Technical guide

How to download, play, and edit music files?

Net Transport - DOWNLOAD files of all types - including streaming audio/video! (If the URLs of the streaming files are hidden, you may need to use URLSnooper to ferret them out.) Winamp - PLAY .mp3, wma, ogg, mpeg, wmv, avi, CDs, etc. GOM Player - PLAY .flv videos on your desktop. (Youtube videos are in this format; to download them, use the DownloadHelper extension for Firefox.)

CDex - RIP audio tracks from CDs and save to your computer as mp3 files. Audacity - EDIT .wav files (eg. cut, splice, mix, increase volume); also can be used to RECORD live audio and convert tapes and records into digital format. Mp3 Direct Cut - EDIT .mp3 files without having to decompress and re-encode.