Soundcloud for dummies?
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- KVRAF
- 1666 posts since 28 Jun, 2007 from Amazon rain forest
There's some sites that does the job. I like this:tapper mike wrote:ya know....You could always import audio into windows movie maker add an image, export it as a video and upload it to youtube.
http://www.mp32tube.com/
(the free version has a 10MB size limit per track and a time limit too)
But I'd preffer to upload my tracks to SC. Easy to use and it put you in touch with lots of cool people and great musicians in almost all styles.
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- KVRAF
- 6804 posts since 20 Jan, 2008
Been there had that done. Though it doesn't seem to stop anyone else.hibidy wrote:YOUTUBE? YOUTUBE? Please, some group of lawyers will come over and arrest me because I used some sound I wasn't supposed to or some other nonsense
Dell Vostro i9 64GB Ram Windows 11 Pro, Cubase, Bitwig, Mixcraft Guitar Pod Go, Linntrument Nektar P1, Novation Launchpad
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- KVRAF
- 1548 posts since 12 Jan, 2010 from Copenhagen
That's a good point! For more impact I'd work with a few images make a slide show that set the mood.tapper mike wrote:ya know....You could always import audio into windows movie maker add an image, export it as a video and upload it to youtube.
waves break, but somehow it all makes sense.
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- KVRAF
- 1548 posts since 12 Jan, 2010 from Copenhagen
I'm not in the mood for getting fleeced by SoundCloud!
I have tonnes of content to get out there at some point.
Photography, Video, Sound, texts, website.
I think I'll go for the service that provides the most amount of space and security, then make my audio files live embedded in a custom video player with the waveform display movie capture. Surely the comments strip is just a piece of code that can be duplicated.
My Provider has to have a fair Price, Security, Backup, Webhosting would be cool. Shop template, Blog,, direct link to my custom vidioplayer.
Then I can use SoundClouds free accounts as a dynamic space for latests tracks.
I've done research on the photo sites as well SmugMug does a nice job for photographers if SoundCloud had that slick of a setup on offer then I think the prices they are asking for would be more inline with reality.
I sense though that all this functionality on offer here is possible in a homemade setup. And really SoundCloud in my a opinion is just a player of tracks. If you want to sell your music or sound design there are other more suitable services.. For example most sounds I buy from developers here on KVR is done through paypal then I get sent a download link, no soundclloud in sight.
As to the feedback on tracks, I don't know, it's cute, gives a little tinkle. but really from there to it being a place for geeting useful constructive feedback, it just doesn't happen. I'd rather develop contacts with a few seasoned mentors, that can give my tracks a real going over, and not be afraid I'll get hurt if they allow their true opinions to come through. That's garbage but what if you.... type of feedback.. This is easy if it's done in a private way.
Don't want too many monkies on my back!
I have tonnes of content to get out there at some point.
Photography, Video, Sound, texts, website.
I think I'll go for the service that provides the most amount of space and security, then make my audio files live embedded in a custom video player with the waveform display movie capture. Surely the comments strip is just a piece of code that can be duplicated.
My Provider has to have a fair Price, Security, Backup, Webhosting would be cool. Shop template, Blog,, direct link to my custom vidioplayer.
Then I can use SoundClouds free accounts as a dynamic space for latests tracks.
I've done research on the photo sites as well SmugMug does a nice job for photographers if SoundCloud had that slick of a setup on offer then I think the prices they are asking for would be more inline with reality.
I sense though that all this functionality on offer here is possible in a homemade setup. And really SoundCloud in my a opinion is just a player of tracks. If you want to sell your music or sound design there are other more suitable services.. For example most sounds I buy from developers here on KVR is done through paypal then I get sent a download link, no soundclloud in sight.
As to the feedback on tracks, I don't know, it's cute, gives a little tinkle. but really from there to it being a place for geeting useful constructive feedback, it just doesn't happen. I'd rather develop contacts with a few seasoned mentors, that can give my tracks a real going over, and not be afraid I'll get hurt if they allow their true opinions to come through. That's garbage but what if you.... type of feedback.. This is easy if it's done in a private way.
Don't want too many monkies on my back!
waves break, but somehow it all makes sense.
