| | | | #359590 - 08/05/16 04:07 AM [Off-Topic]  How to get better sound quality over on soundcloud | | Registered: 11/30/07
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Loc: Ontario, Canada | When you upload a track to soundcloud, they automatically convert everything to 128K MP3, regardless of what you lot upload (even if you upload your own 128K MP3 the file will nevertheless go through their conversion engine) Because of this automatic conversion, they recommend uploading WAV files for best audio quality, which I ever do. In addition to soundcloud I too upload songs to reverbnation. I merely have the free account on reverbnation, which limits me to uploading 128K MP3s. So, you would think they would audio the same, correct? soundcloud is playing a 128K MP3 that they generated from a WAV file I sent them, reverbnation is playing the 128K MP3 I sent them. Just they don't, the file over on reverbnation sounds MUCH better! Has anyone else come beyond this and figured out how to optimize the file sent to soundcloud so that it will sound ameliorate? | | Top | | | | | | | | | | | | #359596 - 08/05/16 05:24 AM [Off-Topic] Re: How to go better sound quality over on soundcloud [Re: BlueAttitude] |
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Posts: 8120 | A couple of things to consider.... Sometimes the histrion used by one site is better or worse than the players on other sites. If the site runs a compression algorithm, which most do that convert to 128kbs, that can really spiral with the stop result too. One site, SoundClick, I call back does that. I uploaded a 128kbs and the piano was all phasey sounding. I reloaded information technology with a 320kbs and even though the site changed it back to 128kbs, the outcome was that the piano was no longer phasey simply sounded prissy and well-baked. And so the lesson is to upload the highest quality mp3 that the site will let. Some take file size limits which by their nature tin can strength you to reduce the resolution from 320kbs to something more compressed just to get it in under the 10MB limit. At 320kbs, I think the length of the song that volition fit is somewhere around iv minutes. Use a site like Box and they play exactly what you upload without whatsoever file size limit, conversion or compression on their part. Y'all tin load moving ridge files if you wish and they volition stream. Edited past Guitarhacker (08/05/xvi 05:27 AM) _________________________
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Loc: Hudson Valley & Lake George NY | And then the lesson is to upload the highest quality mp3 that the site will allow. This is what I exercise. I gave up long agone trying to mix for a specific site (or radio airplay). _________________________
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Loc: Ontario, Canada | So the lesson is to upload the highest quality mp3 that the site will allow. This is what I do. I gave upwardly long ago trying to mix for a specific site (or radio airplay). Well, as I mentioned in the original post I am really uploading WAV files to soundcloud, which they then convert to 128K mp3. This should in theory give the best possible event. I did some research later on I posted, lots of complaints over on the soundcloud forums most the poor playback quality there, going back a few years. Not a big deal, I'll just start using reverbnation more for uploads. | | Summit | | | | | | | | | | | | #359625 - 08/05/xvi 08:32 AM [Off-Topic] Re: How to get improve audio quality over on soundcloud [Re: BlueAttitude] | | Registered: 12/05/xi
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Loc: GA U.s. | FWIW - an commodity addressing this discussion: https://world wide web.justmastering.com/article-mixingformp3.php And here'south what Izotope has to say well-nigh it: Mastering for SoundCloud SoundCloud transcodes uploaded sound to 128 kbps MP3 to ready the audio to stream from the site. If an audio file on SoundCloud is fabricated available for download, the downloaded version volition be in the original format. Uploading an MP3 is redundant since SoundCloud volition transcode information technology anyway, which could in turn introduce more artifacts to audio that's already compressed. Therefore, the best practice is to upload an uncompressed, 24-bit .WAV file and allow SoundCloud to process it. Here are some recommended settings when mastering audio for SoundCloud: Employ a True Height limiter, such as Ozone 6, to ensure that the margin is set to –0.3 dBFS. This is an acceptable threshold to mitigate most of the clipping that occurs during the encoding process. Even so, depending on the source material, y'all may observe a margin of –0.5, –0.seven, –1.0, or –1.v dBFS sounds better, with less distortion. In these cases, you simply have to perform trial and error, perhaps by uploading several versions and deleting all just the best sounding one. SoundCloud does non accept a feature similar Apple tree's SoundCheck, so an audio principal destined for SoundCloud has more liberty to enhance the overall RMS level for competitive loudness. Consider this a applied and aesthetic choice. Make sure to apply volume matching, such every bit the 'automatically match effective gain' characteristic in Ozone, to evaluate loudness increases objectively. Using a stereo imaging tool, narrow the high end between 5–20%. 128 kbps MP3 is the lowest commonly acceptable sound quality. As such, a lot of information is lost during encoding and an extremely wide mix is more susceptible to noticeable artifacts. Ironically, some pre-emptive narrowing can assist avoid perceived loss of energy and width. | | Top | | | | | | |
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