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The Ultimate Digital Music Guide: The Best Way to Store, Organize, and Play Digital Music

The Ultimate Digital Music Guide: The Best Way to Store, Organize, and Play Digital Music

          
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Everything You Need to Know about Digital Music! Your hard-core, up-to-the-minute, how-to guide Download, rip, store, organize, play, stream–anything, anywhere Seriously into digital music? Best-selling how-to author, serious audiophile, and eclectic music-lover Michael Miller will help you get all the digital tunes you want, whenever and wherever you want them! Miller guides you through today’s best new options, from iTunes to Spotify…helps you make the most of social music, Internet radio, and cloud music services…even shows how to transform your home into a digital music paradise. This book is packed with practical answers, easy step-by-step instructions, insider tips, great ideas, and new music sources you never knew existed!   For everyone who’s passionate about music!       •     Discover brand-new digital music services, sites, and devices that fit your lifestyle       •     Find great new music on iTunes, Amazon, and sites you’ve never heard of       •     Get the truth about piracy, file sharing, and copyright       •     Find huge amounts of legally free music       •     Rip, store, and organize: Build your perfect music library       •     Determine the best audio file format and compression rate for your collection       •     Create simply amazing playlists       •     Stream songs anywhere, with Spotify, Pandora, Internet radio, and the cloud       •     Get great sound from your iPod or iPhone on your home audio system       •     Build a whole-house digital audio system, the easy way       •     Choose your best next media player (Apple or otherwise)       •     Find and share tunes on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and beyond

Table of Contents:
Introduction     1 Part I: Understanding Digital Music 1 The History of Music Distribution—From Piano Rolls to iTunes     11 How Do You Collect Music When There’s No Music to Collect?     12 Between the Sheets    13 Going on Record     14 The Rise of Radio     15 It’s a Long-Playing World     16 The Singles Life     18 The Tale of the Tape     19 Say Hello to My Little Friend, the Compact Disc     21 Going Digital     22 What’s Next     24 2 Exploring the Different Ways to Listen to Music Today     29 Going Old School with Compact Discs     29 Ripping Digital Tracks from CD     31 Downloading Digital Tracks—Legally     32 Downloading Digital Tracks—Not So Legally     34 Getting All You Can Eat from a Subscription Service     35 Listening Anywhere on Any Device from the Cloud     36 Listening to Internet Radio     37 3 How Digital Music Works     39 The Way We Were: Remembering Analog Audio     39 The New Wave: Understanding Digital Audio     41 Making a Digital Recording     41 Storing and Playing Digital Audio     43 Dealing with Digital Compression     43 The Benefits of Digital Music     44 Quality     45 Easier Storage     45 Easier Organization     45 Streaming     46 4 Understanding Digital Audio File Formats     49 Evaluating File Formats     50 Uncompressed Formats     50 Lossy Compressed Formats     51 Lossless Compressed Formats     53 Comparing Formats, in a Nutshell     54 Considering Bitrate     55 Comparing the Major Digital Music Ecosystems     56 The MP3 Ecosystem     56 The Apple Ecosystem     57 The Windows Media Ecosystem     59 Choosing the Right File Format     59 What Works with What     60 Choosing an Ecosystem     61 Choosing a Bitrate     62 5 Understanding Copyright, Piracy, and Other Legal Issues     65 Understanding Copyright and Royalties     66 How Copyright Works     66 Calculating Royalties     66 Royalties on Online Performances     67 The Dark Side of Downloading: Online Piracy     68 The Spread of Piracy     68 The Impact of Illegal Downloading     69 What’s Legal—and What’s Not     70 6 Understanding DRM     75 What DRM Is and What it Does     76 The State of DRM Today     76 Problems with DRM     77 Dealing with DRM     79 Part II: Downloading Music 7 Understanding Music Downloading     83 How Music Downloading Works     84 Requirements for Downloading Music     84 How to Download Music to Your Computer    85 Where to Download From     85 Online Music Stores     85 Subscription Download Services     88 Free Download Sites     89 File-Sharing Sites     89 Choosing the Right File Format     89 Why Downloading Makes Sense     90 8 Downloading Music from the iTunes Store     93 iTunes Over the Years: A Musical History Tour     94 Getting to Know the iTunes Store     95 Installing the iTunes Software     96 iTunes Store Pricing     96 Navigating the iTunes Store     