Quick Steps to Making a SoundCloud Account

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A full tutorial for creating an account on SoundCloud

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Last Updated: August 23, 2024

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Soundcloud is an online distribution platform that allows you to upload, record, promote, or share your original music. If you want to share your latest song covers or listen to your friends' newest music, Soundcloud is a great choice for you. Scroll to Step 1 to create an account.

Making a SoundCloud Account

Visit SoundCloud’s website and click “Sign-up” in the top right corner. Choose if you want to sign up with Facebook, Google+, or email, and fill out the required information. Select your favorite kinds of music and audio, and verify your account through your email. Fill out your profile information and start uploading.

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Sign up for Soundcloud. Go to www.soundcloud.com and click the orange “Sign-up” button on the top right corner of your screen. A pop-up screen will appear. You'll have three options for creating an account: you can sign up using Facebook, Google+, or email.
- If you want to use Facebook, click that option, and you'll be redirected to an authorization screen, where you'll choose whether you want to receive email updates from Soundcloud and agree to the terms of use and privacy policy. Fill out the form, then click “Sign up.”
- If you want to use Google+, click that option, and you'll be prompted to authorize Soundcloud to access your Google+ account. As with the Facebook option, you'll also have to agree to Soundcloud's terms of use and privacy policy. Fill out the form, then click “Sign up.”
- If you want to use email, click that option, and you'll be prompted to type your email. Choose a password, confirm it in the next box, and then agree to the terms of use and privacy policy. Click “Sign up.” If you choose this option, you'll also need to choose a username.
Once you're signed up, Soundcloud's welcome screen will ask you to choose genres you want to hear from the categories available. If you don't want to bother with this task right now, you can choose “skip and finish” to bypass it.

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Check your email for a message from Soundcloud regarding the verification process. Click the link provided in the message. Your account is now created!

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Go to your settings and choose to modify your basic profile – it's the first page available. On this page, you can add a profile picture, enter your real name and location, and note your occupation or occupations (there's a maximum of three).
Go to your profile and choose “edit” under your profile picture. You can add a description of yourself or a link to a website or alternative profile.
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Start uploading your sound. To add music to your stream, click “Upload.” You'll have two options:
- You can choose the files of your existing recordings.
- You can record a sound directly on your Soundcloud account.
Once you've uploaded some of your music, make sure you use tags, add artwork, and interact with as many other people as possible. This will increase your visibility on Soundcloud.

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Does it cost money to use the basic Soundcloud program?

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No! It's all free, apart from a premium service which allows you to listen to music offline and full previews of songs.

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Can I upload music from YouTube?

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Yes. Just convert it to a mp3 file and upload it.

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Think of Soundcloud as similar to Twitter; it works in much the same way. Like Twitter, much of the interaction comes in the form of re-posting what others have done.

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Avoid the urge to upload everything you've ever done. For maximum impact, put up only your best, most representative work.

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