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This article was written by our very own Mysticgeek, a huge music fan.
这篇文章是由我们自己的Mysticgeek(一个巨大的音乐迷)撰写的。
As many of you know I am a huge music fan and have covered several music applications and websites. Today we will take a tour of Amie Street, my favorite music site on the web… there are several things that make this such a great site, but most important is that all music starts out free!
你们中许多人都知道我是一个忠实的音乐迷，涵盖了多个音乐应用程序和网站。 今天，我们将参观我最喜欢的网络音乐网站Amie Street，这使它成为了一个非常棒的网站，但有很多方面，但最重要的是，所有音乐都是免费的！
The prices are determined by the popularity of the music – the songs start off free, and then as more people download them they increase in price to a maximum of $0.98. All of the music is in DRM-free MP3 format, and will work on pretty much any music player anywhere.
价格由音乐的流行程度决定–歌曲免费开始，然后随着更多人下载它们，它们的价格增加到最高0.98美元。 所有音乐都是无DRM的MP3格式，几乎可以在任何地方的任何音乐播放器上播放。
I think what makes browsing their music collection so nice is the way the site is set up. You can simply listen to samples of album tracks and continue to browse around the site with a separate player on the bottom of the browser, making for a very enjoyable experience.
我认为，浏览其音乐收藏如此出色的原因在于网站的设置方式。 您可以轻松收听专辑曲目的示例，然后在浏览器底部使用单独的播放器继续浏览网站，从而获得非常愉快的体验。
Adding money to your account is a very simple process and you can add as little as $3 at a time, using credit card or Paypal. If you find new cool music $3 can go a long way!
向您的帐户添加资金是一个非常简单的过程，您可以一次使用信用卡或Paypal充入3美元。 如果您发现新的酷音乐，3美元可以走很长一段路！
Another cool feature they added is an online music player where you can listen to your entire music library.
他们添加的另一个很酷的功能是在线音乐播放器，您可以在其中收听整个音乐库。
Also once a week I get an email from Amie Street suggesting new music, and every so often they include free music downloads.
同样，每周我都会收到来自Amie Street的一封电子邮件，其中包含新音乐，并且每隔一段时间都会发送免费音乐下载。
If you are a musician or have a band to promote, there is an Artists upload page for you to get your tunes on Amie Street. Here you can upload your music, create album art, and give details about your music.
如果您是音乐家或有待推广的乐队，则有一个艺术家上传页面供您在Amie Street上欣赏。 在这里，您可以上传音乐，创建专辑封面并提供有关音乐的详细信息。
As if everything so far wasn’t cool enough, Amie Street will add credit to your account to purchase new music when you invite friends who join or recommend music that becomes popular.
好像到目前为止一切还不够酷，当您邀请加入或推荐流行音乐的朋友时，Amie Street会在您的帐户中添加信用以购买新音乐。
If you are a casual or hard core music fan, you’re going to have a lot of fun at Amie Street discovering music!
如果您是休闲或核心音乐迷，那么在Amie Street发现音乐会很有趣！
We sat down and talked with Joshua Boltuch, the Co-Founder of Amie Street, to find out more about their service and what they have to offer. Here’s what he had to say:
我们坐下来与Amie Street的联合创始人Joshua Boltuch进行了交谈，以了解有关他们的服务以及他们所提供的服务的更多信息。 这是他不得不说的：
HTG: Let’s start with your position or title at Amie Street and how long have you been working with it?
HTG：让我们从您在Amie Street的职位或头衔开始，您从事该业务已有多久了？
I am Co-Founder and CMO of AmieStreet.com. I started Amie Street in 2006 with two college friends while we were all seniors at Brown University.
我是AmieStreet.com的联合创始人兼CMO。 2006年，我们都是布朗大学的大四学生时，我和两个大学朋友一起创办了Amie Street。
HTG: What kind of background do you have proceeding up to launching Amie Street?
HTG：您从事启动Amie Street的工作有什么背景？
We started Amie Street our senior year, so as far as formal training or experience in my industry, not much. I worked for Warner Bros for a summer during college and have a bachelor’s degree in Literature from Brown. I’ve always been an extremely avid music fan, listening to all types of music and going to see lots of shows. I think this passion for music is what led us to start Amie Street.
我们从大四开始就读Amie Street，就我所在行业的正规培训或经验而言，并不多。 我在大学期间曾在华纳兄弟(Warner Bros)工作了一个暑假，并获得了布朗的文学学士学位。 我一直是一个非常狂热的音乐迷，听各种类型的音乐并看很多表演。 我认为对音乐的热情促使我们创立了艾米街。
HTG: What is your vision for Amie Street? What do you see it as now and how would you like to see it in future years?
HTG：您对Amie Street的愿景是什么？ 您现在如何看待它？将来您如何看待它？
When you need new music, you head to Amie Street. And whether you want to spend two minutes or two hours, you’ll easily find great new music that you can play from any device at any time.
当您需要新音乐时，您可以前往艾米街。 而且，无论您要花两分钟还是两个小时，都可以轻松找到随时可以在任何设备上播放的出色新音乐。
We will always have to focus on acquiring new content for our customers, making sure we’re doing our best to have everything they could possibly want. In terms of new features, design, and services, we’ll continue to listen to our customers needs and wishes, as they are always the final word.
