SoundCloud can be used by artists to share their music with their friends and other listeners. This platform has also supported many artists and also helped them to grow their careers and gain a reputation for themselves. If you are planning to follow their path and want to Kickstart your career through SoundCloud, then here is a step-by-step guide on how to upload your music on SoundCloud.
Steps to Upload Music on SoundCloud
SoundCloud boasts to have a very vast library of music that can be accessed by listeners for free. It offers creators to upload a maximum of 3 hours of music for free. Creators can follow these steps to upload their music on SoundCloud for free:
Uploading your SoundCloud Music through PC
- Open the SoundCloud website.
- Log in to your account, and click on “Upload”.
- Select the soundtrack from the next dialogue box.
- Once Uploading is completed, add some details in “Basic info” like image (poster), track title, tags, description, privacy settings, and sharing and genre.
- Add a buy link (if any) and the official title, record label, release date, and license in the “Meta” section.
- You can also give permissions to SoundCloud to provide that service to your listeners.
- Once you have filled in all the required details you can click on the “Save” button to make your track public.
Uploading through Smartphone
- Open the SoundCloud app from the app’s library.
- Log in with the required credentials.
- Tap on the upward (upload button) arrow icon.
- In the next window, navigate to the audio file in the “Recent” folder or go to the “Browse” section if you have saved the files somewhere else.
- Enter the necessary credentials and hit the save button to make your file public.
SoundCloud supports all kinds of extensions used to create music from all devices. If you have uploaded 3 hours of audio files from your account then, you have to buy a plan to upload more songs from that account.
These are the steps to upload music on SoundCloud. If you are planning to make a professional career and earn money from your music uploaded on SoundCloud, here is a guide on How to make money on SoundCloud.