Uploading audio to SoundCloud

SONAR lets you easily mix down and upload the current project directly to SoundCloud, or you can choose to upload an existing audio file.

Cakewalk SoundCloud lets you upload one audio file at a time. Multiple audio files can be uploaded directly from the SoundCloud web site.

SONAR checks to see if there is an active Internet connection before attempting to export and upload files to SoundCloud.

Tip: By default, Cakewalk SoundCloud lets you upload either a .wav file or an .mp3 file. If you want to upload a different audio format, first use the File > Export > Audio command to export to the desired format, then go to Utilities > Share with SoundCloud and select the exported file.

To share the current project with SoundCloud

1.	Select the audio track(s) you want to share with SoundCloud.

2.	Go to File > Export > Audio to open the Export Audio dialog box.

3.	In the Files of type list, select select one of the following options:

Share with SoundCloud - CD Quality. Creates a 16-bit 44.1kHz .wav file.

Share with SoundCloud - MP3. Creates a 256kBit/s .mp3 file.

Share with SoundCloud - FLAC. Creates a 16-bit 44.1kHz .flac file. FLAC is a royalty-free high quality lossless audio compression codec. Files compressed with FLAC can be 30-50% smaller than the original wav file and, unlike MP3, there is no loss of audio quality.

4.	Under Bounce Settings, select the desired settings, such as channel format, sample rate and bit depth.

5.	Enter a name in the File name box.

6.	Click Export.

SONAR exports the selected audio to the specified format, then launches Cakewalk SoundCloud (see The Cakewalk SoundCloud interface). In Cakewalk SoundCloud, the Title, Artwork and File Location fields are pre-populated.

7.	Specify the desired settings in Cakewalk SoundCloud. All tags are remembered so you don’t have to re-enter the same information the next time you upload another song.

8.	Click Share.

The Share with SoundCloud dialog box appears and shows a progress bar along with the name of the file that is being uploaded. To cancel the upload, click the Cancel button.

The Upload Successful dialog box appears when the file has been uploaded successfully. Click the displayed link to view the uploaded file on SoundCloud.com.

The Upload Failed dialog box appears if the upload is not successful. There are various reasons why an upload may have failed. For troubleshooting help, click the Help button or see Troubleshooting.

Note: By default, Cakewalk SoundCloud lets you upload either a .wav file or an .mp3 file. If you want to upload a different audio format, first use the File > Export > Audio command to export to the desired format, then go to Utilities > Share with SoundCloud and select the exported file. SoundCloud supports the following file formats; WAV, MP3, MP3, OGG, FLAC, AIFF and AAC.

To share selected audio with SoundCloud

1.	In the current project, drag in the time ruler to select the time region you want to share with SoundCloud.

2.	Go to File > Export > Audio to open the Export Audio dialog box.

3.	In the Files of type list, select select one of the following options:

Share with SoundCloud - CD Quality. Creates a 16-bit 44.1kHz .wav file.

Share with SoundCloud - MP3. Creates a 256kBit/s .mp3 file.

Share with SoundCloud - FLAC. Creates a 16-bit 44.1kHz .flac file. FLAC is a royalty-free high quality lossless audio compression codec. Files compressed with FLAC can be 30-50% smaller than the original wav file and, unlike MP3, there is no loss of audio quality.

4.	Under Bounce Settings, select the desired settings, such as channel format, sample rate and bit depth.

5.	Enter a name in the File name box.

6.	Click Export.

SONAR exports the selected audio to the specified format, then launches Cakewalk SoundCloud (see The Cakewalk SoundCloud interface). In Cakewalk SoundCloud, the Title, Artwork and File Location fields are pre-populated.

7.	Specify the desired settings in Cakewalk SoundCloud.

8.	Click Share.

The Share with SoundCloud dialog box appears and shows a progress bar along with the name of the file that is being uploaded. To cancel the upload, click the Cancel button.

The Upload Successful dialog box appears when the file has been uploaded successfully. Click the displayed link to view the uploaded file on SoundCloud.

The Upload Failed dialog box appears if the upload is not successful. There are various reasons why an upload may have failed. For troubleshooting help, click the Help button or see Troubleshooting.

To share existing audio files with SoundCloud

1.	Go to Utilities > Share with SoundCloud to open Cakewalk SoundCloud.

2.	Click the Browse button and select the audio file you want to upload. SoundCloud supports MP3, WAVE, FLAC, OGG, AIFF, MP2 and AAC files.

3.	Specify the desired settings in Cakewalk SoundCloud.

4.	Click Share.

The Share with SoundCloud dialog box appears and shows a progress bar along with the name of the file that is being uploaded. To cancel the upload, click the Cancel button.

The Upload Successful dialog box appears when the file has been uploaded successfully. Click the displayed link to view the uploaded file on SoundCloud.

The Upload Failed dialog box appears if the upload is not successful. There are various reasons why an upload may have failed. For troubleshooting help, click the Help button or see Troubleshooting.

To share your music on Facebook and Twitter

When you upload a song to SoundCloud, you can choose to also send automatic “push” notifications to your linked Facebook and/or Twitter accounts. You must configure your Facebook and/or Twitter setting using the account management tools at SoundCloud.com first before being able to share on Facebook and/or Twitter.

To link your Facebook and/or Twitter account(s), click the corresponding Setup link in Cakewalk SoundCloud.

To include a short message with the push notification, enter text (up to 119 characters, no HTML) in the Message field. If this field is empty, the text in the Description field will accompany the song post.

To send push notifications to your Facebook account, select the Share on Facebook check box.

To send push notifications to your Twitter account, select the Share on Twitter check box.

Note: You can not share a track on Facebook or Twitter if the track is private.

Figure 319. Cakewalk SoundCloud sharing options

A. Message B. Share on Facebook (click Setup to configure) C. Share on Twitter (click Setup to configure)

Note: If you have multiple Facebook and/or Twitter accounts that you would like to send push notifications to, you can link to multiple Facebook and Twitter accounts via the account management tools at SoundCloud.com.

 

See:

Sharing your songs on SoundCloud

The Cakewalk SoundCloud interface

Troubleshooting