Soundcloud charging subscription fee

$9.99 web/Android, $12.99 iOS

Thas some bullshit right there

http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/29/11322940/soundcloud-go-launch-iphone-app-store

goodbye soundcloud.

doubt it survives very long. That's expensive AF, and the market is already saturated with enough of these subscription based playback sites.

Soundcloud to become the Rapidshare of Pornhubs

But... that's for the Go streaming service or something, not for the website itself... right ?

Not a fucking chance.

  On 3/29/2016 at 6:11 PM, Perezvon said:

But... that's for the Go streaming service or something, not for the website itself... right ?

i think this is right. i think the service lets you download any track on sound cloud or something. can't imagine it will bring them much $ but as long as the browsing and online play is free it will probably continue to limp along.

  On 3/29/2016 at 6:15 PM, coolandfrank said:

 

  On 3/29/2016 at 6:11 PM, Perezvon said:

But... that's for the Go streaming service or something, not for the website itself... right ?

 

i think this is right. i think the service lets you download any track on sound cloud or something. can't imagine it will bring them much $ but as long as the browsing and online play is free it will probably continue to limp along.

 

Okay, thanks, I thought I couldn't read properly for a second.

So, yeah, unless this is just the beginning, who cares ?

http://forum.watmm.com/topic/89968-soundcloud-rumours/page-2?

Soundcloud will survive as long as browsing and playing things are free. Also keeping ads away. I only ever see ads on tracks that are getting tons of views.

The issue is that SC is a for-profit company, and they have to come up with SOMETHING otherwise they'll implode.

so when do i get my cut of the proceeds?

You get free hosting and distribution of your tracks with a creative social network as a bonus.

Isn't Soundcloud deep in debt?

Use SoundChuck as much as possible, back up all your favorite trax and set up Bandcamps. I really doubt the site's gonna make it another year.

  On 3/30/2016 at 11:38 AM, clarktrent said:

back up all your favorite trax..

Besides bandcamp, an account at https://hearthis.at might be interesting? While it looks like it still is in infancy phase, a soundcloud clone with little trraffic, the automatic importing feature they have implemented imports all your tracks including descriptions & used pictures with the click of a button.

Uh oh

http://pulseradio.net/articles/2016/05/oundcloud-preparing-to-block-all-dj-mixes