found this posted on another forum. HTH
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All this assumes you already know how to compress your recording with FLAC or Shorten. For links to software to do all this, check the bottom of the post.
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Seeding your recordings using Bit Torrent is easy. Simply:
[1] Create a torrent file for the files in your recording
[2] Upload to and register your torrent file with a BT tracker
[3] Seed
For taper-friendly recordings, bt.etree.org is the way to go, IMO - nice tracker, simple instructions (mostly). Check out their website and follow the instructions.
For taper-unfriendly recordings, I prefer BT EasyTree. I used to use Sharing The Groove, but the site's been down a long time and they instituted a bunch of hoops to jump through in order to seed.
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[1] Create your torrent
Create your .torrent file (I use MakeTorrent) using the appropriate tracker URL:
BT.ETree =
bt.etree.org/announce.phpBT.EasyTree =
bt.easytree.org/announce.php[now kown as Dimeadozen, not sure of the current anounce.php]
This is really straightforward - only catch is making sure you use the appropriate tracker URL for the tracker on which you'll register the torrent. Make sure you remember where you saved the .torrent file!
[2] Upload / Register Your Torrent
BT.ETree
BT.ETree's upload/register instructions are really easy - simply follow them. A few notes on the form you'll fill out:
Upload File: < browse to the .torrent on your HD >
Torrent Name: < enter BT description here: date, band, etc. >
Db.etree.org Link: < not required >
Db.etree.org Source ID: < not required >
Db.etree.org Show ID: < not required >
Description: < paste your info file data here >
Type: < select Band Name, or Other if the band isn't in the list >
Verified to be Taper Friendly: < tick >
Send Email to announce: < tick >
BT.EasyTree.org
Doesn't get much easier than this. Check out the BT.EasyTree.org upload page.
[3] Seeding
[1] Fire up the .torrent on your local PC (I use ABC) - the BT client should run through a quick check of your files and then start seeding.
[2] Confirm on the STG Tracker, BT.ETree.org Tracker, or the BT.EasyTree.org User CP/tracker page that your upload registered and the seed shows up in the listing.
[for some reason the links to the software URLs did not survive the cut and paste process for the items below. Do a Google search for what you think you'll need.]
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Software
FLAC
PC
FLAC FrontEnd
FLACdrop
Mac
xACT
MacFLAC
RipBeak
FLACer
FLAC Fink
BitTorrent Creation
PC
CompleteDir
MakeTorrent
TorrentSpy
Mac
Tomato Torrent
BitTorrent Downloading/Seeding Clients
PC
Original BT client
BitTornado
Yet Another BitTorrent Client (ABC)
Burst!
Mac
Original BT client
Tomato Torrent