What is Freegal? How much music is on Freegal Music s website?

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1 What is Freegal? Freegal is a free music service frm yur library. All yu need is yur library card number and PIN. Freegal ffers access t abut 7 millin sngs, including Sny Music s catalgue f legendary artists. In ttal the cllectin is cmprised f music frm ver 28,000 labels with music that riginates in ver 80 cuntries. Freegal music als has ver 15,000 music vides. Library cardhlders can dwnlad a DRM-free MP4 file that is theirs t keep frever. A dwnlad f a vide cunts as 2 f yur weekly alltment There is n sftware t dwnlad, and there are n digital rights management (DRM) restrictins. Access t Freegal is limited t patrns f subscribing libraries. Hw much music is n Freegal Music s website? It changes daily. But it's safe t say that there are thusands f artists, tens f thusands f albums, and millins f sngs. The Freegal Music website has hundreds f genres f music and is rich in many f them. The cntent is based upn agreements with ver 28,000 music labels, including the labels f Sny Music Entertainment. Hw des Freegal Music wrk? A dwnlad usage cunter is lcated in the upper right crner f freegalmusic.cm displaying yur weekly alltment. Fr instance, 1/3 means that yu have a weekly limit f 3 dwnlads, and yu have used 1 f thse dwnlads. The dwnlad cunter resets each week at Mnday 12:01 AM (Eastern Time, USA). The site is set up t brwse r search fr yur favurite music r artist. Yu can use the navigatin at the tp f the page t brwse by keywrd, artist, r album; r yu can simply use ur advanced search page. Freegal Music als ffers a cllectin f Tp Dwnlad lists n the hmepage where users can brwse a variety f music selectins. What is the new site, Freegal Music 4.0? 1. New interface, search engine, and brwse abilities. 2. Mre cntent: Freegal Music nw cnsists f ver 7 millin sngs frm ver 28,000 labels that riginate in ver 80 cuntries. This includes the cmplete catalgue f Sny Music Entertainment, in yur hme cuntry, n the day f release. 3. Freegal music has ver 15,000 music vides. Library cardhlders can dwnlad a DRM-free MP4 file that is theirs t keep frever. A dwnlad f a vide cunts as 2 f yur weekly alltment. If yu d nt have 2 dwnlads left, yu will nt be able t dwnlad a vide. The vides are large files and we recmmend that yu be cnnected t a WiFi while dwnlading. 4. Ability t create a wish-list f sngs t dwnlad in subsequent weeks. 5. Ability t backup sngs dwnladed int the app n itunes.

2 6. Ability t delete sngs frm the app t save memry n phnes r device. Hw d I use Freegal Music n mbile devices? The Freegal Music web interface is designed t be used n the web. Fr mbile devices, we have develped a mbile applicatin that is cmpatible with ios and Andrid devices. Hw d I delete a sng ff my iphne r ipad? In the "My Music" sectin f the app, yu will see a list f sngs that yu have dwnladed. If yu swipe t the side n ne f the sngs, yu will see a delete ptin appear. Are the sngs and vides really free? Freegal Music and the music yu dwnlad are free in the sense that mst things in yur library are free t yu as a patrn f the library. The service is underwritten by yur lcal library. Why are there limits n the amunt f dwnlads I can make? What des limit exceeded mean? The limit is set s that a maximum number f patrns may have equal access t the sngs in the Freegal Music Service. The limit exceeded appears when yu have used all dwnlads fr the week. What are the basics f Streaming? 1. Yu nw have a weekly dwnlad alltment, and a DAILY streaming alltment. Fr mst library cardhlders, yu will have 3 dwnlads per week, and 3 hurs f streaming every day. Cunters are in the upper right crner and will keep yu infrmed f yur alltments and usage. 2. Hw t stream: When yu put yur cursr ver an album, yu will see a stream nw buttn cme up. If yu press that buttn n an album, the whle album will play in rder. Yu can use Freegal Playlists. This is a list f pre-selected sngs in a genre that yu are sure t enjy. T create yur wn playlist: Click n My Playlists under Streaming n the left side. Click n Create and Stre Playlists. At the tp center, click n the + symbl next t Saved Playlists. Name yur playlist (ex. The Bss ) and describe it (ex. Bruce ).

