Friday, 16 September 2016

Group post Institutions: SoundCloud


Sound cloud is a really effective way of getting your music online, the site is actually just audio files, not videos so we wouldn't be able to upload our video on here unfortunately. It is a free website unless you want to subscribe to Sound cloud Premium, but it is always free to upload audio tracks. This is going to be really helpful for new and upcoming artists as Sound cloud is becoming more and more popular and helping undiscovered artists find managers and record labels, this is partly due to the fact that the service attracts more than 175 million unique monthly listeners, while content creators upload about 12 hours worth of audio every minute.

How this research has influenced my planning
I don't see us using Soundcloud for our media project as there is no option to upload videos and that is obviously the entire task we have been set so it is really not a viable option for us, however I do really think it would be a great platform if we were to create an original single.

I fully agree with what Caity has said here, for a relativity unknown artist who has a song recorded but no music video due to the lack of funds to make it or not knowing how Sound cloud is a great way to go with people finding success and agents on the site!.

Sound Cloud is one of those sites that appeals to all ages and both gender's through its design and vast depth of content on the website itself.

Sound Cloud is a global online audio distribution platform based in Berlin, Germany, that enables its users to upload, record, promote, and share their originally-created sounds. According to the company’s data, in December 2014, the service attracts more than 175 million unique monthly listeners, while content creators upload about 12 hours’ worth of audio every minute

Some sound cloud feature’s I found from research are
  • ·         Among Sound Cloud’s key features is the ability to allow artists to upload their music with a distinctive URL. By allowing sound files to be embedded anywhere, Sound Cloud can be combined with Twitter and Facebook to let members reach an audience better. By clicking a share button corresponding to the site where they wish to promote the shared content - such as Facebook - and approving the post, artists and publishers can let audiences on that site see the content through their desired media outlet.

  •       Registered Sound Cloud users have the power to listen to as much content as they wish and to upload up to 180 minutes of audio to their profile. All of these features are free of charge and available to all Sound Cloud users as soon as they have registered a Sound Cloud profile. An average of 12 hours of audio is uploaded to the site every minute, and half of Sound Cloud’s content is split between small-time musicians and mainstream superstars

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