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Contents Listing

Introduction.
Part I: Playing Music on Windows XP.
Chapter 1: Are You XPerienced?
Chapter 2: Wiring Your Computer for Sound.
Chapter 3: Basic Operations.
Chapter 4: Windows XP Media Center Edition.
Part II: Making Windows XP Your Digital Jukebox.
Chapter 5: Stalking the Wild Jukebox Software.
Chapter 6: Ripping Music Files from CDs, DVDs, and More.
Chapter 7: Buying Songs at the 99-Cent Store.
Chapter 8: Radio Station WNXP.
Part III: Goin’ Mobile: Taking Your Songs on the Road.
Chapter 9: Choosing an Okay Player.
Chapter 10: Feed Me, Seymour! Transferring Songs to Your Portable Audio Player.
Part IV: Quiet in the Studio.
Chapter 11: Building Your Studio.
Chapter 12: Laying Down a Few Tracks.
Chapter 13: Recording, Looping, and Editing.
Chapter 14: Mixing the Music.
Chapter 15: Finishing Up Your Song.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 16: Ten Valuable Ways to Tune-Up Your Digital Music.
Chapter 17: Ten Legal Download Sites.
Chapter 18: Ten Download-Friendly Artists.
Chapter 19: Ten Songs You’ll Never Want to Download.
Chapter 20: Ten Digital Music Toys for the Truly Geeky.
Chapter 21: Ten non–Windows XP Sources for Digital Music.
Chapter 22: Ten Other Ways You Can Use Windows XP for Music.
Appendix A: Glossary.
Appendix B: Cutting the Wires to Your Music.
Index.