual in this country. I'm afraid when february comes, it's gonna be too late, and the album fatally will have poor sales over here.
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Post by trevgreg on Dec 7, 2010 7:06:47 GMT -5
This was what they put in the DDM album. Either them or Katy are mistaken, I guess??
The band's first single: the title track "All You Need is Now," will be unveiled on iTunes around the world on Wednesday, December 8th (Hear part of it here: DD.com Jukebox), with the full album, being offered exclusively by iTunes on Tuesday, December 21st. In other markets, where there isn't an iTunes store, the record will be available through all other digital retailers.
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