Psychotronic Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 SoundCloud could be forced to close after $44m losses. A report casts “significant doubt on the company’s ability to continue as a going concern.” Read: http://www.factmag.com/2016/02/11/soundcloud-financial-report-44m-losses/ Discuss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digman Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Kind of sucks that they can't develop a more sustainable business model. Correct me if I'm wrong but there is going to be a bit of a void for scrolling feed self published music now. At least until the next thing comes along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychotronic Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Kind of sucks that they can't develop a more sustainable business model. I dunno what will happen, but it could be that they are forced to dive down deep into the sellout lake and things will get much shitter. Correct me if I'm wrong but there is going to be a bit of a void for scrolling feed self published music now. At least until the next thing comes along. There are others, but i dunno how good they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 weird that they didn't do or change much at all. they could have totally owned podcasts for example.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraveGlitcher Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I've become super reliant in the last 2-3 years for finding fun/un-serious electronic music on Soundcloud...I'd be mighty depressed if Soundcloud fizzled out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnar Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 soundcloud is dank as fuk please don't go away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juiceciuj Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I've become super reliant in the last 2-3 years for finding fun/un-serious electronic music on Soundcloud...I'd be mighty depressed if Soundcloud fizzled out. Agreed. There are so many incredible musicians on Soundcloud and what's amazing about it is that they've created such an easy to use, fun platform and community for millions - a lot of people would be incredibly sad I think... Might consider getting a Pro account after hearing this news - I really hope there's a big Kickstarter or something too to keep them going a little longer :c $44 million kickstarter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisbot Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Well that explains why Afx had trouble with his tracks. Lots of traffic to the profile without any monetary payback besides his subscription.It's unfortunate that a potential business model doesn't exist which would allow them to make more money, and not agitate people listening to SC. Or I'm not the genius who can think of one.I think SC is going to have to implement Ads in some way. Also maybe visual ads. I wouldn't really mind if it meant the website won't go down (there's also the fact that I've kinda set up camp on the website :) ). I really don't see the problem with ads. Maybe implement a 1 or 2 dollar sub just to get rid of ads.They could also come out with a Soundcloud player that loads on your computer (do they already have this?) which non-intrusive visual ads, in similar locations spotify has them.They also need to explain to people that they're losing a ton of money so us consumers understand. I remember people getting upset a while back when they announced that ads would become a thing. Fortunatly for IDM consumers, that's mostly for the artists getting millions of plays... you know, like all the non-idm artists :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 i've got a pro account...use soundcloud an awful lot, would be really sad to see it go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Shiiiiit. Well, someone will buy Soundcloud and put ads on the site... Which I think is totally ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 what if... MySpace buys Soundcloud... yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychotronic Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 what if... MySpace buys Soundcloud... yes? I would delete all tracks and kill my account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba69 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 i mean, bandcamp is a good way to organize and share music. I don't know much about the social aspect of soundcloud so not sure what replaces it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 what are the best alternatives right now? besides bandcamp as mentioned, there's https://hearthis.at which looks like a soundcloud clone, but I haven't spend much time with it, figuring out their model/upload limitations etc. You could also upload to youtube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadameChaos Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 i'd be ok with a few ads if it kept the thing afloat. i can't imagine being able to find so many obscure artists any other way than SC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Fforet Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 can't imagine being able to find so many obscure artists any other way than SC.This exactly. Wasnt sure about buying a Pro Account, but support seems to be urgently needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usagi Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 sell it to Shrekli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klopjob Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 what are the best alternatives right now? besides bandcamp as mentioned, there's https://hearthis.at which looks like a soundcloud clone, but I haven't spend much time with it, figuring out their model/upload limitations etc. You could also upload to youtube? thanks definitely looks promising but pretty empty at the mo, will probably end up uploading stuff to youtube. i'd be ok with a few ads if it kept the thing afloat. i can't imagine being able to find so many obscure artists any other way than S this, i've found so many good artists and friends on there that you'd never find otherwise. it pisses me off that the community aspect is disappearing from music in general.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sun drugs Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Itll be a shame, I still miss the old soundcloud for some reason , its slowly gone downhill for a while but itll suck once its gone.. Ive had a few mates stop using it of late, its really a great way for lesser known producers to be heard and I imagine its been great for Labels to find new artists. I owe a hell of a lot to SC, got my first records signed all through communication over SC, built myself a whole network from it too. Then once this new version came around I got less involved with the whole site but its still a great way to send music to mates and stick up demos for feedback.. I do co-own a pro account with some mates for mixes, its handy as As easy as it is to complain about it, there isnt another site that for me, covers the same ground easily and in SCs defence, its become pretty standard for a lot of people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QQQ Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 something else will pop up sooner or later so i wouldn't be too worried. it's not like SoundCloud has been the only community-based music site. MySpace, anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entorwellian Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 So soundcloud went the way of zebox. Poo. Welp I guess its back to FTP uploads to some guy's private web host :V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychotronic Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 Welp I guess its back to FTP uploads to some guy's private web host :V I still have my 80GB FTP. I never trusted cloud services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceiling Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Soundcloud needs to borrow some ideas from bandcamp, like being able to purchase songs, with the cash going directly to the artist. As well as improving its streaming quality. Then we'll be talking about something thats worth being missed. Only problem is, any streaming site that becomes successful is gonna have to contend with the big labels and play by their rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceiling Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I can see youtube reaping the rewards of a soundcloud implosion. If they improved their related searches function and tailored certain aspects of the site towards Independent music streaming. I guess they're too huge to really care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheatheman Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 the thing about SC is people use it as their main music consumption source, and lots of artists upload tracks for free, just hoping they get traction, and many do. i know a few people who have completely made their career on it and in a few months gone from less than 100 followers to releasing a 12" and getting featured on (BR/xlr8r/dummy/fact etc.). the Russia, Australia, and Canada scenes are indebted to SC for getting off the ground. that said, nothing lasts forever. you can die from financial losses, or you can die from TOO MUCH success, which would cause the fragile artists to flee the never ending pursuit of authenticity...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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