Hi everybody!

Just a simple observation and food for thought:

The SoundCloud player is accessible from iPad and iPhone, whereas SoundClick and ReverbNation players are not. I always have my iPad and/or iPhone with me but am hardly ever near my PC anymore. I'd love to be able to listen to the songs on the forum but I can only listen to the songs that are posted to SoundCloud or hosted somewhere that defaults to a media player such as QuickTime. 

With more and more people turning to mobile devices, would you guys be opposed to posting your music on SoundCloud so that it could be heard by more people?

(Posted from my iPad) 

Soundcloud and nothing else! I find reverbnation and soundclick to be slow, cluttered and sometimes crash on CERTAIN browers. Ill be honest, I only listen to songs on the cakewalk forum if they are soundcloud, thats how arrogant I am!

Are mobile devices the best way to listen?

Whack,
I hear ya!

James,
They work great for listening if you use decent headphones, ear buds or sound dock.

I use all three sites when I upload music. When I listen to music I am in the studio so it does not matter which site I use. Sound click and Reverbnation seems to take slightly longer to load. I remember reading debates about which one actually sounds better. To be honest though I don't think there is much difference.

Whack: It is good to know you only hear sound cloud songs. I think sound cloud's design is simple yet effective. While some people only post their music on one of these sites you present a good reason to use sound cloud as well. I think it is a good idea to use all 3 communities In order to reach more people. This is just from a marketing aspect. 

I was all ready to join Soundcloud, and then I was unable to listen to several posters because Soundcloud was unable to load on my computer for several days.  The same was true for Reverbnation when their server went on the blink for 2 or 3 days.  I still may upload to Soundcloud just to compare with Soundclick.  Cian, I hope you don't stop listening to my songs just because I'm not on SC.

So everyone has to change what they do because iphones/pads don't work properly ? Mebbe people should just buy something that does ? ;)

BTW - No offence intended Scotty - but is it just me that finds the whole "sent from my i-pad/ phone " sig a bit.....well, sad ? Does anyone really care what device was used ?

I understand the point you are trying to make re maximum potential exposure. If I was attempting to make money at this, then I guess it would be sensible to pander to those who fall for the Apple hype, but as I'm not then I can't say I'm that bothered. TBH I have had a Soundcloud account since it first started, but I hardly ever use it. Although it is better in some ways - being able to load wavs etc - I find it to be quite inflexible (never figured out how to change song order for example) and I don't like the way that the music won't carry on playing if you click on the persons profile etc, whereas soundclick will just carry on playing while you browse.
Also, personally I find it slower to load and if one of them is going to be down it will nearly always be souncloud. Can't get on with Reverbnation at all, always takes three or four attempts to get anything to play for me.

@ Cian - as for refusing to even try to listen to something simply because it isn't on soundcloud, well you said it.....!   Just as well everybody doesn't take that view or you would have considerably less listeners yourself.

Here is a revelation for you.  I've been an information technology director for 35 years, as well as a programmer, and I have lived computers for nearly 40 years.  I've learned ti hate computers and I'm just about the only person in our whole organization that doesn't own a smartphone and doesn't want one.  People question a lot why I'm not head-over-heels in love with all thing techy... But I'm not. 
 
Once everyone has a smart phone, the art of communication will be lost forever.  Eveyrone is going to mp3s and earbuds when we should be going to 64 bit digital and really big kick-ass speakers.  I'm a dinosaur.

What little I've used Revebnation, it doesn't seem as easy as SoundClick, but I pay to keep the adds off Soundclick, which makes it look better. 

Daryl

Ok, Its not totally black and white with me and I will listen to songs I wanna hear from people I like, dont matter where it is posted (Its ok Lynn, I listen to your stuff anyway). Its just if I quickly wanna listen to a few random songs, nice and briskly on the forum, I actually get turned off if I see a soundclick or reverbnation link, just because I've had bad experiences with them. That's just straight up feedback, would like to know if anyone else is the same. Yes Paulo you are right!

Scottytunes, I didn't actually answer your mobile question, but there is no question that more mobile devices are being used than ever, not to mention the apple brand, which I own myself. At the end of the day you want people to listen to your music and if there's more access to soundcloud, well then its a pretty big pull factor or a no-brainer if you ask me! I know people will defend the others, but each to their own. They all have their market share.

Cian

Amen to Sound Cloud!!!

I have the others but dont use them for one reason or another. (Take forever to loads if it loads most of the time, Sound Cloud is Hit Play and its off and runnin'.)  Plus I think the player sounds better with their WAVE Files