About MP3 downloads at CD Baby
CD Baby MP3 downloads are a zip file containing...
- MP3 files, one per-song, for easy use in any computer, iPod, or MP3 player.
- JPG of the album cover.
- Text file full of info from that album's page: song titles, notes, and links.
The MP3 audio files are high quality, variable bitrate MP3s (VBR), encoded using the “LAME” MP3 encoder.
Any MP3 album you purchase will be available for download in your CD Baby account, forever.
The artist sets the selling price, and 91% of the entire price goes directly to the musicians. CD Baby only keeps a 9% cut to pay for bandwidth and administration.
There is no digital rights managment (DRM) on the MP3 files. We trust you to support independent musicians, and tell your friends to buy a copy, too.
Every album in our Digital Distribution program is available for download on cdbaby.com. Since we are one of the largest distributors of music to Apple iTunes and other great retailers, we don't think of CD Baby as competition - just a “direct factory outlet”.
- Why no DRM?
- DRM is disrespectful. CD Baby customers are the most amazing paying fans of independent music in the world, and should be treated with the highest respect.
Any questions or problems, please contact CD Baby, and we'll be glad to help.