NZ Online Retailers

Amplifier.co.nz (MP3)
NZ's first MP3-based site, which now offers streaming video and albums available to purchase as well as MP3s of new and established artists. Choose from more than 3000 New Zealand artists to listen to, download or purchase. All files posted for download on Amplifier are licensed from the NZ artists or their labels, so each purchase sees money going back to the musicians. As well as stocking New Zealand CDs from the major labels and distributors they also provide a sales outlet for those kiwi bands and performers who don't have the luxury of a recording or distribution deal.

DigiRama.co.nz (WMA)
New Zealand website for digital entertainment including music & music video downloads, ringtones, move trailers & electronic gear. The first and only full-catalogue music download website in NZ with content from all 4 major record companies - Universal, SonyBMG, EMI & Warner Music, as well as 40 other local and international labels.

iTunes.co.nz (AAC)
The NZ iTunes Store opened on 6 Dec 2006 and has a catalogue of over two million songs. Buy music, pixarshort films, games, and audiobooks, or download free podcasts from the iTunes Store 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Organize and play everything on your Mac or PC. Then sync it to your iPod and bring it along. Anywhere.

Music purchased from the iTunes Music Store (aac format) will play on the iPod range of players and on Windows or Mac computers (see below for specs). Cost per track is $1.79 and per album is $17.99. iTunes Music Store NZ currently requires a credit card to make a purchase. Gift cards that do not require credit cards are now available. iTunes encodes its tracks in protected aac (Apple) format (.m4p) at 128kbps and 44.100kHz. iPods will play aac, aiff, apple lossless, mp3 and wav files. Check the iTunes Music Store for exclusive tracks unavailable for purchase elsewhere. Download iTunes here.

RipIt.co.nz (WMA)
The RipIt Music Store is where you can legally discover, download and buy music online. Select songs and music videos from a huge catalogue and purchase your selection as a 'digital music download' to store and play with great quality sound on your PC. Music purchased from the RipIt site (WMA format) will play on the Windows Media Compatible range of portable players and on Windows computers. Microsoft Internet Explorer is needed to access the website. Cost per track is $1.89 with a specials section of $0.99 tracks. The per album price is $16.90. RipIt requires a credit card or a prepaid voucher (available from all Dick Smith Electronics stores) to make a purchase. RipIt encodes its tracks in DRM protected WMV format.

Telecom Music Store (WMA to PC and AAC+ to Mobile)
Telecom Music Store is a Telecom NZ branded digital music service for the New Zealand mobile market, offering international and local content from all four major labels as well as a significant number of independent labels and artists. Consumers can purchase and download tracks directly to their mobile phones, with a second (WMA) copy of the track made available for downloading to their PC using the Web Store.

TxtTunes.com (MP3)
Setup by Brad carter from Steriogram, TxtTunes is a non-exclusive online music community that lets artists individually set up and maintain their own music store. Fans can pay you for a song with a txt message. Support independent music. Pay by TXT, download MP3 files to your phone/PC. Plays on all MP3 players including the iPod. Songs cost $1.25. When you pay by txt, you incur a txt charge of $0.75. Txt Tunes is currently in beta. More info coming soon.

Vodafone Music (WMA to PC and MP4 to Mobile)
There are over 500,000 full music tracks to choose from with Vodafone Music. Vodafone's dual delivery means that whenever customers buy a track they receive two files – one for their pc and one for their mobile. Customers can choose to purchase dual delivery Full Music Tracks either from the Vodafone Music site or through Vodafone live! on their mobile. No matter which method they choose, the track is delivered to both devices. Vodafone music also offers ringtones and music video downloads plus loads of promotions and special offers.

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Digital Music File Types (c/o www.lovemusic.co.nz)
NZ based Online services that you can use with your digital music player to buy music legally online:

iPods aac & mp3 format can buy from;	Other Players Creative, iRiver, Zune and others wma and mp3 format can buy from;	All users can buy in CD format which is transferable to all players from;
iTunes Music Store itunes.com	Rip It ripit.co.nz	Sounds soundsnz.com
Amplifier amplifier.co.nz	Amplifier amplifier.co.nz	Real Groovy realgroovy.co.nz
	Digirama digirama.co.nz	Marbecks marbecks.co.nz
		Smoke CDs smokecds.com and available from all other CD stockists

Telecom Cell phones can buy from…	Vodafone Cell phones can buy from…
Telecom Music Store – telecom.co.nz/musicstore	Vodafone Music Store – music.vodafone.co.nz

iTunes’s ‘FairPlay’ DRM (Digital Rights Management) will allow you to:

* Copy your music to any number of iPods
* Play your music on up to 5 computers simultaneously
* Copy your music to any number of CD recordable discs
* An iTunes play list can be copied up to 7 times to a CD recordable before it must be changed

RipIt and Digirama use WMA DRM, it allows you to:

* Copy your music to your digital music player a limited number of times*
* Play your music on a single computer
* Copy your music to a recordable CD a limited number of times*

Amplifier uses MP3, it allows you to:

* Copy your music to your digital music player an unlimited number of times
* Play your music multiple computers and devices
* Copy your music to a recordable CD an unlimited number of times

Telecom and Vodafone Music Store’s WMA DRM allows you to:

* Play music from your cell phone
* Play your music on a single computer
* Copy your music to your digital music player a limited number of times*
* Copy your music to a recordable CD a limited number of times*

*To find out further details on your specific rights for a Digital Music file do the following: right click and select “Licence” in Windows Media Player, this will give you further details to the number of times the song can be copied.

For more info on digital music go to www.lovemusic.co.nz