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SoundCloud launches Go: a subscription service

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Re: SoundCloud launches Go: a subscription service

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Post by 6stringmerc »

k-mcgrady wrote: post #17

>> "Eventually, everyone from DJs to podcasters will be able to monetize the same way, though the system is invite-only for now." I'm not holding my breath. Overtime SoundCloud releases something cool it's only available to people they invite and never seems to become available to everyone. On top of that I just tried to signup for Go - not available in my country (UK) so I'm guessing, as usual, US only. Pretty sucky…

Thanks for pointing that out. Yeah it seems like Dubset and Apple almost forced SoundCloud's hand - I'm already signed up to that collaborative service (Mixbank) and it looks very, very well put together. SoundCloud's reputation hasn't been the greatest lately from the user/producer experience so I'm with you that their 'open-ness' is suspect.

Re: SoundCloud launches Go: a subscription service

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Post by gypsy_boots »

What will be hard for many consumers and artists is that Soundcloud has so many DJ's and/or podcasters who've been putting out something like a weekly mixtape or podcast for years. Now let's say all of the sudden they now put it behind the paywall. Consumers who have gotten used to getting this free content for years will now be irked. I'm afraid people already equate Soundcloud with great free content, so transitioning to anything else will be difficult.

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Post by herval »

cableshaft wrote: post #5

"If you’re an iOS user, it’ll cost more, with the company charging $12.99 for signups to account for Apple’s mandatory 30 percent cut." I'd be a little surprised if Apple will allow them to do this. It's kind of like credit card companies requiring stores to charge the same price regardless of if you use the credit card (which has fees) instead of cash (which doesn't). Charging different prices is a negative signal f…

done, looks like TNW clarified it

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Post by k-mcgrady »

kdamken wrote: post #15

I'm not sure I see what this is really offering customers. It seems like just another paywell for creators to put their content behind. While that's good for them, as a consumer I don't really have much motivation to sign up for another streaming service when I already pay for Spotify. If an artist is on Spotify, great, I'll listen to their songs a bunch and they'll make a little money off of me. If it's a group I ha…

>> "If they put themselves exclusively behind another service"

I'm not seeing anything about this that's exclusive. It's just another service they can also have their music on but now they can make some money from it instead of nothing.

Re: SoundCloud launches Go: a subscription service

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Post by k-mcgrady »

bborud wrote: post #3

If soundcloud has mended their ways with regard to allowing takedowns etc by third parties, this hasn't really been communicated all that well. I used to be a paying customer, but I ditched the service after they allowed Universal to harass their users. That's a while ago though, and I haven't been paying much attention to Soundcloud since. Have they shaped up or should I still avoid them?

>> "If soundcloud has mended their ways with regard to allowing takedowns etc by third parties, this hasn't really been communicated all that well."

I had my first take down a few months ago after using the service since it launched. I got 1 strike. A few weeks ago I had another take down but there was no 'strike' mention this time. I'm not sure if this was because Universal requested the first takedown and the second one was automatically caught by SoundCloud's system but it may be that when the second one occurred these deals were finalised so they've stopped the '3 strikes' nonsense.

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Post by 010a »

cableshaft wrote: post #5

"If you’re an iOS user, it’ll cost more, with the company charging $12.99 for signups to account for Apple’s mandatory 30 percent cut." I'd be a little surprised if Apple will allow them to do this. It's kind of like credit card companies requiring stores to charge the same price regardless of if you use the credit card (which has fees) instead of cash (which doesn't). Charging different prices is a negative signal f…

Almost every cloud subscription company already does this.

Re: SoundCloud launches Go: a subscription service

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Post by k-mcgrady »

jupp0r wrote: post #24

The actual offering left aside, the naming is quite unfortunate.

>> "The actual offering left aside, the naming is quite unfortunate."

It seems good to me. One of the major features is offline listening to you can now listen 'on the go'. Am I missing something?

Re: SoundCloud launches Go: a subscription service

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Post by radiusvector »

kdamken wrote: post #15

I'm not sure I see what this is really offering customers. It seems like just another paywell for creators to put their content behind. While that's good for them, as a consumer I don't really have much motivation to sign up for another streaming service when I already pay for Spotify. If an artist is on Spotify, great, I'll listen to their songs a bunch and they'll make a little money off of me. If it's a group I ha…

Hey there - It's a huge catalog of tracks which contains all content from both emerging and established creators. The full details of which can be found on https://blog.soundcloud.com/
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