Just asking what everyone thinks of the platform. I rarely listen to music, but it seems like spotify but community edition.
There are paid features but I don't seem to need them (Desktop only user), no DRM protection so I can download if I want, site is not heavy on my humble resources.

This post is just asking if Soundcloud is something I should talk positively about. Moral compass in the high seas.

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[–] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

As far as a moral compass goes, I wouldn't give any money to SoundCloud. Much like YouTube, anyone can create an account and upload music. Obviously if you upload popular copyrighted music, it will likely get taken down quickly. But the less popular it is, the more likely it'll go under the radar if someone uploads music that isn't theirs. If you don't pay for premium, then that music will have ads playing between tracks. The creator of the music won't see any money from it, I doubt the uploader would either. As it currently stands, SoundCloud profits from stolen music. Personally I feel better pirating music than I would paying for a SoundCloud premium. I honestly don't understand how GrooveShark got shut down back in the day, yet SoundCloud got to keep running. They are damn near the same exact service.

[–] TheTurner@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

On a side note, I love your show. I'm a huge fan.

[–] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 4 points 3 days ago

For your music!

[–] zaknenou@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

hmm, makes sense. I guess I'll keep using it with adblocker then. Felt kinda guilty cuz it has been handy for me for years whenever I think about music. Also was curious what the general consensus looks like. Like what the music community and artists think