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  How to get the ultimate free music setup &#8211; <em>ok maybe it&#8217;s not the ultimate setup, but it&#8217;s still pretty cool</em>
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  <strong>Features</strong>: Continuous free, legal and unlimited, personally recommended songs that support the artist. &#8211; <em>sorry the ended up being a mouthfull</em>
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<h2 id="the-system">The System</h2>

<p><a href="/post_assets/Ultimate-Music-Diagram.png"><img src="/post_assets/Ultimate-Music-Diagram.png" alt="Ultimate Music Diagram" /></a></p>

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  <li>Get an account for each service / download the software
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      <li><a href="https://dropbox.com">Dropbox</a></li>
      <li><a href="http://www.ifttt.com">IFTTT</a></li>
      <li><a href="https://www.spotify.com/">Spotify</a></li>
      <li><a href="http://tribe.nu/Blockify.html">Blockify</a> - windows only or potentially <a href="http://smutefy.inacho.es">Smutefy</a></li>
      <li><a href="http://www.last.fm">Last Fm</a></li>
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  <li>Link them all together
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      <li><a href="http://www.guidingtech.com/16755/enable-last-fm-spotify-windows-mobile/">Spotify to Last.fm</a>
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          <li>open up Spotify preferences</li>
          <li>tick scrobble to Last.Fm and enter your Last.Fm details</li>
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          <li><a class="embed_recipe embed_recipe-l_82" id="embed_recipe-70959" href="https://ifttt.com/view_embed_recipe/70959" target="_blank"><img alt="IFTTT Recipe: save #free #music to #dropbox  based on your  #last.fm free music recommendations " src="https://ifttt.com/recipe_embed_img/70959" width="370px" /></a></li>
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          <li>Open up Blockify  then choose your Dropbox music folder by going Options -&gt; Set Folder</li>
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<h2 id="extra-points"> Extra points</h2>

<p>Sync your new Dropbox music folder to your mobile device using an app like <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.doublecore.musicdropnplay" target="_blank">MusicDropNPLay</a> for Android or  <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tunebox-dropbox-music-player/id475688071" target="_blank">Tunebox</a> for iOS.</p>

<h2 id="further-reading">Further Reading</h2>

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  <li><a href="/2013/11/ifttt-spotify-playlist-dropbox/" title="IFTTT: Spotify playlist to Dropbox">Other IFTTT music recipes</a></li>
  <li><a href="/2013/11/my-ifttt-recipes/" title="How I use IFTTT">How else I use IFTTT</a></li>
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