Ideal for the professional DJ or musician, LiveMixTapes.com is a music website where visitors can listen and download "mixtapes" or compilations of mainly hip-hop songs for free. More than 8,500 compilations are hosted at the site, which is accessible from a common Web browser or mobile device with the LiveMixTapes app installed. Synchronize your LiveMixTapes songs by importing downloads from your computer's hard drive into the iTunes app; on your iPhone, you need only launch the app to download directly to the device.
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LiveMixTape.com from a Computer
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Navigate your browser to LiveMixTapes.com.
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Browse listings and locate music you'd like to download.
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Click the "Download Now" green arrow icon next to the mixtape or audio file you'd like to download.
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Wait for the CAPTCHA link to appear at the bottom of the screen, complete it, then click "Download." Alternately, get an instant download link by sharing the mixtape on your Facebook or Twitter wall.
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Download the MP3 (single song) or ZIP (entire mixtape) file to your computer. Expand the ZIP file to access the individual MP3 files in the mixtape.
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Launch iTunes.
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Drag the downloaded MP3 files into your iTunes library.
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Connect your iPhone, then click the device when it appears on the left side of the iTunes screen.
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Click "Apply" at the bottom right to sync.
LiveMixTape App
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Download and install the LiveMixTape app to your iPhone from the iTunes Store. Launch the app.
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Browse music and click the mixtape album cover to access downloadable files.
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Select files to download by clicking the "Download" icon in the album's header, then checking tracks to download by tapping the box next to each title.
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Click "Start" at the top right to beging download, then click "OK" to acknowledge when downloading is complete.
