Hey y'all, there is no song on this post, but I hope it will still fit into this forum?
 
I notice that almost everyone uses Soundcloud for their tunes. For the benefit of all, I wonder if we could discuss a few questions:
 
1) Does SC keep your original bit rate (320kbps please?) or does SC render it unto 128 kbps no matter what you send it?
 
2) Does anyone else hear the cymbal flanging on many, many SC tracks?
 
3) Some of you enable downloads, some don't. What is your reasoning either way?
 
4) Do you offer to sell your downloads on some other site? Which one and why?
 
5) Are downloads the "dodo bird" and it's all about streaming now? 
 
 
thanks, I know a little Soundcloud chat might help everyone who strives to make their musical children sound good, certainly myself included. If there is a better forum to have this discussion, please advise?
 
thanks y'all!
-Tom

1) Does SC keep your original bit rate (320kbps please?) or does SC render it unto 128 kbps no matter what you send it?
 
As far as I can tell it's rendered to 128kbps, although to my ears it sounds better than Soundclick, which definitely does that.
 
2) Does anyone else hear the cymbal flanging on many, many SC tracks?
 
Never noticed that, no.
 
3) Some of you enable downloads, some don't. What is your reasoning either way?
 
Don't see any point in enabling downloads when I've tried to give away music for free before with little success
 
4) Do you offer to sell your downloads on some other site? Which one and why?
 
Not any more. Sold a handful of tunes on Soundclick over the years, never made the minimum pay-out amount.
 
5) Are downloads the "dodo bird" and it's all about streaming now? 
 
I don't know, but see 3) above.
 
 
 
 

Hi Tom,
 
I will just address a few of the questions. First there many reasons for using soundcloud. I like it in it's pro form because it gives me stats down to what country and what city people who play my stuff are in.
I put quick rough drafts of stuff up to get feedback.
 
I enable downloads because other people record with me and sometimes need the files or otherwise I have to dropbox them. I don't sell much on the internet and really nothing but albums on CD Baby. I have never made any real money selling on the internet. We made good money off record sales from the live shows and some small amount from a label in Holland. I guess like many blues musicians we have always been better liked in Europe than the United States.
 
The which and why of sites to sell music on is a long complex subject. Perhaps I will have a bit of time to give you my take later today.
 
Cheers,
 
Billy

Hi,
Soundcloud convert your track in 128 kb but the downloads are in the original file resolution .
I've read theese informations on Izotope site in an article called :"Mastering for the web" or something lire that.
All the best,
Olivier

 
1) http://help.soundcloud.com/customer/portal/articles/94796
 
2) Occasionally.
 
3) I always allow my original work to be downloaded. I upload at 320kbps, and that is the file you get when you download.
 
4) Who on earth would buy my stuff?
 
5) Possibly... Although I make my songs available for download, no one bothers. So either everyone prefers to simply click on the play, and stream, or someone is trying to tell me something...

synkrotron
 
1) http://help.soundcloud.com/customer/portal/articles/94796
 
2) Occasionally.
 
3) I always allow my original work to be downloaded. I upload at 320kbps, and that is the file you get when you download.
 
4) Who on earth would buy my stuff?
 
5) Possibly... Although I make my songs available for download, no one bothers. So either everyone prefers to simply click on the play, and stream, or someone is trying to tell me something...

I sure as hell would.

marcos69
I sure as hell would.

I've got two albums worth of stuff that I wouldn't give away, now that I know what I know about mixing and and what have you 
 

1) Does SC keep your original bit rate (320kbps please?) or does SC render it unto 128 kbps no matter what you send it?
- I always upload 16bit wave files and allow SC to do what it does.
 
2) Does anyone else hear the cymbal flanging on many, many SC tracks?
- Sometimes...  It is MP3 conversion so hi-end artifacts can come with the territory
 
3) Some of you enable downloads, some don't. What is your reasoning either way?
- I use the SC defaults, whatever they are
 
4) Do you offer to sell your downloads on some other site? Which one and why?
- Like Synkotron, I can't imagine actually selling my tunes  

5) Are downloads the "dodo bird" and it's all about streaming now?
- Good question!   No answer here though - I just don't keep up with this stuff
 
 
The bottom line for me is that SC is convenient, already has a large user base, and the color scheme reminds me of Melodyne. 
 

I always upload 24/44.1 .wav files.
 
2) Does anyone else hear the cymbal flanging on many, many SC tracks?
Not sure. Am I supposed to be listening for that? 
 
3) Some of you enable downloads, some don't. What is your reasoning either way?
Sometimes I like to give away and sometimes I don't. I'm flaky that way.
 
4) Do you offer to sell your downloads on some other site? Which one and why?
Not worth the effort, IMO.
 
 
 
 

I spent a little time on Nimbit (owned by PreSonus) when I was using Studio One, but it's not locked to it. They now let you specify the quality of the songs you post, all the way up to the loss-less files you uploaded. It looks like a store, because, well, it is, but you can set the price of your songs to $0, so peeps can d/l them for free. For those who perform live, they have some nice features.
 
http://www.nimbit.com/
 
Hard to beat CD Baby at what they do; they just don't do Soundcloud/Nimbit. Yet. ;)