- KVRian
- 838 posts since 7 Jul, 2008 from Lost in the wilderness
why not use www.dropbox.com ?hibidy wrote:Seriously, I have no idea what the hell I want.
My needs? To be able to upload sound files and a couple of songs in WAV. I already have Box for mp3's. I have no clue looking at the details what any of that stuff means.
BTW, I have 0.004% interest in mobile anything. So, if that factors in, ditch it.....I don't care.
it gives you 2GB free and then 500MB extra for each friend you invite (through email referral) -- you can store any type of file there, and the files you put in the public folder can have public links generated for you to post anywhere. This "public" folder is not "public" in its entirety, only the people that see the link can have access to the single linked file, and nothing else in the "public" folder. If the file is an mp3, wma, etc, it will stream. WAVs will stream too, or you can right click and download, like any other audio file.
Here's a .wav example:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9415384/38-Auto ... 0Augur.wav
Moreover, if the free space is not enough for you and you have 2 or more email addresses, you can open 2 or more different free accounts (it doesn't care about your IP ) and you can even "connect" them through shared folders.
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- KVRAF
- 3477 posts since 27 Dec, 2002 from North East England
I'm seriously considering moving to Youtube actually. Free, no limits (you're initially limited to 10 minute videos but they remove this restriction after a while), outstanding and detailed analytics, better audio quality than Soundcloud at all video sizes other than 240p (this is the one I consider a total shocker), Youtube and the concept of embedded videos are more familiar to the public... Other than Soundcloud's networking features, I'm seeing no reason to stay there at the moment.
- KVRAF
- 8182 posts since 22 Sep, 2008 from Windsor. UK
One thing to note about Soundcloud is that whatever format you upload, it'll be streamed at 128kbps mp3, and pretty badly encoded too. It can be downloaded as whatever format you uploaded (WAV, Flac etc) but not stream as that.
Soundcloud | Facebook |
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 42529 posts since 21 Dec, 2005
Oh. That's mehtehlord wrote:One thing to note about Soundcloud is that whatever format you upload, it'll be streamed at 128kbps mp3, and pretty badly encoded too. It can be downloaded as whatever format you uploaded (WAV, Flac etc) but not stream as that.
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- KVRAF
- 3477 posts since 27 Dec, 2002 from North East England
Yep. For comparison, and assuming your video utilises an uncompressed or lossless audio container, Youtube encodes audio at:tehlord wrote:One thing to note about Soundcloud is that whatever format you upload, it'll be streamed at 128kbps mp3, and pretty badly encoded too. It can be downloaded as whatever format you uploaded (WAV, Flac etc) but not stream as that.
240p - 60kb/s MP3
360p/480p - 128kb/s AAC
720p and above - 192kb/s AAC
For a service dedicated to streaming audio, Soundcloud's streaming quality is a joke.
But those networking features...
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- KVRAF
- 11051 posts since 19 Jun, 2008 from Seattle
Yeah it's harsh... It made my sorta crappy tracks sound more than sorta crappy.hibidy wrote:Oh. That's mehtehlord wrote:One thing to note about Soundcloud is that whatever format you upload, it'll be streamed at 128kbps mp3, and pretty badly encoded too. It can be downloaded as whatever format you uploaded (WAV, Flac etc) but not stream as that.
I'm not a musician, but I've designed sounds that others use to make music. http://soundcloud.com/obsidiananvil
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 42529 posts since 21 Dec, 2005
It used to be that Box didn't have wav support for playback, only download. Now it looks like they do so other than the convenience of live/soundcloud integration this is no longer an issue.
Anyways, thanks for all the info and help!
Anyways, thanks for all the info and help!
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- KVRAF
- 1548 posts since 12 Jan, 2010 from Copenhagen
That's cool, I'm using MP3 encoded in Fission in best quality. I haven't used much time finding out if the Box Mp3 player degraded the audio quality.hibidy wrote:It used to be that Box didn't have wav support for playback, only download. Now it looks like they do so other than the convenience of live/soundcloud integration this is no longer an issue.
Anyways, thanks for all the info and help!
I'd prefer not to make my original Waves available for download. You can apparently only restrict to streaming if you have a paid account.
waves break, but somehow it all makes sense.