I use Music Match Jukebox 4 on an xp home machine. It's an old version of Music Match but does things that suit me (record from albums - copy music we do live in the pub on tape into the computer and then cd etc).

It is legal and I got it from the following book from the library - "The Complete Idiot's Guide to MP3" - . Works well for me and the book is a reasonable intro (got a birthday this year? Beats socks)

ISBN 0130879215
Personal Author Brown, Roger
Title The Complete Idiot's Guide to Mp3 Uk Music on the Internet
Publication info Que 2000
Physical descrip 265P. ILL. 22CM. CD-ROM. PBK.
Added author Underhill, Rod
Added author Gertler, Nat

I have a track splitter that came with .net magazine. Use Cakewalk Guitar Tracks 2 when I have time for tinkering at home.