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Very Valuable Information — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:41:00 +0000

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By: Jason K

Jason K — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:45:12 +0000

This method no longer works with Deezer – I’d suggest using other music sources such as Grooveshark.

By: MichaelF

MichaelF — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:18:59 +0000

Help! I followed all the instructions correctly but after the song loads, the cache folder is only full of 400KB’s and a couple that are less than 400KB. There is none above 1000KB and when I try to rename a 400KB to .flv extension, it only plays part of the song. Please help.

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By: Jason K

Jason K — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:23:57 +0000

I doubt there’s a real solution as of now – I would just use a different website. Grooveshark often provides music files with a higher bitrate (though less consistent among files).

By: ppmf

ppmf — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:51:34 +0000

Agree with Gerard. It does not work any more for Deezer. The cache folder shows a series of 400kB capped files for me. I cannot get the full file.

I added the flv extension to one of the 400kB files. It sounds like the original file, but with random bits of less than 1 second each. It seems that the song contents has been shuffled. I looks as something smart done by Deezer.

Is there a trick in Proxomitron or Firefox settings to bypass this and get the full file?

For other sites, it still works as described(tried on http://listen.grooveshark.com ). It is just a change in Deezer.

By: Gerard

Gerard — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:01:45 +0000

Doesn’t work with deezer anymore

By: David

David — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:08:00 +0000

If you use Firefox, install Download Helper.
http://www.downloadhelper.net/
When I experimented, it downloaded the playing track as a .flv file, (allegedly!). I had difficulty in getting two different audio extraction programs to recognise it as a true .flv file but I had excellent results by using the audio version of Media Coder
http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/audio/
to convert to mp3 (You can probably convert to other formats, I would think – not tried it). Quality is very good. You have to re-title the mp3 file yourself – and be quick before you forget what it is!

By: Bruce77

Bruce77 — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:59:53 +0000

Pandora is an amazing music service. If you want to actually save the music, I have an easy way to record music from the Pandora music service onto your computer. For windows and Mac both.
http://www.recordstreamingaudio.net/download-pandora-radio.html

By: pandora rocks

pandora rocks — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:30:23 +0000

pandorasjar works for me (Album Art + ID3 tagging)

http://hak5.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=7413&pid=135562&mode=threaded&start=100#entry135562

By: Surfer

Surfer — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:03:51 +0000

The “visit site” link does not work for that very often. The nice thing about playlist is that you just make a playlist of the albums/artists that you want. Then sit there and as soon as you see the song complete buffering pop over to your “cache” window and rename the file! Thanks for the reply Jason. The best thing is that the “songs” stay in the cache folder for a little while. Song you can let a few songs play and then go over and rename them or whatever.

Peace

By: Jason K

Jason K — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:50:49 +0000

In general, the sites I listed use HTTP headers to set Expire dates in the past so that the files are never stored in the cache (without the modification in the tutorial above).

Playlist.com could be considered as a search engine like Google, and thus actually links you to the original MP3s it finds – allowing you to download them easily. You probably don’t need to use the cache method for Playlist.com if you just search it and hit the “Visit Site” link.

By: Surfer

Surfer — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:04:06 +0000

There is a way easier way. You don’t even have to download other programs bro. You just have to find the hidden cache folder. Make a playlist on playlist.com otherwise on alot of other sites(like last.fm) you dont even get the info. On playlist you almost always get the info and then you don’t have to manually enter it. In cache you just directly name it .mp3 dont even do the .flv thing or mess with your mozilla settings. Then drop drag into a pre made folder in your iTunes music folder. Then drag that folder in itunes and you are home. Good article, I have done it for awhile and actually found it out on my own, would be nice if there was a macro to rename anything over 1,000 kb to .mp3. Also, it works on pc as well, it will work on anything as long as you are not dumb.

By: J

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Hey, has anyone found an app that will either convert the .m4a or .flv to .mp3, and also automatically add the meta-data into the ID3 of the .mp3 files. I have been using tag scanner / mp3tag / FreeMusicZilla but there’s gotta be at least one mp3/mp4 auto tagger that I can use to replace the 2 I am using now ….

By: Catarina

Catarina — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:49:49 +0000

I can’t find my cache folder. How is this possible?! I’ve done everything and as soon as i open my mozzila firefox folder the only thing there is a shortcut to the browser..!!

By: Music Download king

Music Download king — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:08:31 +0000

I love the internet. But it doesn’t do what is is supposed to do. Make life easier. Why should it be so hard to download music? I use , there are many sites with that script. It’s easy and quick. No registration stuff etc. Just my 2 cents

By: Jason K

Jason K — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:16:38 +0000

You can reopen Proxomitron, and go to File -> Reload Default Settings if you believe that is the problem. Also check to see that your settings match in Firefox, wrong port means it doesn’t work.

