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SoundCloud Go — Your favorite music and new discoveries, offline and ad-free
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@rrhoover @colemercer @bentossell This is a cool idea, and something that I think music fans always like. I'm wondering, though, how it's going to work out when SC releases its new subscription model. It might prove challenging to adapt to that if the new model is meant to be an evolution of the SC paradigm. Seems like it might be moving in two opposite directions if things aren't clearly demarkated.
@rrhoover Expanded catalogue means they're going to ingest (parts of) the catalogues of the labels they've done deals with.
We're excited to launch this today! Team members are watching the thread if anyone has any questions.
@colemercer Awesome to see that you guys can finally launch this! Offline support is really key.
What's the roadmap for Soundcloud Go? I'm thinking of recommendation, community, "radio" features for example.
Cheers!
@hfauq Thanks Hugo! We've got plenty of REALLY cool stuff coming up that I can't talk to specifically, but launching this service is the first step. In the mean time please tweet or DM me any feedback or ideas you have, we love feedback. I think you'll like what we're working on given your thoughts already :)
@colemercer I'm a huge fan of Soundcloud and excited to try this product. Soundcloud's search hasn't always been the easiest to find specific songs with. Have any improvements been made on search? Also I have a suggestion, Soundcloud go previews are only the first 30 seconds of the track which doesn't really let me know the overall 'feel of a song', is there a way to have the preview cover a more 'meatier' part of the song/mix?
@killa_kyle Unfortunately not yet on the preview question. With regards to search, we're actively working on making it better and that process will be a faster one now that we've taken this big step with a subscription platform :) Thanks for your feedback.
Soundcloud I love for its access to early stage artists and stuff from artists "crossing the chasm" that their labels haven't put on Spotify yet.
So for me, an expanded catalog I could not care less about. Especially when a family plan for Spotify is cheaper per person.
Offline playback, playlists, etc, in a SC player I'd dig. My ideal use case is Spotify for label stuff, SC for the hipster PBR&B tranche below.
Awesome! The existing Soundcloud library + expanded catalog + offline support would really make me consider switching from Spotify.
- What's the ETA for the EU launch?
- Will Soundcloud support Last.fm scrobbling at some point?
@lehrjulian I can't personally say anything about the EU launch but check out some of the articles posted today for comments from the founders. Also, thanks for the question on Last.fm - can you tell me what you use it for and why you'd like to see it? I can pass it on to the other product teams here.
@colemercer I simply like to keep track of my listening behavior. It's great to see your personal charts and built playlists based on that data. Most of the big streaming apps (Spotify, Deezer,...) offer adding your last.fm account so I assume I'm not the only one out there who's interested in this. Would love to see that feature in Soundcloud!
@lehrjulian Awesome. Thanks Julian I will talk to the team about it. BTW can you tell me any of your favorite uses for the collected data? For instance is there any other thing you plug your last.fm data into in order to generate playlists, recommendations, etc? Or any 1 or 2 favorite use cases for the data collected over time, even within last.fm itself.
Used to be a paid member and always wanted this feature. Would have to use third party apps to save music to the phone. However, as of late, myself and many other DJ's included have been fleeing the platform because many mixes/mashups are AGGRESSIVELY being taken down. If the rate at which these takedowns continue, how are mid-tier DJ's supposed to showcase their talent on SC anymore? It once used to be our hub for spreading awareness, but I keep getting pings from DJ's saying they're tired of having to repost or create new accts and are moving to Audiomack (which is obviously not as good).
Really glad this finally got shipped : that paves the way for some big, much needed improvement to discovery and social features.
Utterly DEVASTATED this isn't in the UK 😟 Massive SoundCloud fan. Can't wait until it gets here. Good job guys 😄
@prasannapegu Can't say specifically right now but keep an eye on our blog for more news in the future on additional locations.
Pretty excited about offline play support. Overall great release! I'd love for this to replace my Apple Music subscription, but I'm not sure the "expanded catalog" will cover everything I listen to.
I'm not sure how I feel about SoundCloud making the consumers bear the 30% Apple fee. It seems if you are after Spotify subscribers, you would bear that tax to make the price competitive.
Economics are economics, but I'm not sure if this is the right move coming in fresh to the subscription market.
@evanlaclark Hi Evan, this is pretty standard for mobile subscriptions - you can use the web to get the regular price.
wooohoo... offline playback... Literally something I'm struggling with right now while being in Spain and the garden is just out of WiFi reach!
@bentossell Very excited about this as well! So much interesting stuff discovered on SoundCloud, which I haven't been able to have availalbe when travling for instance.
@bentossell I agree. For me, localization in music services takes the cake of maximum annoyance... Which is the case here as Soundcloud Go isn't available in Europe yet(?)... at least no France/UK.
