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How to download music Legally! - from 7Digital

Posted by liam on January 24, 2008 10:00 AM | 

For those wanting to buy singles in support of Liverpool's Number One Project, here is a handy guide I've prepared to help guide you through purchasing music online.

Downloading music from the internet can be really easy. In this guide I will talk you through downloading music from a site called 7Digital - it is an easy to use site which doesn't require you to install any programs such as itunes.

Word of warning - if you are using a work or school computer make sure you have permission to download songs before you do. Many companies have a clause about the misuse of computers, downloading songs without permission can get you in serious trouble.

How do I order downloads from 7digital?

1. Find the track or album you want to purchase. This can be done by browsing the website, or typing an artist/ song title in the search box

Search Box to find artists or tracks

2. Select the download you wish to purchase by selecting the green plus button. As shown in the image below:
Select Download by pressing Green Plus Button

3. You will see the track get added to your basket. If you want to add more downloads to the basket then please continue shopping.

Here you can see the selected download added to your Basket

4. Once you have added all the downloads you wish to purchase to the basket you need to select 'Checkout'.

Click Check Out to Purchase then Download your Music

5. If you’re a member already sign in as usual, if you are a new customer select ‘I want to sign up’. As shown below
This is where you can either sign in or sign up

This will ask you a series of questions, and you will need an email address for this. This part is required
If you are a new member you will need to sign up by supplying your email address and password

The next part allows you to supply further information to the site, but if you want to you can skip this step by clicking the link towards the bottom of the page.
7digital%20-%20Member%20Details.jpg

Once you answer all the questions, you will be able to login and make a purchase.

6. Once you are signed in you need to choose a payment method and provide payment details.

The site states

You can pay by credit/debit card, we accept most major cards as payment. We also have Paypal and BT click ‘n’ buy as payment options.

This is the Checkout screen where you can choose your payment method
You can find more information about purchasing the tracks, payment methods and other queries on 7Digital's help section here

7. After you have submitted this the order is complete and you will see the download listed in the locker area and you will be able to download it to your computer.

Comments (3)

Clive wrote...

I've used 7digital many times and love it; apart from tracks in MP3 format, the locker feature is the winner for me. It always annoyed me that as soon as you had downloaded your music from iTunes you could never get it back, but 7digital's locker allows you to access it over and again from any computer. Bravo!

Posted by: Clive  | January 24, 2008 1:19 PM

Dodger wrote...

Soulseek all the way. You can't beat it. Rare stuff galore and easy to use.

Seek it out.

Posted by: Dodger  | February 7, 2008 12:13 AM

Scott wrote...

I agree with Clive, it's much better than iTunes and should the worse happen you've got a back-up.

Posted by: Scott  | March 4, 2008 2:59 PM

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