How to Access the Cdigix Online Music Service

Release date: January 31, 2005 |

Because of the work of a student committee and the Student Government Association (SGA), all registered undergraduate students will have access to the Cdigix online music service during a pilot for the Spring 2005 semester. The Cdigix online music service will provide students with the ability to access more than 1,200,000 tracks of music. Students can access unlimited tethered downloading for free. The cost to download a file to copy to your mp3 player or burn to a CD is only $0.89 per song and $9.99 per album.

The Ctrax Online Music service will allow you to:

• Search for a song: You can perform a search by artist, the song title, or the album name. You can also browse the top songs, top albums, a genre, or see songs that have been recently added.
• Play a sample of a song: Once you have located a song, you can play a 30 second sample of the track so that you can determine if you want to add the song to a playlist, download the song, or buy the song.
• Build a playlist: You can create multiple playlists of your choosing to stream songs.
• Add a song to the Playlist: Once you have found a song, you can it to your playlist. You can also copy multiple songs to your playlist at a time.
• Stream songs on your Playlist: Once you have built a playlist, you can begin to stream and listen to the full length of each song on your playlist.
• Download a song: Downloading a song to your computer lets you to play the song whether you are connected to the Internet or not. The song file stays on your computer until you delete it. All downloads use Microsoft Windows Media Audio format encoded at 128kbps. You can play a song after you download it by opening your Microsoft Windows Media Player and going to the Library tab. Once you locate the song in the list, double click it to play it. You will not be charged for downloading a tethered (restricted) song. Once the song has been purchased, there are no longer any restrictions and it becomes your property.
• Buy a song/album: You can purchase a track for $0.89 per song or $9.99 per album. Once you buy a song or album, you can transfer the song to any .wma supported portable player or burn it to a CD with Windows Media Player. Users with iPods or portable players with MP3 exclusive compatibility will have to burn the .wma songs to CD first and then rip them into whichever format they choose (MP3, AAC, etc).

All undergraduate students for the Spring 2005 semester will receive a sponsored Ctrax account. Students will not have to pay for the monthly subscription. However, you do need to sign up so that you can begin to use all of the features of the service. When prompted, you will be asked to sign up for a free monthly subscription.

If you wish to purchase a song, you will need to make the purchase using a credit card. If we continue to use the service in the fall, we will explore integrating Ctrax with the OneCard system over the summer. Follow the instructions below to access Cdigix:

• Click the sign up link below.
• Select the New Users Click Here! button.
• Enter your Goucher e-mail address. Even if your Goucher e-mail address is not your primary address, you must enter your @goucher.edu email address here for authentication purposes.
• A confirmation email will be sent to you with a link to finalize your registration.
• Click I Agree when you are asked if you would like to send information to Cdigix.
• Finish registering with Cdigix.
• Once you've completed the registration, click on the Ctrax icon in the middle of the page. You will be asked to install additional software in order to ensure you have the proper software to download and listen to the music.

Sign up now!

Note:

• You must use Internet Explorer 6.0 or above to sign up for and use Cdigix.
• If you have Windows Service Pack 2 installed on your computer you will need to install Active X. You will see a bar just under the URL address in Internet Explorer, simply click the bar to install the Active X.

Whom do I contact if I’m having problems?

• View the Goucher Cdigix Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
• Click on the Help link, which is located in the top right corner of the Cdigix web page once you login. By clicking the Help link, you have the option to open a trouble ticket with Cdigix.
• Email support@cdigix.comif you are unable to submit a question using the Help link.