我们将始终专注于为客户获取新内容，以确保我们尽力提供他们可能想要的一切。 在新功能，设计和服务方面，我们将继续倾听客户的需求和愿望，因为它们始终是最终决定。
HTG: Personally I love how the site is set up for listening to tracks from artist while still being able to browse the site. Was this part of the plan? To make the user have an enjoyable experience while at the site.
HTG：就我个人而言，我喜欢该站点的设置方式，使其能够收听艺术家的曲目，同时仍然能够浏览该站点。 这是计划的一部分吗？ 为了使用户在现场时获得愉快的体验。
Yes, indeed! We are a discovery service, and that feature really helps people find new music fast. You can be bouncing around from the Amie Street Charts page, to your personalized recommendations page, all the while listening to a playlist of the top Jazz songs of 2008. Then as your browsing the song your listening to catches your attention, and it’s right there at the bottom of your screen for you to click on and download. We actually did a major site redesign this past summer, basing our improvements on rather extensive “Voice of Customer” research. That was an idea that came from a number of our customers.
确实是的！ 我们是发现服务，该功能确实可以帮助人们快速找到新音乐。 您可以一边听着Amie Street Charts页面，一边跳到个性化推荐页面，同时聆听2008年爵士音乐排行榜的播放列表。然后，在浏览歌曲时，您的注意力就吸引了，就在那在屏幕底部，供您单击并下载。 实际上，去年夏天，我们根据大量的“客户之声”研究结果对主要站点进行了重新设计。 这个想法来自我们的许多客户。
HTG: Everyone is critical of the music industry these days and their slowness to adopt Internet technology, how do you negotiate with record labels to offer albums that will be free from the time they are listed?
HTG：如今，每个人都对音乐行业以及它们采用互联网技术的迟缓感到批评，您如何与唱片公司进行谈判，以提供从唱片发行之日起免费的唱片？
There was certainly some education involved, explaining that having the first downloads be free ensures that the music gets in the hands of the most passionate fans who are going to evangelize, so it’s going to help your sales not hurt it. And as Amie Street has grown it’s become more of a no-brainer for labels as they see there competitors making money on Amie Street, but that didn’t come right away. So for all the criticism of the industry there were labels who were willing to put their music on Amie Street when we were just starting and didn’t have a track record, and they deserve credit for being open to new ideas and trying them.
当然，要进行一些教育，并解释说免费下载第一批音乐可以确保音乐在将会传播福音的最热情的歌迷的手中，因此，这将有助于您的销售免受损失。 随着艾米街(Amie Street)的发展，对于标签制造商来说，这变得越来越容易了，因为他们看到竞争对手在艾米街(Amie Street)上赚钱，但这并没有马上到来。 因此，对于整个行业的批评，有些唱片公司愿意在我们刚起步时就把音乐放到Amie Street上，但并没有任何历史记录，因此他们乐于接受新想法并尝试新想法。
HTG: I noticed the new Web Player that will let you listen to all the songs downloaded, is there any plan for a downloadable player?
HTG：我注意到新的Web Player可以让您收听所有下载的歌曲，是否有可下载播放器的计划？
A downloadable player is not currently in the works, but we are thinking about how we can position Amie Street on the desktop and tap into the music people already own to better help them find new music.
目前尚没有可下载的播放器，但我们正在考虑如何将Amie Street放置在桌面上并利用人们已经拥有的音乐来更好地帮助他们找到新音乐。
HTG: Is there anything else you would like to add or explain to our readers?
HTG：您还有什么想补充或解释给我们的读者的吗？
Well, I think it’s worth mentioning that Amie Street is absolutely a home-grown D.I.Y. company, and that it was started and is maintained by a group of young music geeks; we see Amie Street as a unique music service that empowers both fans and bands to participate in a fair and dynamic marketplace. It’s a fun and easy way to discover music, without raiding your wallets, and people know they are directly supporting the artists they enjoy.
好吧，我认为值得一提的是，Amie Street绝对是一家自己动手做的DIY公司，它是由一群年轻的音乐极客创立并维护的。 我们认为Amie Street是一项独特的音乐服务，可以使歌迷和乐队都参与到一个公平而动态的市场中。 这是一种有趣而轻松的发现音乐的方式，而无需花钱，而且人们知道他们直接支持自己喜欢的艺术家。
HTG: Thank you very much for your time in answering our questions!
HTG：非常感谢您抽出宝贵时间回答我们的问题！
Thank you!
谢谢！
Visit Amie Street at amiestreet.comz
通过amiestreet.comz访问艾米街
Editors Note: This is a review of a commercial service that also offers free indie music. This is not a sponsored review and we make no money from referring you – this is just a web site that we happen to really like.
编者注：这是对一项商业服务的评论，该服务还提供免费的独立音乐。 这不是赞助评论，推荐您也不会赚钱-这只是我们碰巧真正喜欢的网站。
翻译自: https://www.howtogeek.com/80083/find-free-or-cheap-indie-music-at-amie-street-2/
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