I just heard about this story at Times Online. Qtrax will offer an unlimited number of free downloads of the largest collection of music so far: 25 million songs. You can't put them on your iPod, yet, but it still may come. They will make their money through advertising shown when you use the Qtrax software.

The Qtrax site says you can download their software at Sunday midnight, but I just tried and the download button wasn't activated yet.

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***Update: Download is open and I just installed the application. They call it Songbird, and talk about changing it's 'feathers' like most people talking about getting skins. They aren't automatically letting people download music though. There's a notice on the site saying they will upon that up to people in stages. For now, I can just import from my collections and play music on it.

It still feels a little glitchy. When I switched to the small version, it weirded out and was a big box of grey nothing, but there was an icon to switch back. It didn't crash or nothing. There's a stupid Oracle advertisement on it, and I can't turn off the tab that has the Oracle advertisement. I wouldn't care so much if I was downloading music, but just sitting there with the ads staring back and no downloading to do, bleh. I'll check back in when I can start downloading.

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***Update to the Update! Qtrax Backtrax?
This story just hit the wire at www.thisislondon.co.uk:

"Free music downloads site in chaos as record giants pull out"

Ouch. Hope this gets figured out so I can download some tunes.

Labels: music

Rating (1-5):

Reviewed by Nick
OneMusic Virtual Studio
Type of Site: Music Creation

I recently stumbled upon this cool site for making music called OneMusic Virtual Studio. They have many cool tools to make music. They have several cool, easy-to-use multi-track sequencers, with drums, bass, fx, synth, and melody. They have multiple music styles like beat, garage, indie, and hip-hop that you can load. You can even save and send your music creations.



There’s a mixer with instructions to teach you how to mix music. They have a bank of over 1000 samples of music and sounds you can use.



There’s even a game, Escapades, that takes you through the life of someone in the music biz. You can play as an artist, agent, PR person, or manager.

I have had a lot of fun fooling around with them. The site provides links to other music sites and both mixing and songwriting games to help with music or to just entertain you. I personally love listening to and making music.

This site is the best music making site I’ve played on yet, so go check it out. And if you know of other music making sites leave me a comment with the link so I can check them out.

Labels: mix music, music, online games

A blogger friend 'tagged' me to take part in an activity where you answer a few questions about yourself, then ask a number of others to answer the same questions about themselves. Some bloggers call them a meme, though the true nature of a meme is a little different I think.

Here's the opening definition from MemeCentral.com:
"Memes are contagious ideas, all competing for a share of our mind in a kind of Darwinian selection."

Anywho, I don't plan to use KidReviewer to promote chain-letter type activities, but I want to at least give something back to my friend who has been a frequent visitor and blogger. So, below are my answers to the two questions asked, linked to interesting resources:

Three Things to Die For:

Gummy worms
Miyazaki movies
AnnaSophia Robb (starred in Bridge to Terabithia)

As a matter of fact, if I could take AnnaSophia to a Miyazaki movie and share a big box of gummi worms, that would be a pretty sweet day.

My Top Musical Picks:

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Disorder - System of a Down (Disorder lyrics here)
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles (wikipedia on Eleanor Rigby)

I've listened to all of these at least once a month for most of this year.

PS - I wouldn't mind these cool shoes below, or these Air Jordan shoes.





Think I'm nuts? That's what the 'Comment' section is for...

Labels: fashion, miyazaki, music, Nick Chatter