As a true musician myself, I hate to steal
music, but sometimes you just can’t afford some new tunes. So I have been searching
for a while for music which I can buy cheaply, but the artists still benefit a
little. I have found that magic compromise. Mp3mixx.com is a website which
allows you to buy music for as little a $0.15 a track or in some case $1.50 an
album, in a very simple and straight forward way. And so far I have had no
trouble with the music I have downloaded either.
They have a massive range of music, from
heavy metal to the charts, from dupstep to jazz, and there is something which
appeals to everybody on there. While the range may not be as great as on the
iTunes store or Amazon mp3 store, there is still a great amount of music to buy
and listen to for very little cost. At the end of the day, $3 for an entire
album is not bad by anybody’s standards at all.
It works by buying a certain amount of credit
from the company initially, and the least you can buy is $20. I know it seems
quite a lot of money as a start-up cost, but you only spend as much as you need
once it is credited to your account. This registration takes seconds, and also you
can use your PayPal as well, so for those people who make money on PayPal and
then don’t link it to a bank account, this is a great way of withdrawing it
essentially.
The system so far, as I said has been free of
issues and I think the whole website is created really well. There is all the
important info about the tracks and the albums, like artist, release date,
length, price and even record company, as well as there being an option to
listen to the whole song before buying it, which is a really good idea as it
allows a better try before you buy system than that offered by the iTunes
store.
The only criticism I have for them is the
downloading process. When you purchase your music, it all linked on a page on
your account, which is where it stays for 48 hours and then is deleted. However
if you buy an album, you have to download every single song individually via
clicking the download button, which can take a while and be confusing as to
where you can go to. That said, it doesn’t detract from the quality of service
and you definitely get very good value for money. Recommended for anybody
buying music on a budget.
