(Not sure if this is the right category for these kinds of posts, hopefully it is.)
So Soundcloud announced that they gonna limit their upload space for free users more starting December 9th. I know a lot of us here who have SC accounts use the free plan so this is somewhat troubling news for many UTAU users. I have been looking for and using SC alternatives myself for a while since I knew I have to deal with the whole limited upload thing in the future eventually, so I figured I start a thread where users could discuss such things and perhaps recommend some sites.
Personaly I have been using Audiomack for a while and I recently tried Audius which I would both recommend so far (though full disclosure Audius is more of a blind rec cause I have only been using it for a day or so). More specific breakdown in the spoiler:
But what are your recommendations? Feel free to leave suggestions! If you can list pros and cons it would be greatly appreciated!
So Soundcloud announced that they gonna limit their upload space for free users more starting December 9th. I know a lot of us here who have SC accounts use the free plan so this is somewhat troubling news for many UTAU users. I have been looking for and using SC alternatives myself for a while since I knew I have to deal with the whole limited upload thing in the future eventually, so I figured I start a thread where users could discuss such things and perhaps recommend some sites.
Personaly I have been using Audiomack for a while and I recently tried Audius which I would both recommend so far (though full disclosure Audius is more of a blind rec cause I have only been using it for a day or so). More specific breakdown in the spoiler:
Audius:
Pros:
- No upload limit
- Offers features like 'Artists Pick', where you personally select what tracks you want featured on your profile
- Artist Profile has separate tabs for your uploads and reposts and they show your uploads first. (I know SC has separate tabs for those too but they first show both repost and your tracks first and imho it makes for a somewhat cluttered feed. Plus your tracks can get easily burried in the reposts.)
- In adition to selecting a genre for your music, you can select a mood for it too. I think it's a cute touch
- You can upload whole albums of playlists
Cons:
- UI can be a little unintuitive
- Character limit for descriptions is too low
- Can be slow to load at times (thought that could just be atributed to my internet connection)
- Currently lacks some of the social features of SC like comments and dm's
Audiomack:
Pros:
- No upload limit
- Relatively speedy loading
- Offers options for selling on other sites like I-Tunes - for peeps who make original works this might be useful (I haven't used that so I can't comment on what it's like)
- Nice UI
- Straightforward and easy to use upload process
- Allows for linking Youtube videos with your uploads as it's own button, not sure if it's useful for anyone else but I think it's neat!
- Like Audius, you can upload whole albums or playlists
- Allows you to mark a song as Explicit if it has such content (sorta similar to the mature content filter on deviantart thought I'm not sure as I haven't used it yet.)
- Offers advanced analytics
Cons:
- Search function is not the best - you have to be very percise when searching for something
- Lacks tagging function.
Pros:
- No upload limit
- Offers features like 'Artists Pick', where you personally select what tracks you want featured on your profile
- Artist Profile has separate tabs for your uploads and reposts and they show your uploads first. (I know SC has separate tabs for those too but they first show both repost and your tracks first and imho it makes for a somewhat cluttered feed. Plus your tracks can get easily burried in the reposts.)
- In adition to selecting a genre for your music, you can select a mood for it too. I think it's a cute touch
- You can upload whole albums of playlists
Cons:
- UI can be a little unintuitive
- Character limit for descriptions is too low
- Can be slow to load at times (thought that could just be atributed to my internet connection)
- Currently lacks some of the social features of SC like comments and dm's
Audiomack:
Pros:
- No upload limit
- Relatively speedy loading
- Offers options for selling on other sites like I-Tunes - for peeps who make original works this might be useful (I haven't used that so I can't comment on what it's like)
- Nice UI
- Straightforward and easy to use upload process
- Allows for linking Youtube videos with your uploads as it's own button, not sure if it's useful for anyone else but I think it's neat!
- Like Audius, you can upload whole albums or playlists
- Allows you to mark a song as Explicit if it has such content (sorta similar to the mature content filter on deviantart thought I'm not sure as I haven't used it yet.)
- Offers advanced analytics
Cons:
- Search function is not the best - you have to be very percise when searching for something
- Lacks tagging function.
But what are your recommendations? Feel free to leave suggestions! If you can list pros and cons it would be greatly appreciated!
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