Jim Alfredson Posted October 9, 2003 Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 Damn. I was going to sign up for this when I got a little extra money and start getting the Fantasy catalog (plus some bluegrass for the misses). Guess not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted October 11, 2003 Report Share Posted October 11, 2003 I remember emusic having a discussion forum on it's website. Has this gone recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted October 11, 2003 Report Share Posted October 11, 2003 I was starting to feel a bit guilty for downloading several hundred albums during my recent 4-month stay there and then canceling - but now I don't feel so bad. That's quite a throttle they've thrown on their site - going from 2000 tracks per month down to just 65 for the same price. Same here.....but I still managed to make out like a bandit before they threw up the download speed roadblock. They said unlimited downloads and I took them at their word....so they can eat flaming death. And yes Claude, they've even scrapped the bulletin board to keep the troops from carping -- too funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Skid Posted October 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2003 I've been able to download quite a bit in the last two days, even with the timeouts and errors -- there doesn't seem to be any pattern to it, other than early in the morning (EST) seems to be the best time to download quickly and error-free. Here a couple of bulletin boards set up by fans, with some interesting commentary and gossip: Mixtape Forums: An EMusic Fan Site The Emusic Refugee's Forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 there doesn't seem to be any pattern to it, other than early in the morning (EST) seems to be the best time to download quickly and error-free. Here a couple of bulletin boards set up by fans, with some interesting commentary and gossip: Mixtape Forums: An EMusic Fan Site The Emusic Refugee's Forum Been slow as molasses for hours.......but I'll be up bright and early while all of those troublesome downloading fiends on the West Coast are still catching ZZZzzz's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacknife Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 I guess my timing was perfect. My 1 year subscription just ended on 10-1 and I did not renew. It was fun while it lasted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacman Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 well i was going to write them a letter to try to get re-instated...guess i won't bother now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mule Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 Been slow as molasses for hours.......but I'll be up bright and early while all of those troublesome downloading fiends on the West Coast are still catching ZZZzzz's.  ....and I've been downloading while all you East-Coasters are sleeping...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 Aahhhhh, there we go....disc 12 from that Wes Montgomery Riverside box is in the bag......what next? Oh, and pleasant dreams about Arnie to you Mule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacman Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 Aahhhhh, there we go....disc 12 from that Wes Montgomery Riverside box is in the bag......what next? The Thelonious Monk set is great, Bill Evens also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 So I've been scrambling to download stuff I've been meaning to get since the bad news came through. Unfortunately it gets worse, as every album I download has ERROR tracks galore and my computer has stalled out a number of times. Namely, the fourth track on Dexter Gordon LIVE AT MONTREAX froze my shit twice. Aggravating as hell, I certainly won't renew my subscription if this is the kind crap I'll have to deal with. To top it off, I can't access the HELP page to tell them how I feel about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 i had better luck d/ling 1 album @ a time, instead of loading up 6/7 at a time. ss1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 Thanks Jeff, I'll give that a try next time I'm on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mule Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 Aahhhhh, there we go....disc 12 from that Wes Montgomery Riverside box is in the bag......what next? Oh, and pleasant dreams about Arnie to you Mule. Thanks, Weizy, but I'm not as panicked about Schwarzenegger as some of my brethren. Given the choices, he wasn't the worst, although his abuse of women may continue to haunt his career in politics... I'm more pissed off about EMusic!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 So I've been scrambling to download stuff I've been meaning to get since the bad news came through. Unfortunately it gets worse, as every album I download has ERROR tracks galore and my computer has stalled out a number of times. Namely, the fourth track on Dexter Gordon LIVE AT MONTREAX froze my shit twice. Aggravating as hell, I certainly won't renew my subscription if this is the kind crap I'll have to deal with. To top it off, I can't access the HELP page to tell them how I feel about it. Yeah, I bypass the error tracks and pick them up later. I'll sometimes cue up the same track 3 or 4 times in a row and then alternate between clicking on 'cancel' and 'resume' until the dang thing kicks into gear. Usually works. Took 8 or 9 attempts to finally get the last track ('The Dolphin') on a Stan Getz Quartet lp. The Cal Tjader stuff is by far the worst imo when it comes to the start/stop/error/ biz -- I gave up on Cal. I found some corny Octoberfest cd that I wanted to save for a party next year and damn if that wasn't the hardest one of all to nail down. I had to keep at it and cue up one track it least 15 times before it finally downloaded. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 Weizen, I stopped doing the repetitious cancel/resume thing when it started freezing my computer up. I've also found that very often the tracks that will not immediately download are very often the same tracks that won't extract. I was trying to get Monk's ALONE IN SAN FRANCISCO and it was absolutely riddled with error tracks. I'm betting it won't extract. Oh well, it's one I should buy anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 Yes, you're not kidding! Bluehawk is one stubborn little devil....that oyster just doesn't wanna be pried open. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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