Getting a Pro Soundcloud account
Getting a Pro Soundcloud account Posted on: 26.10.2013 by Maxie Miltz Should I get a pro soundcloud account? What are the Pros and cons? | |
Lina Rawie 09.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by SirReal
SoundCloud = 187 (155) Mixcloud = 3,156 (4,696) So SoundCloud is one of the top 200 most popular sites in the world (at least according to Alexa), while Mixcloud is miles behind. |
Tera Baragan 04.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by tranceaddict
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Lakeesha Storman 03.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by The Mighty FV
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Hellen Mindrup 03.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by AllDay
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Tera Baragan 02.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by The Mighty FV
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Tera Baragan 01.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by Kwal
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Hellen Mindrup 01.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by DJSigma
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Lina Rawie 01.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by Kwal
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Marjory Dessellier 12.11.2013 | ya get more upload hours |
Lina Rawie 09.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by SirReal
SoundCloud = 187 (155) Mixcloud = 3,156 (4,696) So SoundCloud is one of the top 200 most popular sites in the world (at least according to Alexa), while Mixcloud is miles behind. |
Antonetta Wikel 07.11.2013 | Interesting...Mixcloud and Soundcloud came out around the same time. I use soundcloud to post my latest mix and mixcloud to archive it when the next mix is ready for soundcloud. I've definitely noticed that mixcloud gets "no love". Pretty stagnant as far as people checking out your stuff. I have to attribute this to the "streaming only" of mixcloud vs. the download option of soundcloud. Also, mixcloud makes you post the playlist and if you don't, it creates it for you. Mixcloud seems more geared towards "legality and props to the artist". |
Chuck Peretto 07.11.2013 | Good to read about you guys posting Soundcloud vs Mixcloud. I was curious about this myself. I'd never heard of Mixcloud until about 2 months ago, so it makes sense that more listeners may find your music or mix on Soundcloud. |
Latoria Kavulich 05.11.2013 | Not blowing my own horn but our hits have exploded since getting a Pro account (even before the new plans) Here is an example of the enhanced stats overview page. Ours from last month |
Isa Erik 05.11.2013 | I have never considered Soundcloud or Mixcloud a place where I would upload my mixes and people would "stumble" on them on their own. I treat them like storage sites. |
Marcelina Hanaway 05.11.2013 | Posted this question in another thread, but don't believe anyone saw it. Is there a promo code for a pro account out there? Came up short when looking myself. |
Palma Hanslip 05.11.2013 | Possibly the best money i spent was upgrading to a pro account. I've got unlimited uploads which for me is the main reason i upgraded. But after a while you start to enjoy the smaller things like the full user stats etc.. I recommend it to anyone because as people said i was using Mixcloud for a long time but i was getting 20 or mayb 30 listens per mix in a year but Soundcloud i'm getting around 500 listens in a few weeks or months. |
Lina Rawie 05.11.2013 | I've never had much luck with Mixcloud. I uploaded one mix there because it was blocked by SoundCloud, so it's the only place I've uploaded the mix, and it's had 231 listens in about 2 years. At the end of the day, I go where I'm more likely to have my stuff heard, which at the moment is definitely SoundCloud despite its restrictions. |
Tera Baragan 04.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by tranceaddict
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Forrest Weeks 04.11.2013 | I believe keeping the soundcloud for production snippets and mixcloud for mixes makes more sense, but then again there are less people on mixcloud |
Lakeesha Storman 03.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by The Mighty FV
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Hellen Mindrup 03.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by AllDay
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Tera Baragan 02.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by The Mighty FV
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Joesph Kasian 02.11.2013 | I honestly feel disgusted by people who don't have a pro SC account...it costs next to nothing for godsake, are you serious about your career or not!? |
Lannie Kutay 02.11.2013 | pro is the only way to go, if your going to post mixes, because they take up so much time |
Audrey Pinda 02.11.2013 | A lot of the copyright stuff is their automatic algorithms, but people can also report your sounds on their own if they feel like being an asshat. I had a mix up for over a year and then it got taken down at one point because a record label apparently just signed up for being a nazi. That being said, paid is priceless. More mixes to post up and seeing statistics. I get a kick out of seeing people around the world checking in on my mixes time to time. I ran into more issues with the uploading thing BEFORE I paid for it as well, so keep that in mind too. |
Tera Baragan 01.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by Kwal
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Hellen Mindrup 01.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by DJSigma
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Lina Rawie 01.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by Kwal
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Hellen Mindrup 01.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by DJSigma
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Latoria Kavulich 01.11.2013 | Ya the new version can be a PITA. I've had upload issues so just use the classic uploader. |
Lina Rawie 26.10.2013 | The only con for me is the automatic waveform scanning that SoundCloud uses to try and prevent copyright infringement. It seems to only scan the first few minutes of anything you upload, but I've had 2 or 3 mixes blocked at the point of upload because of it, forcing me to host them elsewhere. Unless that is scrapped (unlikely!), it's only going to get more and more restrictive as time goes on. But if you don't have copyright issues, I believe SoundCloud is by far the best site for sharing your stuff, although I believe they took a couple of steps back with the upgrade to the "Next" version. |
Isa Erik 26.10.2013 | I've given up on Soundcloud and went to Hearthis.at for my promo mixes Of course, for original music production I can see why would you want to be on Soundcloud. |
Latoria Kavulich 26.10.2013 | Especially getting the permanent discount when they bought in the pro unlimited plan. 79 euros/year |
Tera Baragan 26.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by Jester
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Latoria Kavulich 25.10.2013 | there are no cons. |
Maxie Miltz 25.10.2013 | Hahaha, I just did it for the sole reason of the orange star, |
Hellen Mindrup 26.10.2013 | More upload time, advanced stats on your sounds, etc. Oh yeah, cool orange star next to your name. |
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