Links to the
Best Music & Top Audio Sites on the
Web.
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Best Online Music Websites
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iTunes
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- Apple's excellent music player &
digital music collection in AAC format.
Pro-Music
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- online music news & global directory
of legal music sites.
Article on the
Best Music Sites - GO
- good overview of the status quo
in music download sites from Fortune Magazine.
MusicMatch
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- over 400,000+ songs - site in six
languages.
Music Now
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- 400,000+ artists - WMA.
Real -
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- 450,000+ Artists - WMA & AAC.
Launch -
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- discover cool new artists on Yahoo's
music site.
Audio Lunchbox
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- buy & sell independent music.
Find Sounds -
GO
- search the web for sound effects
& musical instrument samples.
SoundsOnline
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- source for royalty-free sounds.
Sound Effects
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- sound effects, movie sounds, free
samples & more.
SoundShopper.com
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- popular source of royalty free music.
BigFishAudio.com
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- sample libraries & loops.
Free Music Downloads
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- from Sony Music.
iMusic -
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- free music downloads, MP3's, music
chat & more.
Partners in Rhyme
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- free sound effects & royalty
free music.
Sound Library
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- links to more free sound sample
libraries & sound utilities.
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Digital Audio Formats & Surround Sound
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WMA
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- Windows Media Audio - 24 bit
96Khz multi-channel sound.
AAC -
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- Advanced Audio Codec - audio
standard for MPEG-4.
Apple iTunes AAC encoder is currently
the leader in AAC codec quality having
won recent AAC
listening tests.
DVD-Audio
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- nice introduction to DVD-Audio (24
bit 96 Khz) & a comparison with SACD,
includes links to more DVD-Audio resources.
SACD
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- high resolution multi channel audio
format from Sony.
About HDCD
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- HDCD encodes 20 bits of audio data
compared to the normal 16 bit CD format.
FLAC
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- free lossless audio codec.
DTS -
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- Digital Theatre Sound (20 bit audio)
is the high end sound format found on
lots of top movies.
Dolby
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Dolby Audio
(18 bit format) is an almost universal
format for surround sound & movie
applications.
WinAmp
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very popular
MP3 player for PCs.
Musicmatch
Jukebox -
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play music,
listen to online radio, burn CD's &
manage your audio files with this top
music player. Site in six languages.
RIM 456
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- resources & links to multichannel
sound formats, DTS, Dolby, THX, SACD vs
DVD-A, digital audio & more.
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Pro Digital Audio Hardware & Software
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Apple
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- the Apple G5 Power Mac
with dual 64 bit processors is the most
advanced digital audio technology platform
available today. Lousy Manual.
Motu
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- plug a Motu
828 firewire audio interface into your
Power Mac G5 & drive it with Digital
Performer 4 to create the world's best
digital audio recording studio. Play with
50+ tracks of 24 bit audio in surround
sound.
Korg
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- check out the Korg Triton
Music Workstation - an amazing piece of
high end audio technology producing an
infinite variety of digital soundscapes.
VoiceOne -
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new generation of innovative
voice modeling technology from TC-Helicon.
iPod
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- market leading portable
music player - uses AAC audio format.
DigiDesign
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- industry standard digital audio
equipment.
Cubase
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- top end digital audio software.
RME
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- more pro quality digital audio gear.
Exotic
Audio
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- photos & info on exotic audio
gear you will not see elsewhere.
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Top Digital Music Sites & Links
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Audiohead.net
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- interviews, gear reviews,
tech tips & resources for people into
recording, mixing & sound design.
SoundStage
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- good quality magazine
for high end audio & music.
Pro
Audio Review -
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- pro audio gear &
tech reviews.
Computer
Generated Music -
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- Yahoo guide to computer
generated music.
Digital
Audio Info
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- links to assist
those involved with audio editing &
CD recording.
Digital Domain
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- premiere source of information
& articles on digital audio recording
& mastering.
Computer Sound -
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clear introduction to
the topics of noise & distortion in
digital recording.
Tips on Transferring
LPs to CDR - GO
- good selection of tips & tricks
to use when buring your record collection
to CD.
Audiophile
Links -
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articles & links for Hi-Fi
fans.
EntertainmentLink
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links to music festivals, resources
for musicians, E-zines & music lyrics.
Music
Links -
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top music links from the open
directory project.