3 In that bx, click n Create New Playlist and yur playlist is ready t add music. Click n the Hme page and start lking fr music t add. T add an album, mve yur cursr ver an album cver and a =+ will appear. Click n that, and then add t yur chsen playlist ptin. T add an individual sng, click n the image until yu see a play arrw and =+ sign. Pressing the =+ will allw yu t add the sng t yur chsen playlist. Freegal Music is als a mbile experience. The new Freegal Music update fr Andrid and Apple devices is in the stres/marketplace fr yu t be able t stream ad-free music, at n charge t yu. What s the difference between Streaming and Dwnlading? Dwnlading is capturing and keeping the file n a permanent basis. Streaming is accessing the file n a temprary basis, while being cnnected t the internet. The streaming access gives yu access t mre music. As well as yur allcated 3 dwnlads per week, yu nw have the ability t stream 3 hurs f music per day. Hw des the Recent Dwnlads functinality wrk? In the Freegal Music navigatin bar, yu will see "Recent Dwnlads." Here yu have the ability t re-dwnlad a previusly dwnladed sng up t tw mre times within 2 weeks frm the riginal dwnlad fr reinstall purpses, in case yur cnnectin timed ut. This re-dwnlad will nt cunt against yur dwnlad ttals. Hw d I burn music t a CD? Each cmputer system is different. Yu can use itunes, Windws Media Player r a third party sftware like Rxie. Simply fllw the instructins fund in the sftware fr burning yur CD. Hw d I get the Freegal Mbile Applicatin? If yu have an Apple device (Iphne/Ipad/Ituch), yu will be able t dwnlad the Freegal App by ding a search fr Freegal Music in the App Stre. If yu have an Andrid phne r tablet, yu will be able t search fr Freegal Music in the Ggle Play stre. As f this writing, Amazn and Barnes & Nble have nt made the apps available in their stres. What is the functinality f the Freegal App? The Freegal App is designed t find libraries that have the Freegal Music Service, t stre yur lgin infrmatin, t search and brwse the Freegal Music cllectin f yur library, and t dwnlad, stre and play yur Freegal MP3 files.

4 Currently, the Freegal Music App cannt exprt files t ITunes r any ther sftware. Please refer t the FAQ "Hw d I backup Freegal Music frm my ios mbile device int itunes?" As a Freegal Music user, yu can dwnlad a sng again fr the purpse f having a cpy in yur itunes and in the Freegal Music App. Yu can d that within 2 weeks f yur riginal dwnlad by accessing yur library s Freegal site via a cmputer, and accessing the recent dwnlads functinality n the navigatin bar f the hme page (HINT: yu may need t lg ut f the Freegal Applicatin t d this. Yu lg ut by ging t settings within the Freegal App. Hw d I search fr a sng r artist via my cmputer? Freegal Music is set up t brwse, r t search fr yur favurite artists r sngs. Yu can use the navigatin acrss the tp f the page t brwse by genre and news articles, r use ur quick search tl n the hme page. Searching by keywrd at the tp f the website allws yu t search by artist name r sng title. The Aut-Cmplete feature prvides multiple ptins based n yur search criteria, and the expanded search page lets yu see results in a much mre rganized manner. Hw d I dwnlad a sng n my cmputer? When yu've fund a sng yu want, click n the "Dwnlad Nw" link next t yur chsen sng. At the prmpt, select Save and chse where yu want t save the sng. If yu're nt presented with a prmpt, try right-clicking the link and chsing the ptin t save the link (i.e. Save Target As, Save Link As, r Dwnlad Linked File, etc.). This will let yu chse where t save yur sng. Nte: Anytime yu click n the "Dwnlad Nw" link, even if yu decide t cancel r play it, the dwnlad will cunt twards yur weekly alltment. Why des the cunter say I've dwnladed 3 sngs when I'm sure I haven't? Yu may have started a dwnlad then changed yur mind and cancelled it. Once yu click the "dwnlad nw" buttn, it can't be reversed. It will cunt twards yur dwnlad limit even if yu cancel r chse "play" instead f "dwnlad." T avid this, please use the sng clips t ensure yu are dwnlading a sng yu want in yur music library. We cannt credit a dwnlad. Is there a dwnlad manager t install n my cmputer? N, Freegal Music utilizes the brwser t dwnlad music, s there is n need t install anything n yur cmputer. That's ne f the benefits f the site. Is there Digital Rights Management (DRM) n the music files?

