LegalSounds Review
Perhaps the most inexpensive music site on the world, LegalSounds.com boasts a great catalog and most importantly a music downloader and manager. If you want the least expensive option with the added convenience of a native downloader, then this is the site for you! Payment options include credit cards and several other alternative payment methods.
Several of these sites don't offer a native download manager; LegalSounds.com, however, does. For some people, this makes it more attractive than some of the alternative sites. Having a download manager means that downloading and searching for music tracks is quicker and easier than if you use a typical web interface.
The catalog is searched online - not offline - which means that you always have the latest catalog search results, without storing the database on your PC. The LegalSounds.com downloader obviously has a somewhat different design than the AllOfMP3 or Alltunes programs (if you have ever used those), but it is easy to quickly get used to. It is free, of course - and doesn't contain any spyware or other nasties.
All tracks cost $0.09 - every song, no matter the length - which makes LegalSounds.com the bargain of all of the inexpensive music providers out there. Tracks are encoded between 192kbps and 320kbps - which is better than several of the other music providers out there.
Payment options include VISA, MasterCard, Diners Club or JCB and several e-wallets: WebMoney, Yandex.Dengi, Rapida, e-port, and Kredit Pilot. The site interface has what I think is a very classy design, and is available in English and Russian.
LegalSounds.com also has a bonus program: for each payment of $25 or higher, you get free track downloads. For $25 you get 25 free tracks, $35 gets you 50 free tracks, on up to $100 with a total of 200 free tracks. If you use the $100 bonus option, this effectively bring your total price per track down to about $0.076 per track.
Features Matrix
This table illustrates the features offered by LegalSounds.com. Please make sure to check the comparison matrix for a side-by-side comparison of all of the sites reviewed at SongBoom.com!
| Price per Song (exact) | $0.09 |
| Price per Album (average) | $1.02 |
| Albums stocked | ?? |
| Credit Card Payments | Yes |
| Other Electronic Debit | No |
| PayPal Payments | No |
| e-Gold Payments | No |
| Webmoney Payments | Yes |
| Fax/Phone Payments | No |
| Other Payment methods | Yes |
| Native Download Manager Available | Yes |
| Alternative File Formats | No |
| DRM Free Files | Yes |