There are some news that SoundCloud in danger of running out of cash. They don't find an investor and they have not enough cash for 2017 and so they need money or a buyer.
http://www.recode.net/2017/3/10/1488780 ... investment
Soundcloud is running out of cash
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- KVRAF
- 5913 posts since 17 Aug, 2004 from Berlin, Germany
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- KVRAF
- 1986 posts since 29 Apr, 2010 from NYC
ha! screw 'em.
"SoundCloud’s struggle is taking place while there’s renewed investor interest in streaming music."
well i know sc doesnt realize this...but they arent a streaming music site.
ive said it before and ill say it again...sc shot themselves in the foot when they abandoned their original core customers in some idiotic short sighted attempt at becoming a streaming audio service.
soundcloud is (was) a repository for artists, so they had an easy place to share their work...not a source of entertainment where listeners go to stream content. the attempt to switch from the former to the latter was ill conceived and plain old stupid.
"SoundCloud’s struggle is taking place while there’s renewed investor interest in streaming music."
well i know sc doesnt realize this...but they arent a streaming music site.
ive said it before and ill say it again...sc shot themselves in the foot when they abandoned their original core customers in some idiotic short sighted attempt at becoming a streaming audio service.
soundcloud is (was) a repository for artists, so they had an easy place to share their work...not a source of entertainment where listeners go to stream content. the attempt to switch from the former to the latter was ill conceived and plain old stupid.
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- KVRAF
- 4589 posts since 7 Jun, 2012 from Warsaw
Soundcloud has been rumoured as "dying" for years now. It's till there, though personally I don't see future for it.
Earlier today I read they plan to introduce some royalty plan for DJ mixes
Earlier today I read they plan to introduce some royalty plan for DJ mixes
Blog ------------- YouTube channel
Tricky-Loops wrote: (...)someone like Armin van Buuren who claims to make a track in half an hour and all his songs sound somewhat boring(...)
Tricky-Loops wrote: (...)someone like Armin van Buuren who claims to make a track in half an hour and all his songs sound somewhat boring(...)
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- KVRist
- 100 posts since 8 Mar, 2017 from Kathmandu
They've pretty much brought it on themselves. Now maybe Facebook will be smart enough to step up - buy them out and have some decent integration of Soundcloud and Facebook.
(A cat can dream!)
(A cat can dream!)
Feed The Paw
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- KVRAF
- 5440 posts since 4 Aug, 2006 from Helsinki
The concept "decent integration with the Facebook" is an absurdity.TheCatBurglar wrote:They've pretty much brought it on themselves. Now maybe Facebook will be smart enough to step up - buy them out and have some decent integration of Soundcloud and Facebook.
(A cat can dream!)
The only decent integration with the Facebook is a total dis-integration.
Facebook integration of any service =
step to the holistic control and concentration.
I'm for the idea that the end user can control and decide which services/information he/she wants to integrate. Not any 3rd party or company.
(I know, I have already lost the game, but I said "I'm for the idea", and will keep some noise for it)
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fluffy_little_something fluffy_little_something https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=281847
- Banned
- 12880 posts since 5 Jun, 2012
I couldn't care less if it disappeared as I never liked it. Their embedded player still has no volume control, right? 
I think it is the fate of big sites that they become less appealing as they grow and sprawl. Same reason many people abandon FB.
I think it is the fate of big sites that they become less appealing as they grow and sprawl. Same reason many people abandon FB.
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The_Hidden_Goose The_Hidden_Goose https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=10878 - KVRian
- 945 posts since 8 Dec, 2003 from Birmingham-ish, UK (Tamworth, but shhh!)
Has it's problems, but I still find it handy. I'll sorry to see it go, but there'll always be something else.
Never had a problem integrating it with facebook. As much as I could ever imagine needing it to anyway.
Never had a problem integrating it with facebook. As much as I could ever imagine needing it to anyway.
Q. Why is a mouse when it spins?
A. The higher the fewer.
A. The higher the fewer.
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- KVRAF
- 4329 posts since 26 Jun, 2004
An investor will show up, because SC is still the hub.
Until there is a close competitor, it will remain, because it somehow maintains its "potential" to be something more than it is.
FYI,
hearthis.at has an 'auto-import' feature for your SC profile....
Nevermind. Just realized that it just imports the Soundcloud stream, even if you have downloads enabled. Boo.
Until there is a close competitor, it will remain, because it somehow maintains its "potential" to be something more than it is.
FYI,
hearthis.at has an 'auto-import' feature for your SC profile....
Nevermind. Just realized that it just imports the Soundcloud stream, even if you have downloads enabled. Boo.
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Winstontaneous Winstontaneous https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=98336
- KVRAF
- 2593 posts since 15 Feb, 2006 from Another Green World
Totally agree, v. 1 was brilliant, everything since has been a "WTF?" money grab. It's crazy when companies don't understand what their core competencies or target audience/userbase actually are!chaosWyrM wrote:ha! screw 'em.
"SoundCloud’s struggle is taking place while there’s renewed investor interest in streaming music."
well i know sc doesnt realize this...but they arent a streaming music site.
ive said it before and ill say it again...sc shot themselves in the foot when they abandoned their original core customers in some idiotic short sighted attempt at becoming a streaming audio service.
soundcloud is (was) a repository for artists, so they had an easy place to share their work...not a source of entertainment where listeners go to stream content. the attempt to switch from the former to the latter was ill conceived and plain old stupid.
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- Banned
- 5357 posts since 7 May, 2015
Pretty sure the reason they are in trouble is because they have the most idiotic free to payment setup in history. Not to mention everything on it sounds like it came from the same person.
The best system setup would be allowing for wavs, a pricing setup that tailors to real-world needs, advertising that isn't intrusive (advertising is very important to budget in the cheapskates) and a no-nonsense approach (seems they've pissed their customers off regularly)
But, that's not gonna happen.
The best system setup would be allowing for wavs, a pricing setup that tailors to real-world needs, advertising that isn't intrusive (advertising is very important to budget in the cheapskates) and a no-nonsense approach (seems they've pissed their customers off regularly)
But, that's not gonna happen.
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- KVRAF
- 3729 posts since 3 Nov, 2015
Cool.incubus wrote: Not to mention everything on it sounds like it came from the same person.
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- Banned
- 5357 posts since 7 May, 2015
Well, it can't just be me. I mean even youtube sounds acceptable.
Examples of a new drum kit? Same. Guitar parts? Same. A new song? Same.
All has that "we've compressed this to sound the same" sameness
Examples of a new drum kit? Same. Guitar parts? Same. A new song? Same.
All has that "we've compressed this to sound the same" sameness
