It seems SoundCloud isn't going to last a lot longer.

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pacorobles
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13 Jul 2017

Any thoughts?
https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/12/soundshroud/
What do you think is the next platform for sharing your music? Personally I think it's sad. They were on their way to something big a few years back.
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AttenuationHz
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13 Jul 2017

Died when they got rid of groups imo.
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13 Jul 2017

I will have to find another receptacle for my garbage.
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13 Jul 2017

Last one to Bandcamp's a sucker
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13 Jul 2017

It died when groups did.
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13 Jul 2017

Oquasec wrote:
13 Jul 2017
It died when groups did.
So true!

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13 Jul 2017

o/
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gak
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13 Jul 2017

And, (and I'll stick to this to death) everything sounds the same on it.

It's the worst upload quality there is of anything I believe.

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platzangst
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13 Jul 2017

I remember a time when MP3.com looked like it was going to be THE platform for indie artists, forever and ever. That was around the time when MySpace was THE social website and everyone had LiveJournals. Things change. Other things will move in to fill the gap - eventually.

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gak
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13 Jul 2017

mp3 rules the roost, but there are different forms of mp3.

There is a dull sheen to everything uploaded to soundcloud. It's like everything was produced by the same person and the same computer.

Most people don't notice it, but it drives me crazy (and my ears are old and fucked)

No low end, no top sizzle, and not much in between.

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13 Jul 2017

gak wrote:
13 Jul 2017
mp3 rules the roost, but there are different forms of mp3.

There is a dull sheen to everything uploaded to soundcloud. It's like everything was produced by the same person and the same computer.

Most people don't notice it, but it drives me crazy (and my ears are old and fucked)

No low end, no top sizzle, and not much in between.
Always wondered why my stuff sounded shit now I have an excuse :)
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gak
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13 Jul 2017

:lol:

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raymondh
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13 Jul 2017

Doom and gloom press for sure, but it's not over yet.

If it does go under at some stage, I think I'll put my energy into YouTube. I have a Bandcamp presence but don't find it inspiring for discovering music. The only problem with YouTube is the additional effort to attach your audio to some sort of video content (even if it's just a static image with the song name).

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platzangst
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13 Jul 2017

gak wrote:
13 Jul 2017
mp3 rules the roost, but there are different forms of mp3.
I was referring to the website "mp3.com", not the mp3 format. Which, I guess, goes to show how something that once was so big now is hardly remembered.

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kuhliloach
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13 Jul 2017

Would it be that hard for SoundCloud to emulate Bandcamp's "model" -- and just let people sell their original music? Seems pretty simple if they want to survive. If not then "Last one to Bandcamp's a sucker" ... as the saying goes.

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gak
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14 Jul 2017

Seems I'm not either. But frankly, if you support an idiot company, you get what you deserve.

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14 Jul 2017

Oquasec wrote:
13 Jul 2017
It died when groups did.
It died a year earlier when they did that bloody awful site overhaul and turned it from being easy to use and well laid-out, to the fucking mess it is now, in the process making it difficult to even find groups you were in, as that option was removed from the main overview page.

Then they killed groups because, apparently, few people used it. "Well, no shit, dumbasses, you removed the fucking links to it!" :roll:

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14 Jul 2017

Alternatives to Soundcloud?
Any suggestions here?

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14 Jul 2017

Ahornberg wrote:Alternatives to Soundcloud?
Any suggestions here?
Yeah that's what I want to know... Need to start looking looking I guess.
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Oquasec
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14 Jul 2017

I guess the usual? youtube & bandcamp?
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14 Jul 2017

Oquasec wrote:I guess the usual? youtube & bandcamp?
Bandcamp doesn't seem that popular outside of artists and people following buy links from artists. Just my general impression.

YouTube is alright but I'd like a music focused site. Like if Spotify didn't require an aggregator to get your music up there.

Maybe ReverbNation could take over? Don't like it as much as Soundcloud but it could work.
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15 Jul 2017

I'm feeling like youtube & bandcamp are here to stay. So...I'm just sticking to those.
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15 Jul 2017

Whelp, SoundCloud's twitter has just spoken otherwise!
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Oquasec
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15 Jul 2017

Too much bullshit from soundcloud to care tbh.
Whether or not it shuts down, I will not support it further. :lol:
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