5 N! These files are dwnladed as MP3 files which are cmpatible with any MP3 Player r device. Yu can transfer the music t any cmputer, MP3 player r even burn it t a CD. Cpyright laws apply fr all music dwnladed. Hw d I get the sngs int Windws Media Player? If the sng des nt pen directly int Windws Media Player, simply launch Windws Media Player then click and drag the sng int the Windws Media Player windw r simply select: File - Imprt File. T select multiple sngs Select: File - Imprt Flder. Select the file(s) yu wish t add then click OK. The sng will nw appear in yur Windws Media Player library. Hw d I find my lcal library in the Freegal App? T use Freegal, yu need t be a registered cardhlder f a library that has cntracted the Freegal service. Once yu have dwnladed the App, the first thing yu will see upn pening the App is a search bx fr libraries. Enter the name f the cuntry yu are searching (Australia), the name f the library yu are lking fr (Brisbane), Hw d I lgin t the Freegal Music App? Right after yu select the library yu have a card with, the lgin screen will appear. This screen requests yur valid library card number. Sme libraries als request a PIN. Once yu are validated, yu will be in the Freegal App s main area where yu can brwse, search and dwnlad music. If yu have prblems lgging in, please cntact yur lcal library. Can yu take me thrugh the main areas f the Freegal App? Hme Screen: This screen shws certain featured graphics, and allws quick brwsing f the TOP 10 recent dwnlads by yur fellw library patrns, and the TOP 10 recent dwnlads f all the Freegal users in the cuntry in which yu reside. The upper right crner has yur weekly dwnlad allcatin, and the number that yu have used in the current week. The search icn is in the upper right side as well. The right facing blue arrw is t play a sng clip, and the dwnward pinting arrw is t dwnlad music. The bttm f the hme page has the majr functinality buttns described belw: My Music: My Music is where all yur sngs are stred. Once yu use the big dwnward facing arrw t dwnlad a sng, this is where it ges. Playlist: This is where yu can create shrtcuts t yur favurite music. Mst peple will use this after they have dwnladed a lt f sngs. This way they can separate their classical music frm their wrkut music, etc. Yu can create multiple playlists t rganize yur music. Once yu create a playlist, yu will have the music bth in My Music and in the Playlist area. Brwse: In this area, yu will be able t quickly brwse the mst ppular Artists, Sngs and Genres in a navigatin bar at the tp f the screen in the Brwse area.

6 Settings: This is where yu can, if yu wish, lg ut f the Freegal Music Applicatin. One f the great things abut the App is yu dn t have t lgin each time! Hwever if yu are lgging in frm multiple devices yu may wish t lgut. I dwnladed a vide and it tk 2 f my dwnlads when I dwnladed nly 1 vide. That is the expected functinality. Vides are premium cntent and cst the end user 2 f his r her weekly dwnlads. Why can't I find artists with special characters in their name? T find an artist with a special character in their name, yu must type their exact name (ex. P!nk). We are wrking n a tl t help avid this requirement. Hw d I transfer sngs via itunes? Freegal music has its wn ios Applicatin which can be dwnladed frm the App Stre. Sme users may still wish t dwnlad sngs t their PC and synch t their mbile device, as they will have the advantage f having a cpy f their music their cmputer's memry. Apple, the manufacturer f the Iphne and the Ipad, has created their devices withut the ability t dwnlad music directly, unless ging thrugh the Itunes stre r using an apprved applicatin. T get music n the iphne, ituch r ipad, we recmmend the fllwing prcedure: 1. Dwnlad Freegal files t yur cmputer desktp by ding the fllwing: Press dwnlad nw Press save. Direct dwnlad t desktp. 2. Next imprt the file int itunes, and the fllwing is the easiest way: 3. Open itunes then drag the file frm the desktp t the pen applicatin. The next time yu synch yur device the Freegal file will be bth n their hme base cmputer and their mbile device. Can I dwnlad a whle album? The sngs are nly available n an individual basis. Over time, yu can chse t dwnlad all the sngs in an album. Hw d I backup Freegal Music frm my ios mbile device int itunes? Plug yur ios device int yur cmputer Open up itunes and yu will see an area titled "devices" n the left hand side. Click n the device yu desire t take music ff f.

7 At the tp f the screen yu will have ptins like "summary, inf, apps, music, mvies, etc." Select "Apps." Frm there, scrll dwn t File Sharing and select the Freegal app. Once highlighted, yu shuld view a file that cntains the music dwnladed frm the app. Take that file and simply drag it t yur desktp backgrund. This will save the music t yur desktp. Nw that the music is in yur desktp, yu can mve this music int yur itunes thrugh dragging and drpping individual sngs int itunes. Nw yur music frm the Freegal applicatin is in yur itunes n yur cmputer! Frm there yu can mve music anywhere yu like!