Hype Machine now works with SoundCloud
Hi Robin,
we're sending you a quick email because you've indicated in your SoundCloud settingsthat you're in the category of Press/Blogger/Podcaster/Media and we have some important
news that we think will be of particular interest. Today we're announcing an integration
between ourselves and The Hype Machine. We're huge fans of The Hype Machine and have a sneaky suspicion that you might be too.
But what does this integration mean?
The Hype Machine now detects SoundCloud players
As you probably know, The Hype Machine aggregates a number of blogs and pulls in the
posts and tracks that it finds. They now detect embedded SoundCloud players. So, if you are a
blogger this means that you can now use our players and know that your post will show up on
the Hype Machine. The Hype Machine won't currently detect a SoundCloud plain-text download
link but we have some really nice new players for premium users including customisable
artwork- and mini-players. You only need a Lite account which is just €21 if you use this
special 25%-off discount code we've created for you:HYPEM2d1sc
Sign up here: http://bit.ly/4Hn1T3
The Hype Machine plays back the original track that is hosted on SoundCloud
What's nice is that once The Hype Machine has detected that the audio comes from a
SoundCloud player it can then simply stream the music directly from the SoundCloud servers.
This means that if a label or artist has uploaded that music then they get lots of useful information
on how much hype their track is getting. And we're doing all the hard work in terms of streaming the music. That's what we do best!
It's super easy to post more music from more original sources
Hopefully this all means that bloggers can be posting more interesting music from more original
sources. Most of the public tracks on SoundCloud have a handy little share button so you can grab
the embed code. What's more, we allow you to customize the player or even post directly to Wordpress
and Blogger. If a label or artist is sending you tracks to put up on your blog then consider asking
them to send you the SoundCloud link as well so that you can embed the player. We should stress that we'd encourage you to use tracks that have been already uploaded by the artists or labels of course. Here's a few examples, try the share button out for yourself.Massive Attack: Massive Attack - Girl I Love You (She is Danger Remix) by lucidonline
Owen Pallett: Owen Pallett - Heartland by DominoRecordCo
Lightspeed Champion: Lightspeed Champion - Life Is Sweet Sessions (5 Live At Avatar, NYC) by DominoRecordCo
Mvsevm: MVSEVM - French Jeans (first look) by discobelle
We'd love to get your feedback
We think this is exciting news. Hype Machine and the music blogs serve a massively important
role in fans discovering new and interesting music. It's often the blogosphere that helps new
acts break to a wider audience. We're thrilled to be part of that ecosystem by allowing artists
and labels to serve tracks directly to music bloggers via SoundCloud. At the same time we hopefully eliminate a lot of the hustle for bloggers themselves having to re-upload tracks to their own servers or use generic file sharing services like supermegasendfile.com. But what do you think? If you've got any thoughts or feedback then please get in touch with us on bloggers@soundcloud.comTeam SoundCloud
