Rip and decode mp3s via myspace music player

I’m always looking for new ways to get my hands on mp3s, this is yet another way, thanks to myspace.

I figured out that there must be a way we can get our hands on the actual mp3 files found on the myspace music player.

All we had to do was decode their site so we are able to grab their mp3s.

For this example, you will need Mozilla Firefox.

  1. Search for the myspace page of a band or artist. eg: ferry costen
  2. Visit their profile page. eg: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=26949175
  3. Look at the HTML code (CTRL+U in Firefox).
    • Find the “mp3player”.
    • Find a the “src=”http://lads.myspace.com/music/musicplayer.swf?n=a” line eg: src=“http://lads.myspace.com/music/musicplayer.swf?n=aHR0cDovL211c2ljLm15c3BhY2UuY29t&t=2zZraik8ig5S9ktLf2NZejuI1axbBcWJV1tcidA7Df2ccYSYBeFi1X+rKSaHUvsuu+H+TZdIsFm1/Wos9jKd/Q==&u=LTE=&a=1&d=MjY5NDkxNzVeMTIwMTU0NzE0OA==”
    • Get the Live HTTP Headers addon for Firefox and open it to capture mode.
    • Visit the URL between the quotes.

  4. You should see something that looks like this: “http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/musicplayerxml.ashx?b=26949175“.
  5. Visit the URL
    • You will find the “durl” eg: durl=”http://cache02-music01.myspacecdn.com/16/std_8f66fa49e964209826356ce9f579541f.mp3″.
    • You will also find the title=”Into The Dark Ferry Fix”, which is useful when saving, to give them real names.

So in case you didn’t notice, all you really need is the “FriendID” and the mediaservices.myspace.com URL, and in future you can access the playlist for any band or artist, and download all the tracks they have on their profile.

It’s worth knowing how to figure it out, in case their system changes.

Resources

  • http://himself.wordpress.com/2007/01/24/downloading-mp3s-from-myspace-bands-revisited/
  • http://tom.drastic.net/archives/11
  • http://forum.readingfestivalonline.co.uk/archive/index.php/t-33463.html

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19 Comments »

  1. ME said,

    February 26, 2008 @ 6:44 pm

    This does not work. 404: File Not Found

  2. John said,

    March 28, 2008 @ 2:03 pm

    Works great! Thank you.
    To bad that the bit rate is 96 at the most…

  3. DJ Silver said,

    May 4, 2008 @ 8:43 pm

    Agree with John, its a shame about the low bitrate, still good program and pretty speedy.

  4. Lou NATIC said,

    June 10, 2008 @ 3:50 pm

    this is rubbish. it does not work. i looked several times and its just bull. why dont you make a decode webpage where you put in the band url then make it so the music can be downloadable from you

  5. hm2k said,

    June 10, 2008 @ 4:02 pm

    It does work, however using about:cache in firefox works better ->

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSAmr_vdFik

  6. trevor said,

    August 15, 2008 @ 3:50 pm

    the himself directions work flawlessly

    http://himself.wordpress.com/2007/01/24/downloading-mp3s-from-myspace-bands-revisited/

  7. Tim said,

    October 2, 2008 @ 12:11 am

    You are all lame as hell and pathetic, support artists you cheap trash…say something smart too on your reply to this…

  8. hm2k said,

    October 2, 2008 @ 11:35 am

    You obviously have not read my “Morals of Downloading”, I won’t repeat myself, so enjoy!

  9. OLLIE said,

    October 7, 2008 @ 7:21 pm

    TO BE HONEST, AS AN ARTIST I WOULD PREFERE PEOPLE TO BUY IT OF I TUNES RATHER THAN THIS !!! SO THEN I CAN AFFORD TO EAT WHEN IM ON TOUR OR BUY NEW STICKS WHEN I BREAK THEM !!

    I DID READ THE MORALS OF DOWNLOADING BUT IM SURE THAT THE BANDS WOULDNT BE FLATTED WHEN INSTEAD OF BUYING THE SONG OF ITUNES YOU JUST STEAL IT !!
    FOR THE SAKE OF 90P OR WHATEVER !!

  10. hm2k said,

    October 7, 2008 @ 10:53 pm

    If you need the money that much, chances are you’re in the wrong job. I’d look at changing your career path.

  11. OLLIE said,

    October 8, 2008 @ 11:47 am

    oh yeah cause all bands some how have loads of money ……. (i am a) prick

    if everyone stole music there there wouldnt be any bands you twit
    stop ripping bands off and support the music

  12. hm2k said,

    October 8, 2008 @ 1:07 pm

    *grin*

    Bands are signed to record labels. Bands generally make more money from tours and merchandise than from selling records via their record labels.

    I encourage you to support their music by going to their shows and buying their merchandise, but there is nothing you or anyone else can do about piracy, it will always exist, as long as there is music.

    I have nothing against record labels, if you like the artists that they sign, support them, go to the events they organise, buy their compilations, merchandise, etc. They have their purpose, but it’s not about the music, it’s about marketing.

    It’s clear that you have a limited understanding of how things work, so here’s a diagram to help: http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/8945/1205139844283mc7.gif

  13. OLLIE said,

    October 8, 2008 @ 4:55 pm

    you complete twit !!
    of course they make more money from tours and ticket sales
    but what you are doing is still wrong !!

    so if a band just starts up and HAS there single on itunes and on myspace you think its okay to just some how nick it from myspace and not pay the 90p or so to just buy it from itunes ??????

    thats the question !!!

    for the sake of paying the band 90p back from the money they spent on recording there songs !!

    your a cheap skate

  14. hm2k said,

    October 17, 2008 @ 10:39 am

    It’s estimate that for each song that itunes sells, they earn 30% profit from it. The rest is passed onto the record label who then divide it up, and likely give the artist about 10%, depending on the contract and royalties.

    So, you see, in the end, that 90p track, is probably worth less than 10p to the artist, thus, it’s better to pay them directly in other ways.

  15. glum said,

    November 23, 2008 @ 12:37 pm

    I prefer to listen to music before paying for it, thanks

    I ain’t never paying for mp3s

  16. reality check said,

    January 29, 2009 @ 2:02 pm

    I’ll pay to download when FLAC is an option.

    I download mp3s because it’s free. Paying for mp3s is a waste of my money.

    READ LINE ONE of this post until it sinks in… then do it… THEN WATCH SALES INCREASE

  17. NoDaddy.com said,

    February 20, 2009 @ 8:26 am

    this is NOT stealing:

    to be stealing the original owner must no longer posses the item

    the mp3s are already DOWNLOADED to the browser cache. is that stealing? no. is that piracy? no

  18. NoDaddy.com said,

    February 20, 2009 @ 8:26 am

    I will not pay for mp3. I WILL pay for FLAC

  19. marc said,

    November 6, 2009 @ 11:29 pm

    if everyone stole music, bands would NOT stop existing…. TLC had the number 1 hit on the charts, and they were filing for bankruptcy… you dont make money from cds, you make money from shows, and from merchandise. you cant STEAL a shirt off the internet.. CDs actually get music out to the people, they get to know the songs better, and there is ALWAYS a greater chance people will come out and pay to see you if they actually have heard your songs before, and are familiar with them…. so in retrospect, stealing music would HELP most struggling bands…. I was in a band that toured around, and i can vouch for this 100%

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