97 Creating an Apple Account     98 Searching the iTunes Store     100 Browsing the iTunes Store     101 Purchasing Items from the iTunes Store     103 Introducing iTunes in the Cloud     104 9 Downloading Music from the Amazon MP3 Store     107 Amazon.com—From Books to Tunes     108 Getting to Know the Amazon MP3 Store     108 Amazon MP3 Store Pricing     109 Creating an Amazon Account     110 Setting Up an Account     110 Enabling 1-Click Ordering     110 Navigating the Amazon MP3 Store     111 Navigation Controls     112 Left Column     113 Center Column     113 Right Column     114 Searching the Amazon MP3 Store     115 Conducting Basic Searches     115 Conducting an Advanced Search     116 Browsing the Amazon MP3 Store     117 Purchasing Items from the Amazon MP3 Store     118 Introducing Amazon Cloud Drive and the Amazon Cloud Player     120 10 Downloading Music from Other Online Music Stores     123 Why Switch from Apple and Amazon?     123 What Can Other Stores Do That Apple and Amazon Can’t?     125 Exploring the Competition     126 Google Play Music     126 Bandcamp     127 CD Baby     129 Classical Archives     130 eMusic     132 Zune Marketplace     134 Discovering High Resolution Music Online     135 B&W Society of Sound     135 HDtracks     136 iTrax     138 Linn Records     139 11 Finding Free Music to Download     141 Downloading from Official Label and Artist Sites     142 Downloading from Free Artist Communities     143 ARTISTdirect     143 BeSonic     143 dmusic     145 MP3.com     145 PureVolume     146 SoundClick     147 Finding Tunes with MP3 Search Sites     148 Downloading Music from MP3 Newsgroups     149 12 Downloading Music from P2P File-Sharing Sites     151 Understanding File Sharing     152 A Short History of File Sharing     152 How P2P File Sharing Works     153 Then There’s BitTorrent…     153 A Few Good Reasons Not to Use File-Sharing Sites     154 It’s Illegal     154 You’re Helping to Starve Musicians to Death     155 Quality Is Questionable     155 It’s Likely Infested with Malware     156 Yes, Virginia, There are Some Benefits to File Sharing     157 It’s Free     157 You Can Choose Your Format     157 You Can Find Stuff You Can’t Get Anywhere Else     158 A Quick Look at the Most Popular File-Sharing Sites     159 Gnutella     159 eDonkey     160 Kad     160 BitTorrent     160 Considering Legal File Sharing Networks     160 Protecting Yourself (and Your Computer) When File Sharing     161 Protecting Against Viruses     161 Protecting Against Spyware     162 Use Anti-Malware Software     162 Just Don’t Do It     162 Part III: Managing Your Music 13 Storing Your Digital Music     167 How Much Storage Space Do You Need?     168 Storing Digital Music on Your Home PC     169 When Local Storage Makes Sense     169 When Local Storage Isn’t Enough     171 Storing Digital Music on a Dedicated PC     171 What Is a Media PC?     171 When Using a Dedicated PC Makes Sense     174 When a Dedicated PC Doesn’t Do the Job     174 Storing Digital Music on a Home Server     175 What Is a Home Server?     175 When Using a Home Server Makes Sense     177 When a Home Server Is Overkill     177 Sharing Your Library Over a Home Network     178 Backing Up Your Digital Library     179 Backing Up Locally     179 Backing Up Over the Network     180 Backing Up Online     180 14 Organizing Your Digital Music Collection     183 Organizing Audio Files on Your Computer     184 Understanding Song Tags     185 What Can Possibly Go Wrong?     189 Editing Tags     190 Editing Tags Directly in a File     190 Editing Tags in iTunes     191 Editing Tags in Windows Media Player     193 Editing Tags with Third-Party Software     194 Five Tricks for Better Organized Music Libraries     195 Delete Duplicate Tracks     195 Combine Multi-Disc Albums into a Single Album     196 Separate Combination Albums into Individual Albums     197 Assign Multiple Genres     197 Add Song Lyrics     198 15 Finding and Downloading Cover Art     201 Understanding How Cover Art Works     202 What Can Go Wrong with Cover Art     203 Where to Find Cover Art     204 How to Change Cover Art     206 Changing Album Art Files Manually in Windows     206 Changing Album Art in iTunes     206 Changing Album Art in Windows Media Player     207 Changing Album Art with a Third-Party Program     207 16 Creating the Perfect Playlist     213 Why Listen to Playlists?     