Free loops sites (commercial too)

Hello

Some of the music stuff I want to mention. These are suitable mainly for producers and djs not for real songwriters perhaps. But in a case you miss a drummer and a bass player there are quite a bunch of real recorded material for sale. Also with a high quality. There are very much free loop/sample websites offering free loops which often are low quality and garbage. I must say this bluntly but most free sample websites are full crap.
I have only bookmarked very few which are worth mentioning and here´s couple of them: Platinumloops and Zenhiser. These websites have got some high quality loops and samples which are suitable for almost any music production. The Zenhiser samples are better suitable for dj and dance producer I think. In Platinumloops there´s vast range or samples from Hip Hop, Jazz, Drum and Bass to Rock and Metal to choose from.

Check out the free samples at Platinumloops here

Zenhiser sample website here

Sharing is not illegal but copyright infringement is a crime - Don't subscribe at MusicETC.com

I am not a fanatical copyright infringement activist or purist but I feel that some legal/commercial looking sites which sell downloads give me the creeps. This site MusicETC.com leaves the responsibility to the end user if they buy music downloading service per monthly basis. Legally speaking for example it is also illegal to sell or lend stolen cars, isn´t it? Same way these kind of shady mp3 stores tries to sell stolen music. By downloading this "free mp3 music" you are sure that artists will not get paid for their music.

Read the small text at http://www.musicetc.com/create_account.html

You can download music responsibly! Today, there are approximately 240 million users sharing files on legal file-sharing networks. Sharing is not illegal as long as you obey all relevant copyright laws. Sharing copyrighted material, without permission to do so, is illegal. Purchasing a membership to MusicETC.com does not give you license to download or upload copyrighted material. MusicETC.com implores you to respect all copyright laws.

After signing up for this service, you will be able to download free content. Our service is not free, there are subscription fees you will see if you choose to signup.

WTF?

After signing up for this service, you will be able to download free content.

They tell they have free downloads after you have signing up.
I say WTF?


Sharing is not illegal as long as you obey all relevant copyright laws

This is also BS
You cannot detour copyright laws by sharing illegal music. Sharing illegal music is a crime.

What I suggest is for you to do? Go to legal music stores like iTunes, Napster etc.
There you don´t have to worry about illegal activity.

What is your mainstream percentage?

Perhaps you haven´t even thought about it. What is my mainstreamness when it comes to listening music? Some people who only listen narrow area of certain style of music may achieve a high mainstream percentage. Perhaps people who listen to Linking Park, Nelly Furtado or Madonna or perhaps other mainstream crap. Popular music is not perhaps the best when it comes to listening pleasure. It all is so sexy and loud but the music itself is all sounding the same.
It all comes to what you may have listened in last.fm or on your mp3 player in your pc. I'm not sure if there´s some spyware hidden in the last.fm because everytime you listen something with winamp your music is shown at last.fm . That could also described as Taste-O-Meter ?

Let´s make a little test. My score with current listens is 4.86%

After listening Maroon 5 and Linking Park the score is still the same. The new value should be calculated some moment later. Database cannot possibly update latest songs instantly.

Try it yourself: http://mainstream.vincentahrend.com

Jukebox alive page

I recently registered into this neat music profile page.
There's a cool photo gallery option as well as a separate flash music
player. I think the upgrade allows artists to customise the player
visual outlook too.
Check it out.

here