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.
SoundCloud is pretty cool, especially when compared to Spotify. I’ve been really liking the https://sc.maid.zone/ SoundCloud frontend recently, makes it more private and you can download the songs on the same page you can listen to them. But all in all, it really just comes down to your opinion regarding if you should talk positively about it.
If you like electronic music SoundCloud has the most dj sets out there imo
I’ve never used Bandcamp, but that is like the only place I would consider giving money to. On Friday’s all profits go directly to the creators themselves, and you own the music. Idk if they use DRM, but they have several audio/encoding options.
Like others said, if you’re gonna pirate, then pirate, but if you do wanna give people money then Bandcamp is best. Especially since you’re not streaming music when pirating (or at least not from a public service)
There’s no drm on band camp
Bingo. I bought an album on Bandcamp and dropped it right into my Plex server.
Its only a few Fridays each year when bandcamp doesnt take their cut, but I try to only buy albums there on those days.
If you’re using something like Bandcamp, the artists are already getting thousands of times the money you are giving them from listening on Spotify, I think it’s good enough. Even iTunes is thousands of times better.
And the Bandcamp team deserves their cut for making that happen.
Unlike the Spotify team.
