What’s Up With “Ares Musica”?

June 8th, 2009 | Uncategorized | 31 Comments »

If you’ve looked on Google to find out more about Ares, you’ve very possibly seen “Ares musica” displayed on a result or two. Moreover, while you’ve doubtless seen enough English results to know the program is available in an English-speaking format, you might be scratching your head a little at this point. So what’s up?

What’s up is that Ares is popular all around the world, with 30 million users worldwide. It is open source software, meaning no one has to pay a single red cent for it. This makes it a favorite worldwide, among countries both rich and poor. And when it comes to love of music, Latin America is right there with the best of them.

Latin America has a rich musical heritage. When the region was first settled, the Moors, who were anything but intolerant, controlled some regions of Spain. It was a multi-ethnic, even multi-cultural region.

Moors, Jewish settlers, Spanish Christians, and the Roma (aka Gypsies) all lived in the region. Each had their own musical styles, which made for a wide variety of musical expression. The French troubadour tradition had its influence as well. And all of this carried over when Spanish colonists settled in the New World.

The region is now home to many distinct, colorful, and upbeat styles of music. Tango, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Jazz, Rumba, and Salsa are just a few of the many great kinds of music from Central and South America. And you can find all of these and more on “Ares Musica.”

The Ares P2P network has 100 million different files from 30 million different users worldwide. Ares Vista even has chat rooms and an instant messenger, so that you can ask around for any files you don’t find at first glance.

So if you don’t find what you’re looking for at first, just jump into chat and say, “Ares musica Latina, por favor?” and you’ll be sure to find what you want.

Ares Free Download: More Than Just File Sharing

June 8th, 2009 | Uncategorized | 26 Comments »

The Ares free download software isn’t just great for free music downloads and other file sharing. It’s also a community where you can meet other people who share your interests in film, music, and even open source software.

You can find other people who like the genres, bands, movies, or directors that you like while on the network. The Ares free download software includes chat rooms where you can meet others who are fans of the same kinds of music, movies, video, etc. that you like.

You don’t need anybody to tell you how important this is if you live in the middle of nowhere or if you’re into an obscure band or film director. It’s both fun and encouraging to find other people who are into what you’re into; for some it is even a special kind of solace.

This also means you may find other fans in your city, state, or region. So if there’s a show or screening coming up, and you don’t have anybody to go with–well, now you do!

This aspect of the network also helps you find free music downloads (as well as other kinds) that don’t appear as available on the network. Networking one-on-one with friends you meet through Ares may also net you some kewl free downloads, too. You never know what someone has available on their hard drive that they might not have ever seeded before.

The Ares free download comes with an instant messenger, so you can keep in touch with the friends you meet in chat rooms. If one of them is online at the same time you are (and it’s likely that several will be), you can hit them up and see if they have some music you want–or Tickets to the latest show.