How do can i download audio tracks?

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deejayhypno

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A simple one this but ive searched hi and low for a definative answer, time for macosx.com :)

- as a DJ I get sent alot of links to tracks which are available for download in various emails - i click, it opens my browser (Opera) - i get the progress bar, and the track starts to play, however, when i want to save this track to my hard disk, what do i do? Ive tried right clicking the link and choosing 'download linked file' which seems to do nothing at all.. ive looked at options within Opera and Quicktime, its such a basic function, so sorry if im missing the obvious..

thanks in advance..

J
 
You should be able to save it from within the in-browser QuickTime interface. Click on the down-facing arrow at the far right to get a menu, and then select "Save as Source".

There are other ways to bypass the in-browser player altogether (which is probably best). In Opera, you can set it to download to disk rather than display by going to Preferences -> Advanced -> Downloads, and editing the entry for mp3. If you want to use Safari, you can force an URL to download rather than display in the browser by holding down the Option key while you load the URL (this works when clicking links or entering address into the address field).
 
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