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Have you been trying to figure out how to download music to PSP? Trying to download music onto PSP can be a daunting tasks when you are not sure of the steps.

Once you know the steps though, downloading music onto PSP is really quite easy to do. I am going to share with you the simple steps of how to download music to PSP below. There are two different methods that you can use…

The First Method To Download Music Onto PSP

Step #1

You are going to need two different pieces of software in order to download music to PSP.

1. A CD Ripper – a CD ripper is a CD to MP3 conversion software and audio converter. It assists you in ripping CDs as well as converting audio files to MP3, WAV, WMA etc. with ease.

2. PSP Video Converter – this is a piece of PSP software that will help you convert different movie file formats into the format best suited for the PSP.

Step #2

Now that you have all of the software taken care of it’s time to load up your CD ripper and convert your music files into MP3 format.

Step #3

Now, in order to convert the MP3′s into PSP MP3′s you are going to need to fire up your PSP Video Converter and load all of the files into it.

Step #4

Next you will need to highlight all of the music files that you wish to download to your PSP. Note: make sure that you select the right PSP MP3 format.

Step #5

For the final step in how to download music to PSP all you need to do is connect your PSP handheld device to your computer and copy your selected files into “H:PSPMUSIC” (where “H” is the drive letter of your PSP).

The Second Method To Download Music Onto PSP

The second method for how to download music to PSP is the simplest. All you have to do for this method is sign up at one of the many PSP download membership sites. When you join one of these sites you will be able to download all of the PSP music files straight to your PSP.

So there you go… now you should know how to download music to PSP.

Have you ever tried to download music from the Internet? Where do you go? A logical starting place is to type in “download music” at a major search engine. The search results you would see include a number of well known music services like Apple iTunes, Rhapsody, and Yahoo! Music Unlimited. But a majority of the sponsored links scream to you with messages like “99 Billion Songs”, “Free”, and “No Download Fees”. Sounds pretty enticing? But, is it too good to be true? Read on to find out.

When you click on one of these sponsored links you will be taken to a very professional looking site. For this article we’ll call the site MusicScamSite.com. The home page again reiterates the messages “Free!”, “No monthly fees” and “No per song fees”, along with promises of a very large library of songs; 12 million, 99 million or even 99 billion. Just “click here to download”.

If you decide to proceed, you are asked to enter your name and email address. If there is a privacy policy or terms of service link available at this point, it often provides some interesting reading. Common provisions include: “MusicScamSite.com is a direct marketer that delivers email messages to its subscribers. All information voluntarily provided to MusicScamSite.com by a registrant may be used to support our marketing partner’s data services business.” This is the first red flag that this web site may not be what it first appears to be.

If you still decide to proceed further and volunteer your email address, you get another surprise on the next page: This free service requires a $34.95 membership fee for unlimited access. Or you can pay $1.37 per month for 2 years access. Hmm, this is an odd definition of free. But it’s not unusual that “free” things often have a small fee associated with them, and $35 is a reasonable price to pay for unlimited access to music. And since you are paying a fee, it must be a legitimate service, right?

You have already given up your sacred email address, so what’s another screen with your address and credit card information? You proceed. After successfully completing the transaction you finally gain access to the secret member’s area. Here you will find links to software that you need to install on your computer in order to start downloading music. Commonly linked to software include LimeWire, and various versions of Kaaza and Gnutella.

But wait a minute! Are these not all freeware, peer-to-peer type applications? Indeed they are. And all the music files that you thought were provided by MusicScamSite.com are in actuality coming from your peers – users of the same peer-to-peer software.

Now you start to feel scammed. Isn’t this illegal? While most people would probably agree that it is unethical to charge money for something that is otherwise available for free, it is probably not illegal. And besides, when you read the fine print of the terms of service you will notice that “the fee assessed by MusicScamSite.com entitles you to access the location, evaluation, and or recommendation of software products available from the web site and for the installation and technical support provided. All software recommendations refer to software that is available without charge to individuals at large for specific purposes.” In other words, you are not paying for the software, just their recommendation of the software and their technical support.

But isn’t it illegal to download music from peer-to-peer networks? Again the fine print absolves MusicScamSite.com from any responsibility: “Original works of authorship, including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain intellectual compositions are protected by copyright law. Purchasing a membership in MusicScamSite.com does not give you license to download or upload copyright material. MusicScamSite.com implores you to respect copyright laws and share responsibly.”

In summary, you have just parted with your email address and good money, and in return you have received free software and access to a publicly available P2P network. If you use this software to download any copyrighted music you will be breaking the law and may find yourself sued by the RIAA. None of the money that you paid to MusicScamSite.com will ever make its way to the music artists. To put it bluntly: you’ve been scammed.

How could you have avoided being scammed?
On the Internet in general, keep in mind the old adage “If it sounds too good to be true…” Music artists and record companies like to make a living, so it is very unlikely that they will wholesale give away all their music for free or for a one time fee. Do some further research before you part with your money. Type in the name of the site that you are considering; combine the name with words like “scam”, “fraud”, “refund”. For the sites that are scams you will find two types of search results: stories in online forums that complain bitterly about being scammed, and review sites that highly recommend the scam site. The review sites in these cases are paid commissions for any paying customers they send to the scam site, hence their glowing “reviews”. Check out the site using a legitimate review site like McAfee SiteAdvisor. Call the technical support number listed on the site. Can you get through at all? Since technical support is what you are really paying for, you should check it out before you buy. Ensure that you have up-to-date anti-virus and adware scan software installed. This will not prevent you from being scammed, but it will protect you from some of the unwanted extra gifts that are often installed with the downloaded software from these scam web sites.

This article was written in August 2006. Individual web sites come and go, and the scams change over time. For current information and more advice please check www.DigitalMusicExpert.com/scams

Well it all depends on what you want to do. Do you want to take the music from a cd and put it on your Mp3 player, or do want to directly download music tracks from the internet on to your Mp3 player. If you want to get music from a cd onto your Mp3 player, you will first need copy your cd with windows media player or another cd playing software. You will need to change the format into “Mp3″ format by “ripping” it. “Ripping” a CD is basically copying music to your computer.