Who's doing soundcloud.com?

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 25 Feb 2011 7:10 pm

What pros/cons are in this? http://soundcloud.com/ Anything better, for free?

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 25 Feb 2011 8:33 pm

I like it because of the way in embeds into Facebook and Reddit. http://soundcloud.com/b0b

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 26 Feb 2011 11:41 am

Man bOb, I really like what you put up there, nice, thanx for the link!

Any other good soundcloud points to be found, anyone?

John Seitz · Post by **John Seitz** » 26 Feb 2011 2:25 pm

On it. www.soundcloud.com/johnseitz or if you really want something different check out my son www.soundcloud.com/djseitz

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 26 Feb 2011 6:17 pm

That's cool, but I'm even more interested in the working aspects of the site. I'm no tech reading comprehension whiz, so someone telling me in Dick and Jane terms just what positives SC provides, and the negatives vs similar sites, is easier to digest.

Michael Robertson · Post by **Michael Robertson** » 26 Feb 2011 7:53 pm

b0b wrote:I like it because of the way in embeds into Facebook and Reddit. http://soundcloud.com/b0b

Bob what steel are you using on "You Don't Know Me"?
It sounds huge! Great tone……..

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 26 Feb 2011 8:08 pm

Those songs are all pre-release mixes from my latest CD, Wine Country Swing. The guitar is a Desert Rose S-8 tuned to D6/G. I played through a Pod XT into the recorder (no amp or speaker).

The only other sound hosting service I use is BandCamp. It's good because you can sell downloads, but it doesn't have the neat embedding gadget that SoundCloud has.

http://b0blee.bandcamp.com

BandCamp doesn't sound as good because they stream a lower res version when you listen online, but users can download a CD-quality version of the track.

John Seitz · Post by **John Seitz** » 27 Feb 2011 6:27 am

Ron, why I use it:

1. It is dead simple to upload, to embed into other sites, to link, to share (email, etc).
2. The sound quality is good. Whatever compression algorithm they are using is more than acceptable. I've had people tell me it sounds better on Soundcloud than on iTunes (I put the exact same song file on both and I agree).
3. It's free. I opted for the lowest level paid so I can arrange the songs and move them around but the free version is fully functional.
4. It looks good. The graphics and interface are engaging and, in the words of my 20 year old DJ son, "cool"

I don't have a dog in this fight but it's free -- try it yourself and see what you think.

Brandin · Post by **Brandin** » 4 Mar 2011 9:42 am

http://soundcloud.com/vandura

GB

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 4 Mar 2011 11:02 am

Lovely Brumley-style you're throwing down there, Gary. What is that from?

Brandin · Post by **Brandin** » 4 Mar 2011 5:29 pm

Thanks Mike, glad ya like it. It's a demo my son and I did for Kevin Hatton's new ZB retro guitar. I really like Geoff's tele solo!

GB

Chris Bauer · Post by **Chris Bauer** » 4 Mar 2011 6:10 pm

Love that, Gary. Nice!