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Ruckus at Wesleyan FAQ
Please also consult Ruckus's online Help page http://ruckus.custhelp.com/.

What is Ruckus?
www.ruckus.com/
Ruckus is a subscription download service which provides access to 1.5 million tracks of music from the five major labels and a number of independents. Users may also subscribe to a download video service. All media is encrypted so that it will cease to function after the subscription expires.

What does Ruckus cost?
Ruckus Music is free to Wesleyan students for the 2006-07 academic year. Students may subscribe to the video service for an additional cost. Faculty and staff may subscribe to Ruckus for $5.99/month, billed on a term basis. Alumni may subscribe for $7.99/month.

Does Ruckus Music work with Macs?
No. Ruckus Music is for PC users only.

Can Ruckus music be burned to a CD?
Free Ruckus Music tracks can't be burned to a CD. Tracks may be permanently downloaded/burned for $.79-.99 on average. Albums $9.99 on average.

Can Ruckus music be loaded on an iPod?
No.

Do any MP3 players work with Ruckus?
For an additional fee of $20 a semester, tracks can be uploaded to any Windows 'Plays For Sure' subscription compatible player, such as the Creative Zen Micro, or the iRiver H10 (www.playsforsure.com).

Are there system requirements for Ruckus Music?
  • A computer running Microsoft Windows XP SP1+
  • 800 MHz or faster CPU
  • 256 MB or greater RAM
  • Windows Media Player 10
  • Macromedia Flash Player 6.0 or higher
  • Quicktime 6.5 for RuckusTV
  • 10 MB free hard disk space for Ruckus Player
  • ~4 MB free hard disk space per song and ~700 MB per movie
  • Windows Internet Explorer 6  (medium security setting, javascript enabled, and allow cookies)

Is the Naxos classical music library part of Ruckus?
Yes, the Naxos Music Library is fully incorporated in Ruckus.
 

 

 

 

 

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