How to download midi or wav files

Some sites provide links to play music on their pages (either in midi, wav or other formats). You click on the link and the music plays right there.

Anybody knows how to download those music files?

Thanks.

 

Depending on the type of link, sometimes you can right-click the link and click 'Save as..'.

 

Unfortunately, the ones I am interested in do not offer this option.

 

Then they might either expect you to pay to download or do not want to hurt their arrangement with the artists in the form of advertising for them.

 

You might be able to find the midi file on another site. Try using this MIDI search engine:

http://www.midisite.co.uk/

 

Have you tried using FireFox's Tools->PageInfo->Media?

 

I would think that it is possible to record whatever you're hearing through your speakers. It would take some tinkering with Audacity but it shouldn't be that difficult.

 

This sounds like a last resort option.

 

That's what I think too, but I don't know where to find it in the computer while it's playing.

 

What website specifically is it? These days it is usually a Flash playing music.

 

Yeah, that's what it is. A Flash playing music.

 

If you give us a specific link or something, I'm sure one of us can probably figure out how to do it.

 

Here you go!
http://listen.grooveshark.com/

 

http://www.orbitdownloader.com/Orbit-Grooveshark-downloader.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbit_Downloader

Use it at your own risk, I have never tried this software before.

EDIT: You could have saved a bunch of posts by posting the link earlier.

 

lol ricksaint, I just found out that Grooveshark has their own downloader called Sharkbyte.

http://grooveshark.com/download

I believe Orbit Downloader is better though.

 

Unfortunately, neither of them work.

- The above link is a 404.

- The Orbit Downloader keeps searching for the files but never downloads them.

Thanks anyway.

 

Here is another solution you can try:

http://www.recordstreamingaudio.net/download-grooveshark-music.html

By the way, for Orbit Downloader, check out this video:

<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/u6Ba3iwy8dA&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/u6Ba3iwy8dA&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width='480' height='385'></embed>

 

It worked! Your video was a lot of help: I was using Firefox but the video uses IE, so I switched.
Thanks, man. You rock!

 

Wouldn't this be against the terms and conditions of the site?

While it can be done - the owner of the site will offer a download link if its a downloadable file.
If the link is not give - yes, it can be done - but its dodgy ground at best.

I think I'll report this thread - and let moderators decide if it isn't better off closed.

 

From the website's terms of service.

By downloading music from this site, you are basically pirating.......

 

Yep! can't be truer than this statement!

cheers ...

 

Closed.