ArcitcSounds Help

About BitTorrent & .torrent Files

To use the .torrent files from this web site, or just in general, you'll need a software called a BitTorent Client such as (and recommended)

µTorrent (for Windows)

Azureus (for both Mac and Windows, etc. Requires Java)

kTorrent (for Linux)

It has a lot of help and guides on their sites, if you need further assistance with torrents, see here for guides

Make sure that the files download 100% before you try to use them

Additionally, sometimes when using Internet Explorer, once you click on the torrent it will automatically run µTorrent (or whichever client you decide to use) which can cause the .torrent to be placed in Internet Explorer's temporary file folder, which later get deleted and cause µTorrent to give out an error, so use Firefox instead. Alternatively, you can use Opera but if it's higher than Opera 9, you'll have to disable it's default BitTorrent download ability by going to the address bar, type:

opera:config

Then go to the BitTorrent settings and uncheck the Enable box

About FLAC or SHN Files

Both of these file types are audio formats, that enable the original source audio to remain intact; unlike MP3 which is a loosy format, both FLAC and SHN preserve the quality of the audio by simply compressing it, and not altering it or removing parts (as mp3, wma, and aac-mp4 do). To learn more on these or to download them please go to the following links.

FLAC (install this, and it will add the plug-in to winamp)

SHN

To play these formats in your players, you'll probably need a plug-in, however FLAC is already placed in both WinAmp and Foobar200.

For Mac

JavaTunes

Play R

Cog

Spotlight FLAC thing

About Zip or Rar Files

In the Archive, all of the files on there are in Zip or Rar. These files are containers that have other files within them. They also can compress the files that they contain, and remove their size by a few percentage(s). Free software to open them up are:

7zip

IZArc

About DVD[-R] and Video

If you downloaded a recording that is in a "DVD" format, then you probably found that there were a lot of VOB, IFO, and several other files. Alternatively if you can also find MPG or AVI and other video files

To play them you can use the following

VLC (use "Open Directory" and locate the folder which those DVD files are in, VIDEO_TS) for all Systems (PC/Mac/Etc)

Media Player Classic [This Looks like the old Media Player, but is not] (open the VIDEO_TS.IFO file for DVDs)

To burn DVDs into a DVD-R, you can use

Nero Burning Rom and select "DVD Video Disc"

For free software you may try to use the following (for PC)

ImgBurn

CDBurnerXP Pro

Links

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