Just about any tune you are looking for can be found on youtube.com. There are a ton of great videos on Youtube. You can type youtube.com in your web browser's bar, or you can google it. Once you have found youtube, type the name of the song or artist in the search bar at the top of the page. It's ok if you don't know the name of either. If you know the first line of the song, try typing it instead. Once you have found the song of your choice, listen to the whole thing. Some youtubers think it's really funny to start out with what you are looking for, then substitute some other video. Usually there are several videos posted with the same song you are looking for. Before you decide on one, listen to a few more. Some have much better sound quality. The actual video doesn't matter at this point. I will post later on how to download the video. Now that you have decided on the ideal song to keep, let's get started.
The web browser you use doesn't matter. All of them allow you to have more than one web page open for different web sites at the same time. I recommend that you open new sites in tabs instead of new windows. This makes it easier to toggle back and forth between the tabs instead of opening and minimizing windows. So, keep the youtube video open in your first tab, then open a second tab.
There are a couple of choices I recommend to download your tunes. Keep in mind that this is only for mp3's. If you are looking for iTunes, you have to get them another way. The first website is a little obvious and it is easier to remember the name. Go to listentoyoutube.com. This site has worked in the past for me, but lately I've been having some trouble getting the downloaded tunes to play. I have had much more success with vidtomp3.com. Both sites are set up pretty much the same, so the instructions are the same for either site. On the home page there is an open box asking for the URL of the tune to download. You need to paste the URL here.
Step 1
Toggle back to the youtube page with the song you want to keep. The URL is already there for you. The web address at the top of your page that starts www... is the URL.
Step 2
Highlight the URL. To do this, move your cursor to to beginning of the www... address. Then hold down the left button on your mouse and move it to the end of the address. When you let go of the mouse button, the address should be highlighted.
Step 3
Now right click. When the menu pops up, choose "copy."
Step 4
Toggle back to your second page. In the empty box, right click, and when the menu pops up, choose "paste." The web address should appear in the box now.
Step 5
Now follow the instructions on the website. After you paste the URL, click on "download mp3." You may have to do this 2 or 3 times.
Depending on your web browser, you may have a few options on what to do when you download your song. Choose save. Don't open it now. Now you have your mp3 saved to your computer!
Now where did it go? You will need to find where your computer stored your download. I use Windows Vista as my operating system. To find my downloads, I open the start menu, and choose "Computer" on the right side of the programs listed. You should have things like Control Panel, Documents, Pictures, Music, Games etc. all listed there. Keep looking in your folders until you find one labeled "Downloads." This is usually where your computer stores these. You can leave them there or make a new folder to store your music in. Now you should check your download to make sure it worked. I recommend that if Windows Media Player doesn't play your tune, you try again with another youtube video. Choose your video and follow the steps again. If your tune doesn't work, just right click on it and choose "Delete." You haven't lost anything. To open your tune, right click on it and choose "Open." You may also choose "Open with" from this menu. Open your tune with Windows Media Player.
If Windows Media Player gives you an error saying something like you don't have the right codec, just delete the tune and try again. You can try to download some codec's but hitting on the right one is luck. If the process worked right and you hear your tune you're done.
You can download as many tunes as you want from these free sites. Just repeat the above steps for every tune you want. Don't forget to check and listen to all of them. It will save you some time later when you want to listen to your music if you make sure it works right when you first download it. Enjoy!
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