Downloading | Extracting | Burning
The Mixtape section of this website is designed to allow my supporters to download & burn full mixtapes. Up until now, I have only offered
one full music file for download. This drawback has made it difficult to burn cd's with seperate tracks.
It is also very frustrating to play a mixtape that does not have the tracks separate. I now have my mixtapes available with an mp3
of the full mixtape and a Cue file which is used to seperate that mp3 into individual tracks when burning to disc. The new system
is great because the cd's can be burned in full with seperate tracks and no spaces between each track. I've also removed the
passwords from the mixtapes... now you can just extract & burn.
DOWNLOADING
Downloading the ZIP files is as easy as downloading any of the other music files on this site.
Simply click the mixtape picture that you would like to download and save. Just remember, these files cannot be
sampled because they are compressed. However, you can sample any of the mixtapes via the flash player
under the album art. Most of the mixtape downloads are over 100mb, so they will take a fair amount of time to
download fully.
EXTRACTING THE MUSIC
Extracting the tracks from the ZIP file is a simple process. I use
WINRAR
to unpack all of my ZIP or RAR files. If I'm not mistaken, most PC's come with the ability to extract ZIP files, which is why I used ZIP
as opposed to RAR. You can usually google a free download link for WINRAR, too. To extract the music files, you must first right-click the
ZIP file and choose the option EXTRACT HERE. I have taken tha passwords out of my mixtapes, so there's no need to worry about
passwords anymore.
The software will unpack the complete mixtape... complete with cover art, track listing, a HELP file, a link for FREE burning software
(if anyone needs it) and a cue file (which is used to seperate the tracks when burning to cd). Everything will be unpacked and placed
in a folder with the mixtape name. All the files included are not necessary for burning (except the CUE file & the MP3 file)... the rest
are there for your convenience. The HELP file will explain everything you need to do to burn the disc. The tracklist file contains
the song & artist info for each track. The download page will supply a link to a free piece of software to burn the cd if necessary and
the cd cover art is available for those who want the disc in a cd case with a cover.
BURNING THE MUSIC TO CD
Burning the cd's has become even easier than before. By using the CUE file (which is included with each mixtape download), everyone can burn
copies of my cd's with one or 2 clicks. For those of you who are unfamiliar with burning mix cd's with CUE files, I'll give you a quick
description.
Most media burning software will support CUE files. However, I have experienced problems with Nero. So, if you have other software and
can't get it to work correctly, here's a rundown of how to use "Image Burn", the software package I've included...