214 Creating a Playlist from Your Digital Music Collection     214 Creating and Sharing Playlists on the Web     216 8tracks      216 FIQL      216 Greatestplaylist     217 Jog.fm     217 Mixtape.me     219 Playlist.com     219 ShareMyPlaylists     219 Tips for Creating the Ultimate Playlist     221 1: Tag Tracks Before You List     221 2: Keep the Beat     221 3: Build a Mood     222 4: Mix It Up     222 5: Program by Sub Genre     222 6: Program by Activity     222 7: Consider the Length     223 8: Put Tracks in Multiple Playlists     223 9: Discover New Music Online     223 10: Share Your Playlist with Friends     223 11: Experience Serendipity     223 12: Don’t Stop Editing     224 13: Get Creative     224 Part IV: Streaming Music 17 Understanding Streaming Music     229 Understanding Streaming Audio     230 How Streaming Audio Works      Compromises and Requirements     232 Streaming Music Services     232 Internet Radio     233 Cloud-Based Music Services     233 18 Listening to Music with Spotify     237 Getting to Know Spotify     237 Subscribing and Getting Started     238 Getting Around Spotify     239 Importing Local Files into Spotify     240 Importing Files     240 Viewing and Playing Imported Music     241 Listening to Local Files on Your Mobile Device     241 Viewing and Playing Music     241 Playing an Individual Track     242 Playing an Album     243 Playing Music in a Queue     243 Viewing Artist Information     244 Listening to Spotify Radio     245 Creating a New Radio Station     245 Playing a Spotify Radio Station     246 Working with Playlists     247 Creating a New Playlist     247 Adding Tracks to a Playlist     247 Playing a Playlist     247 Listening to Spotify Offline     248 Making a Playlist Available for Offline Listening     248 Listening Offline     249 Sharing Your Music with Spotify Social     249 Adding Facebook Friends     249 Adding Other Spotify Users     250 Sharing Tracks     250 Sharing Albums     251 Sharing Playlists     251 Sharing Artists     251 Sharing Everything You Listen To     251 Collaborating on a Playlist     251 Extending Spotify with Apps     252 Scrobbling to Last.fm     254 Listening on the Go with Spotify Mobile     254 19 Listening to Music with Other Streaming Music Services     257 Grooveshark     257 Last.fm     259 MOG     259 Pandora Radio     260 Raditaz     260 Rara.com     261 Rdio     262 Rhapsody     263 Slacker Radio     264 Turntable.fm     265 Zune Music Pass     266 20 Accessing Your Music in the Cloud     269 How Cloud-Based Music Services Work     270 Pros and Cons of Streaming Music from the Cloud     271 Advantages of Cloud Streaming Services     271 Disadvantages of Cloud Streaming Services     272 Comparing Cloud Music Services     273 Amazon Cloud Player     275 Google Play Music     277 iTunes Match     278 MP3tunes     280 mSpot     281 MyMusicCloud     282 Streaming Music from Your Own PC     283 Audiogalaxy     284 Subsonic     285 21 Listening to Internet Radio     289 Understanding Internet Radio     289 What’s Out There     290 Listening to Web-Only Radio     291 Searching for Internet Radio Stations     294 Listening to Terrestrial and Satellite Radio Online     295 Part V: Playing Your Music—At Home 22 Understanding Home Digital Music Playback     301 Music Is for the Home     302 Different Ways to Listen to Digital Music in Your Home     302 Digital Music via PC     303 Digital Music via Network Music Player     304 Digital Music via iPod     305 Other Items to Consider     306 23 Ripping Your Physical Music Collection     309 Ripping CDs to Digital     310 Understanding the Process     310 Choosing the Best Digital File Format and Bitrate     310 Choosing the Best Ripping Application     311 Ripping a CD with iTunes     313 Ripping a CD with Windows Media Player     314 Ripping Lots of CDs     316 Filling in the Metadata     317 Ripping Vinyl Discs and Analog Taps to Digital     317 Understanding the Process     318 Choosing the Right Equipment     319 Choosing the Right Software     322 Splitting a Side     323 24 Playing Digital Music on Your Computer     327 Choosing and Using a Music Player Application     328 What a Music Player Does     328 Evaluating Music Player Programs     329 Using the iTunes Player     331 Using Windows Media Player     335 Using MediaMonkey     337 Improving Your Computer’s Sound     339 Using an External Digital to Analog Converter     340 Choosing Better Speakers     344 Using Headphones     355 Connecting Your Computer to Your Home Audio System     355 Making the Connection     355 Choosing a Ten Foot Interface     358 Controlling Your System     366 25 Playing Digital Music on a Home Media Player     375 What Exactly Is a Home Media Player?     