balletmum13 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Hi everyone, My dd has her audition for Tring soon. She has choreographed a dance to a song that you found on YouTube. When she looked on ITunes to purchase the song it was very different to the song she had used. She was very upset as she says she won't be able to make a new dance in time. Can you use a song from YouTube in the audition? Or, is there a way to convert the video? Thanks xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletmum13 Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 Just to add, I mean can you play it off of YouTube xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2dancersmum Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Google 'youtube to mp3' and you should find online programs to enable you to download a you tube file and convert it to a format you can use. Not done it myself but I know it can be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJW Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Yes definitely do a Google search for YouTube to mp3 converter. There are loads of free sites and it should take seconds. If you try to play the song direct from YouTube in the audition there's always the risk of poor signal/buffering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dramascientist Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 You tube downloaded, very easy to use ( must be because I can use it). I would not risk trying to stream it from you tube because you need to be connected to the wifi and that might not be possible at an audition. Good luck DRSC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I'd echo that. 3G/4G connection at dds school is virtually non existent & students can't connect to wifi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
along for the ride mum Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 (edited) You definitely can do it, if in doubt, ask a teenager! ???? (Edited to add smiley) Edited December 7, 2016 by along for the ride mum 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixiewoo Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 You definitely can do it, if in doubt, ask a teenager! ???? (Edited to add smiley) DS did it for me the other week when DD found a track she wanted to dance to in YouTube that we couldn't find anywhere else! I couldn't do it, but he did it in a blink of an eye! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armydancer Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Balletmum13. You can defo do this. Just do as they say. Google YouTube to mp3. Save on computer and burn to disc using Windows media player. I did this this week for ds audition at tring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParentTaxi Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Can confirm that this is very very easy, even for technophobes! The thing that worries me about it is copyright - if the music is purchased from iTunes or Amazon or wherever, then there is at least a trail that says ' I have bought this music'. Simply 'taking' it from Youtube seems to me to be more dubious! Anyone have any clue about the ins and outs of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParentTaxi Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 (Meant to say that I use a Youtube to MP3 converter, found by Google search. You just drop the URL of the Youtube video into the box and it converts it into a downloadable MP3. I then use Audacity to edit if needed, before burning onto a CD) I do only do it if I can't find a purchasable or directly downloadable version anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletmum13 Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 Thank you for all of your replies. Could anyone recommend a website that they have used as my husband is worried about getting a virus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrothbart Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Before I changed to a Mac, I used "youtube catcher" balletmum13, it's a free download, and I had no problems whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletmum13 Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 We do have a mac. What websites work for mac? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParentTaxi Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I used www.listentoyoutube.com/ Ran the virus check afterwards, all seems well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrothbart Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 There are a few you could use without any problems, Clipgrab is another that's very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anondancer_15 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 i think this is the one i normally use: https://www.youtube2mp3.cc/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishDancerMum Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Thanks for asking this - I was just wondering how to do this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletmum13 Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 i think this is the one i normally use: https://www.youtube2mp3.cc/ Just used this website and it worked! Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishDancerMum Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Bumping this as I have a related question. I just read the rules for an upcoming festival. There, it states: "Music must be a legitimate copy – if you copy music from YouTube or illegally download it will not work on theatre system due to copyright software." We have three numbers. Two of the songs are from cd's/downloads I've purchased. The third is a YouTube download because it's an old song and not available on download (that I can find). All three songs have been cut by a sound engineer friend to make them the right length. I'm very concerned about this copyright software. I've written to both the organisers of the festival, and also to my sound engineer friend, but haven't heard back yet. I'm stressing out that the songs will be considered illegal and I don't want any drama for my daughter's first competition. Would the sound engineers' files be considered legal downloads? Can anyone advise me? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanthe Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 With old songs that aren't on iTunes, it can be worth having a look for it on CD on eBay and doing a download from there. I'm having similar issues with backing tracks for singing. I've had to do a YouTube download as I just can't find it anywhere else in the right tempo/key and without vocals, but I do worry a bit. The venue it's needed for are also being utterly hopeless and can't even tell me what format they need it in so I imagine copyright and performance fees for music aren't even on their radar. I can't see how the festival people will be able to tell what is bought and what isn't from a file done by a sound engineer - can the person who did the cutting reassure you on this? It may just be that they don't want people turning up with unprofessional sounding downloads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishDancerMum Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 1 hour ago, xanthe said: With old songs that aren't on iTunes, it can be worth having a look for it on CD on eBay and doing a download from there. I'm having similar issues with backing tracks for singing. I've had to do a YouTube download as I just can't find it anywhere else in the right tempo/key and without vocals, but I do worry a bit. The venue it's needed for are also being utterly hopeless and can't even tell me what format they need it in so I imagine copyright and performance fees for music aren't even on their radar. I can't see how the festival people will be able to tell what is bought and what isn't from a file done by a sound engineer - can the person who did the cutting reassure you on this? It may just be that they don't want people turning up with unprofessional sounding downloads. I've asked my sound engineer - he thought it sounded like an empty threat. That the id codes on the music are often lost during editing, plus some illegal downloads still regain their legal codes. How can some sound tech guy police hundreds of songs during a competition? I just hate the idea of getting in there and having our music rejected. I found another version of the song available for download, but it's not quite the same tempo and I don't want to screw up her timing (it's a fast tap number). Another version of the song is a live version off a concert album, complete with clapping and audience noise So barring that, I found the original group on Facebook... should I write to them directly and ask permission? (it's an acapella group from the 90s but they are still touring). Next time I'll sort this first before rehearsals, but just making sure we take care of this before drama ensues. Does anyone else have experiences with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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