By: chris

chris — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:06:22 +0000

do u know how to fix the proxomitron? i’ve installed it and removed it numerous times, but it still doesnt work

By: Jason K

Jason K — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:49:56 +0000

Configure Firefox to use no proxy – and Mozilla will work properly. To fix Proxomitron, however, would require more information.

By: chris

chris — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:41:57 +0000

HELP!!!

i was using the proxy, but something happened and for some
reason, every time i open both mozilla and the proxy,
mozilla shows a message that says the “proxy server refused connections”

does anyone know how to fix it?!?!?!?!

By: legend16

legend16 — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 04:51:32 +0000

i really can’t see my cache folder… this sucks.. i want it so badly..X((

By: Error Coins

Error Coins — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:24:39 +0000

I dont know why anyone needs a guide to download music, it has been available all over the internet for 10+ years!

Ved: Nice IMEEM works pretty well

By: Jason K

Jason K — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:47:27 +0000

A comment about audio quality: The songs on Grooveshark have varied qualities – I’ve seen up to 320kbps on the MP3 files there (and down to 128kbps).

Thanks for your rundown, I’m glad Grooveshark worked well for you.

By: ppmf

ppmf — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:42:01 +0000

Thanks, I tried Grooveshark. A few comments about Grooveshark vs Deezer:

- Procedure to Extract the file. Grooveshark wins.
In Grooveshack, directly add the mp3 file extension to the file and it works. No need to rename the file to flv. In fact, renaming to flv and then extracting the mp3 gives an error with FLVExtract “not a flv file”.

- Audio quality: Deezer wins.
I have the impression that files are bigger in Grooveshark than in Deezer (for the same title /play length). I assumed that that meant better audio quality for Grooveshark. But listening to the same piece of audio, the sound seems more metallic in Grooveshark, it is nicer to hear in Deezer. Don’t read me wrong, both services remain low quality in general.

- Download speed: Deezer wins.
This is probably due to my location, France, where Grooveshark is not much deployed. In Deezer, titles download almost instantly, whereas titles sometime pause because it plays faster than it gets downloaded. Deezer used to have the same bandwidth problem but drastically improved by mid 2008.

- Availability of artists: Grooveshark is a clear winner.
Deezer negociates rights with artists, so obviously certain albums are not on Deezer. I don’t know what is the business model behind Grooveshark, but the choice of music is breathtaking.

- Ergonomy: Deezer wins.
One of Deezer’s strong points is that you can display a whole album from the name of one of its titles. This is not user generated playlists as is Grooveshark, it is embedded in Deezer.

Conclusion: Grooveshack has become my favorite. I just wished the connection was faster and that it would be easier to see a whole album and navigate through its titles.

By: Jason K

Jason K — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:26:16 +0000

Try Grooveshark.

By: Ved

Ved — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:31:05 +0000

The best way I could find to download IMEEM VIDEOs is :
http://the-geek.in/2009/02/17/how-to-download-videos-from-imeem/

By: ppmf

ppmf — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:31:11 +0000

I am familiar with Deezer, where songs are always full lenght. Just looked at other services:
- Pandora: limited to the US, I cannot access.
- imeem, last.fm: most songs are limited to 30 seconds, not good for hearing.

For example, looking for “Madonna – confessions of a dance floor”, it is not on Deezer and only 30 seconds available on the other sites. Where should I look for (staying legal) to listen to the full version of this song?

By: ppmf

ppmf — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:32:40 +0000

[edit] It also works in firefox portable, it is just that the default cache folder size is 0, so I had to change this to 50MB for the cache folder to appear.

By: ppmf

ppmf — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:30:09 +0000

One more comment: it is possible to change the location of the cache folder in Firefox.

1/ new tab > type about:config in the address bar.

2/ If the entry
browser.cache.disk.parent_directory
does not exist, then create it: right click in the list > New > String >
Type this for the preference name:
browser.cache.disk.parent_directory

3/ Type the name of your new cache folder for the new string value. For example:
C:\Deezer Download

4/ Restart firefox for this change to be applied.

By: ppmf

ppmf — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:23:49 +0000

Thanks for this explanation. I did not know Proxomitron before, it is quite interesting.I tried what you describe with different browsers, and had mixed results:

IE: works, but the downloaded pieces of music are scattered around randomy named folder inside the cache folder, so it does not make it practical.

Opera: I could not find the files in the cache folder, not sure why.

Firefox portable: I could never find the cache folder inside \FirefoxPortable\Data\profile\
In explorer, I do have the option to show hidden files and folders (although I do not think that the cache folder is hidden).

Firefox: works as described.

By the way, I found out that it is not necessary to wait for the piece of music to completely play in deezer, I just fast forwarded with the mouse and the file immediately got downloaded.

Finally, I tried FLVExtract and this works like a charm to get the mp3 from the flv file. It is a very simple program (no setting) that extracts the mp3 from the flv to the same folder.