376 Choosing a Home Media Player     377 Evaluating Home Media Players     380 Sony SMP-N200     380 Apple TV     380 Western Digital WD TV Live     382 Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex TV HD Media Player     383 Microsoft Xbox 360     383 Netgear NTV550 HD Media Player     385 D-Link Boxee Box     385 Logitech Squeezebox Touch     386 Sonos Connect     388 Denon DNP-720AE     389 Pioneer N-30 Audiophile Networked Audio Player     390 Marantz NA7004 Network Audio Player     391 NAD C446 Digital Music Tuner     391 Logitech Transporter SE Network Music Player     392 Musical Fidelity M1 CLiC     393 Connecting via DLNA     394 26 Building a Whole House Digital Audio System     397 How Whole House Audio Works     398 Using Personal Computers     399 Using Networked Media Players     400 Using Media Center Extenders     402 Using Freestanding Media Players     403 Part VI: Playing Your Music—On the Go 27 Playing Music on a Portable Music Player or Smartphone     411 Choosing a Portable Music Player     412 Apple’s iPods     412 Other Portable Music Players     415 Playing Music on a Smartphone     419 Apple’s iPhone     419 Android Phones     421 Windows 7 Phones     423 Playing Music on a Tablet     424 Apple’s iPad     424 Amazon’s Kindle Fire     424 Other Android Tablets     425 Managing Music on Your Portable Device     425 Syncing Your iPod or iPhone     426 Configuring Sync Options     427 Syncing Your Music     428 Improving Your Device’s Sound Quality     428 Upgrading Your Earbuds (or Headphones)     428 Adding an Outboard DAC     432 28 Listening to Streaming Music on a Portable Music Player or Smartphone     437 Evaluating Streaming Audio on Portable Devices     438 Listening to Streaming Music Services on the Go     439 Listening to Internet Radio on the Go     441 Listening to Streaming Music from the Cloud     442 29 Playing Your Portable Music in the Living Room     447 Connecting Your Device to External Speakers     448 Connecting to Powered Speakers     448 Connecting to a Tabletop Speaker System     449 Connecting Your iPod to Your Home Entertainment System     453 Connecting via an Adapter Cable     453 Connecting via an iPod Dock     454 Part VII: Sharing Your Music 30 Burning Your Music to a CD or USB Drive     461 Burning Music CDs     462 A Short History of Home Recording     462 Understanding CD Burning     462 Understanding CD Standards and Formats     463 Choosing CD Burning Software     465 Before You Burn: Preparing Your Hardware     465 Before You Burn: Configuring Your Software     466 Burning an Audio CD     467 Burning an MP3 CD     469 Burning Music Files to a USB Drive     469 31 Sharing Your Music Over a Network or Online     473 Sharing Music Over a Network     473 Sharing Music via Email     474 Sharing Music via a Cyberlocker      475 32 Sharing Your Music—Socially     479 Sharing Music on Facebook     480 Sharing Music from Another Music Service     480 Viewing Your Friends’ Music     481 Sharing Music via Live Chat     483 Sharing Links to MP3 Files     483 Sharing Music on Twitter     484 Sharing Music via Spotify     486 Sharing to Facebook     486 Sharing to Twitter     487 Sharing to Other Spotify Users     488 Sharing via Windows Live Messenger     488 Sharing to Anyone via Email     489 Sharing Music via iTunes Ping     489 Posting to Ping     490 Viewing Your Ping Page     491 Finding Friends to Follow     493 Part VIII: Discovering New Music 33 Discovering New Music with Last.fm and Pandora Radio     497 Discovering New Music with Last.fm     498 Scrobbling from Other Music Services     498 Scrobbling from PC-Based Music Players      499 Investigating Last.fm’s Recommendations     500 Creating Radio Stations     501 Discovering New Music with Pandora Radio     503 Creating a New Radio Station     504 Fine-Tuning Your Radio Stations      505 34 Discovering New Music in the Amazon and iTunes Stores     509 Discovering New Music on Amazon     510 Viewing General Recommendations     510 Viewing Music Recommendations     510 Fine Tuning Amazon’s Recommendations     513 Discovering New Music on Your Own     514 Discovering New Music on iTunes     517 What’s Interesting (and Promoted) in the Store     517 Previewing New Music     520 Getting Genius Recommendations     522 35 Discovering New Music via Social Media     525 Discovering New Music on Facebook     526 Discovering New Music on Twitter     528 Discovering New Music on MySpace     528 Exploring the Social Aspects of Spotify and Other Music Services     530 36 Exploring the Best Music Review Sites and Blogs     535 Exploring Music News and Review Websites     536 Discovering Music Blogs     539 Reading Online Music Magazines     542 Using Music Recommendation Sites     545 Index     549


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  • ISBN-13: 9780789748447
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Que Corporation,U.S.
  • Depth: 32
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 31 mm
  • Weight: 910 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0789748444
  • Publisher Date: 05 Jul 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 179 mm
  • No of Pages: 600
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: The Best Way to Store, Organize, and Play Digital Music
  • Width: 227 mm


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