Best sites for downloading?

[mr vee]

lo all, looking to get into dj'in dubstep as somethin 2 do at night, just a hobby

Just wondering what the best sites are for downloading / music quality / full length tuneage?

cheers for any help in advance
edit: read the other post on this subject and just to point out - im not looking for pirating sites!!

[legend4ry]

Juno, Chemical, Beatport, Digital-Tunes.

All different prices and some have tunes others don't. all of them offer 320, some offer flac and/or wav.

http://www.junodownload.com/
http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc/download
http://beatport.com/
http://digital-tunes.net/

Also follow your favourite artists on Soundcloud as most put up free tunes all the time.

[charleswpeck]

Hey Mr. Vee- here's my 2p.

If you're going strictly the digital route, juno is your best bet--huge selection, new and old tracks. try not to use anything below 320kbps. Though it might be tempting, don't go the pirate route! You'll have a much better collection if you hand pick solid dubs and pay for them as opposed to just downloading what's free and available, not to mention you'll be helping out your fellow dubheads. Hope this helps for now.... you're embarking upon a marvelous journey!

[mr vee]

cheers guys links saved as bookmarks and signed up 2 soundcloud

wouldnt consider pirating, respect the artist / producers work 2 much for that!.
reason for strictly digital is i will be learning on my mates decks and he has pioneer cdj (1000's i think?)
and a Traktor Scratch Pro 2 with X1 Kontroller so none of the vynal action also digital stuff takes up less physical space lol

really looking forward to learning, been into dubstep for a few years now!

[ed teach]

Try http://boomkat.com/ Usually better for releases and prices.

Also keep and eye on Greedbag and Bandcamp. Generally a lot cheaper if you can find what you're looking for, but it's down to the artist to make their work available on these sites.

http://thestate51conspiracy.com/greedbag.html
http://bandcamp.com/artists

Oh, and don't bother with Mp3 320 if you're a serious DJ. It's okay for listening, but once you slow down a 320 it loses quality. FLAC or WAV should be standard for DJ's.

[tomdeeds]

yeah - boomkat ftw