"SoundCloud Go isn’t available in your country yet. Head to SoundCloud now."
:( When will it be available in Australia?
@itsharisq Keep an eye on our blog for more details on when we expand to more countries! Thanks for the patience - it's a big project :)
@colemercer @itsharisq Why are there tracks that use to exist on soundcloud that now isn't available in Australia?
@jasiahgeizer @itsharisq Unfortunately can't elaborate on this in a public forum, but if you send a note to us at support@soundcloud.com then they'll help you out with this.
@colemercer this is awesome I'm excited to see where you guys take so much great content. As a developer building a product that works with your catalogue I'm wondering how will this work with your APIs?
@amellin94 Hey Alec - good question! We will have more info coming soon on the blog. Thanks for the kind words.
Brilliant! offline is the feature soundcloud was really missing. Are there any plans for a dedicated desktop app? I've used 3rd party apps but none of them have the ability to add songs to playlists, etc.
@connor_norvell That's something we'd love to know if there's a lot of interest in. What features specifically would you use it for? Have you tried extensions for your mac like SoundCleod?
@colemercer Really the main issue I have with the well designed apps, is that there is no option to like, or add to playlist. I might be in the minority of people looking for a dedicated app however.
@connor_norvell That's due primarily to API access. It's definitely a power user feature - but I'd love to hear any more feedback if you have it - feel free to Tweet or DM me in the future :)
Hi Cole - I have a premium artist account that I already pay 130 bucks a year for on SounCloud. Is go included for these accounts or is that separate ? Also , how does one know if a song is part of the expanded catalog on Soundcloud ? Are you ingesting a lot of catalog from major labels as a part of this service ?
@ranidu Hey there! You can find out more about how the subscription affects current creators here and there's some info on the pricing: https://blog.soundcloud.com/2016...
@colemercer @ranidu I read that link – there's essentially a free trial and then an additional $60/year that Premium artists have to pay (an additional 46%.)
That seems a bit unfortunate. SoundCloud doesn't exist without the people making the music. Since the artists have supported your service with their music AND their hard-earned dollars, I'd like to see you supporting the artist with this streaming service: micro-payments for content that we _listeners_ are paying for (a la Spotify, iTunes, etc etc) would be the norm. A free "Go" subscription should be a given. I've been a long-time fan of SoundCloud, but this feels a bit slimy.
@colemercer @jhampton @ranidu Whenever I read fluff snafus like “you can expect a lot more good stuff coming up” I cringe a little. Hope it’s not as good stuff as not having a repeat button for the past six years. Not letting artists pick up the bill is all the “good stuff” that matters for now.
Really excited about this, I listen to SoundCloud all day every day.
In the iOS update text it says $12.99/mo, but on soundcloud.com/go it says $9.99/mo. Is the price different depending on what device you use to sign up?
screenshot of iOS update: https://goo.gl/photos/frGjGgqHjC...
@evannite I think it is because Apple takes 30% for subscriptions via the App Store so this combats the loss.
@johan_mickelin Great question. Keep an eye out on the blog for API news in the future - can't share more quite yet :)
Congrats on the launch @colemercer. I think everyone is rooting for SoundCloud one way or another.
I doubt this feedback will go anywhere, but, is it entirely necessary for SoundCloud to "name" each and every product that's released? "Pro" and "On SoundCloud" and "Go." Eventually it just gets super confusing and it's tough for the SoundCloud brand to resonate completely. I think artists/consumers will "know" the difference overtime. So instead of differentiating, just "be" SoundCloud and guide the right user into the right place as they use the product. Easier said than done, I know.
Anyways, knit-picking. :) Excited to see some of the UI/UX changes you've been hinting at. From a creators perspective, we're always in your corner.
@dannyfiorentini Thanks Danny. We appreciate the feedback. We could be clearer with the names - since it's a two sided market with creators and listeners it's a little harder to clearly define which things are targeted to each. Be sure to send any more feedback our way :)
@dannyfiorentini Definitely won't - and thanks again for the feedback. You can Tweet at or Twitter DM me if you have more in the future.
I used to change between Soundcloud and Spotify looking for "discovery" and "mobility". When Spotify improved dramatically its "Weekly discover" service I ended up sticking to Spotify and getting the premium. I am very happy to see the offline mode finally arriving to Soundcloud. It's always been a service that I really wanted to like, I am glad to see that I have more reasons than ever to do so! Keep us posted when it launches worldwide! (and get some kind of form on .com/go to notify users when it's available in their country! if only for detecting the early adopters)
@siragnabih Good idea Sirag - thanks for the feedback there. Let us know if you have any more ideas or input.
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