Monday, April 25, 2011

A Step-by-Step Guide On How To Download Music For Free Using BitTorrent

By Carl Hartley


The internet provides its users with a lot of conveniences. And one of them is being able to have your favorite music tracks in your computer. As if not having to drop by a record bar to grab a CD is not enough, it's also possible to download music for free. And it's through the magic of BitTorrent.

BitTorrent is a kind of file sharing. People hooked up on the internet can share with other users an assortment of files, including movies, games, e-books, and others. And it also includes music tracks or albums. Provided that what you're looking for is on someone's computer hard drive, then you can download it. Likewise, what you have on yours can be downloaded by others as well.

Downloading music through this means is easy. First you need to have a BitTorrent program installed on your PC. This is where you will be able to download bits of the files until they are completed. And you use this too to share what you got to other users worldwide. An installer is easily downloadable, and it's for free as well.

Once you have it installed, there's no need to run it right away. This is because the next step involves going to a BitTorrent tracker webpage. Just like having its own platform, BitTorrent also got its own type of search engine. Through a tracker webpage, you can easily look for, or track, files from other online users.

If they remind you of a search engine, well it's because they act like that. You type the title of the music you wish to have in the search bar. You click on the search button and wait. After some time, a list of related files will appear. You get the idea - just like when you're looking for something on Yahoo! or Google.

If you got no idea which tracker to use, simply look it up using Google or Yahoo. Or you may also drop by BitTorrent forums to get some suggestions, as well as other helpful tips. But once you already got a particular tracker site, simply use it as you would a typical search engine.

Keep in mind that it's better if the list which will be presented is narrowed down. This will ensure that you get exactly what you're looking for, and not waste your time browsing through a very long list. That's why you should be very specific with the keywords you put in the search bar. Also, to further filter the list, pick "music" or place a check beside it, depending on the tracker site's interface.

Once a list is up, it's now time to pick which music file to download. What are the things to consider? Music files come in a variety of format - mp3, acc, wma, flac, etc. Pick one that comes in the formatting you like. Then, the higher the file size, the better the audio quality. Lastly, the higher the seeders (number of online peers who got the file) the faster the download is.

Double-clicking on a particular file will fire up the BitTorrent program you have and begin the downloading process. When you download music for free, there are certain factors which will affect the download time. It includes the speed of your internet connection and, as earlier said, the number of seeders available.




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