How to Download Songs from 8tracks for Free
8tracks.com is an internet radio and social networking website revolving around the concept of streaming user-curated playlists consisting of at least 8 tracks. So, 8tracks is the best place to make and discover playlists. Even though there is no official method to tell you how to get music from 8tracks, you will also find some methods online. Here we'll collected two simple methods for you, so that you can download music from 8tracks to your devices.
Part 1. Know More about 8tracks.com
8tracks allows users to share and discover music in a simple, legal, and free method. Listeners are enabled to search through existing mixes or create their personal mixes. Meanwhile, users are endowed with the ability to embed the mixes they create and share them through social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr. Like other streaming services, 8tracks also introduces their subscription services.
Users can create free accounts to browse the site and listen to other user-created mixes, as well as create their own mixes. The site also has a subscription-based service, 8 tracks plus, though its features are still evolving. Currently, a $29.99 payment purchases a 12-month subscription, during which time advertisements are removed from the website interface when subscribers log in.
8tracks Free:
Ads while browsing; hear audio advertisements; music pauses between playlists; static images on playlists
8tracks Plus:
Completely ad-free; no interruptions; animated GIFs on playlists; flashy profile badge; support artists you love; available on all your devices
Part 2. How to Download 8tracks Playlist with Chrome Extension
As we know, there are large number of Chrome extension for recording audio from different streaming services. You just need to add one proper extension to your Chrome browser and then play the music tracks for capturing. You can follow below steps to finish the music downloading task from 8tracks at ease.
Step 1. Find Chrome Audio Capture in the web store of Chrome and then click on the Add to Chrome button to add the program to your Chrome web browser. And you will see the program at the top right corner of the window.
Step 2. Go to the official website of 8tracks and select the music playlist which you desire to save to your computer. Play the music playlist on your computer and hit on the Chrome Audio Capture icon.
Step 3. Click on the Start Capture button and until the whole music playlist is completely played, hit on the Save Capture. Then the extension will encode it.
Step 4. Click on Save Capture again in the new panel and choose a target folder on your computer to save the downloaded music from 8tracks. Finally, you could locate the folder to check all your saved audios from 8tracks.
Part 3. How to Download Songs from 8tracks with TunesKit
Compared with the method of downloading 8tracks via Chrome extension, TunesKit Audio Capture can enable you to easily record and download songs or playlists from 8tracks. With the help of TunesKit Audio Capture, you don't need to worry about the virus issue when you add extension to your Chrome web browser.
TunesKit Audio Capture is an uber-popular and professional-grade streaming music recorded that is capable of recording and downloading music and audio from various streaming music programs or browsers to common and popular audio formats with the original audio quality and full track information. Just download the trial version of 8track downloader and follow the below tutorial.
Highlights of TunesKit 8tracks Downloader
- Record and download streaming audio from any programs and websites
- 6 plain formats including MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, M4A, and M4B available
- Preserve streaming music with the original audio quality and full ID3 tags
- Support many customization functions and groove the songs even offline
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Step 1Fire up TunesKit 8tracks Downloader
After launching the program, you will see there are some apps listed on the window. Check whether the browser you want to navigate to 8tracks.com with is in the list; if it is not, you can click the "+" icon to select the browser. Or you can also drag and drop the browser into the window, which is an easier way to add the program.
Step 2Set the output audio parameters
The next step is to set the output audio parameters. There are six popular formats including MP3, FLAC, AAC, WAV, M4A, and M4B for you to choose from. You could set the output format as MP3 for playback on an MP3 player. Then you could continue to set the bit rate, sample rate, and audio channel.
Step 3Download playlists off 8tracks
Tap the icon of the target web explorer and search for '8tracks' to go to the official website. You could choose a playlist to play and then the downloading will be started by TunesKit Audio Capture after several seconds. When you have downloaded all beats you want, click the 'Stop' button to stop the downloading and then proceed the tracks.
Step 4Customize the recorded audio tracks
After proceeding your downloaded tracks, you could go to edit these downloaded music files by clicking the 'Edit' button at the rear of each track to open the service of customization. With the service, you could trim and merge all the tracks and also edit the ID3 tags and other music information. Finally save your edited music tracks to your computer.
Part 4. Conclusion
In this post, we've shown you two possible ways to download songs from 8tracks. Both can enable you to download your favorite songs from 8tracks for offline listening. But compared with the Chrome extension, TunesKit 8tracks Downloader will keep a lossless audio quality for you. Besides, you can also record other sound on your computer. To be honest, it can be your best recording assisstant.
