How To Download Music Legally and Free By Mahmud Fagge

Introduction This talk will cover how you obtain music legally and free of charge The RUCKUS service Creating a Ruckus account Downloading Music Alternatives

The Ruckus Service Ruckus offers: Over 3.2 million free, high fidelity, licensed tracks of music from major labels and indies Robust social networking features that allow students with similar music, video and programming interests to explore, connect and share with friends on their campus and meet new people with similar interests on campuses across the country. And even some Hollywood blockbusters, cult classics, independent films, TV shows and music videos.

Creating a Ruckus account To begin using Ruckus you must first create an account. Follow the instructions below to get setup with an account. 1.Visit and click on Sign Up. 2.Fill in the required information, read and agree to the Terms of Service, then click Next. If you are brought to a page with text explaining your school is not partnered with us, just check the Ruckus Direct box and click Next to create your account. 3.Ruckus will now verify your school's server. 4.Ruckus will send you an activation containing a link. Open the that was sent to your school address and click on the link to verify your password. Enter the password you created for account to verify and click Next. Select any offers you are interested. If not, click No Thanks. 5.Done! You're now in the site. You'll need to download the Ruckus Player to get started.Ruckus Player You can now sign in, edit your personal profile, write reviews, and view all music and editorial content on Ruckus.

Downloading Music Once you have created your own account and signed in to you can browse through the site or use the search function to locate the track, album, or artist you desire. Whenever you see such a listing, click the Download button. The Ruckus Player will automatically open (if you installed it, if not, download Ruckus Player), showing you the progress of each song as it is transferred to your machine. When downloading multiple songs, you can look to the status bar at the bottom of the screen for overall progress.created your own accountwww.ruckus.comsearchRuckus Player

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Screenshot You can see the progress of your songs downloading right away.

Re-importing your Songs You can reimport your tracks back into the Ruckus Player for when you maybe reformat you computer transfer to a new PC. Reimporting tracks can be a tricky thing to do because of the licenses that need to be associated with the tracks. 1.Open the Player. 2.Drag your desired tracks from your Windows explorer window to the My Library section where you songs are located in the Ruckus Player. (By default, C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\My Music\Ruckus Player in XP C:\users\username\My Documents\My Music\Ruckus Player in Vista 3.Allow several minutes for the files to load. Once they have finished importing, go to File..Exit. 4.Reopen Ruckus Player and login. 5.Right-click within the Library. Select All. 6.Right-click again and Renew License You'll be able to play your tracks once you have renewed their licenses.

Other Details RUCKUS is not available for non windows users however. What seemed to be a great opportunity to sway students off less than legal downloading (such as torrents or file sharing apps) may be squandered for the large minority of students who use apple computers or linux computers.RUCKUS

Other Alternatives Those students still have plenty opportunities to download music legally. iTunes is one of the most popular music players and the apple store offers wide range of music, TV, and podcasts (although not free). If you just want to listen to a song, here are some great suggestions for music streaming: Even