SoundCloud July News: Samples, Apps and Much More

Hi there, Audio!

In This Issue:

• Stop. Sample time! Help build a huge Creative Commons Library
• Featured Apps: energyXT, Flavors and Mixlr
• SoundCloud User Meetups: Easier organization thanks to Meetup.com
• Users of the Month: Zero 7, Kylie and more
• Get involved! Remix and production contests
• More News from the Cloud

• Stop. Sample time! Help build a huge Creative Commons Library

  

  People are uploading more and more reusable samples and we're really excited about the potential this brings. Our hope is to see more interesting collaborations and creative use of the content available. Bring your talents as a beat creator, field recorder, sound designer, guitar shredder or vocalist and get involved in the creative commons community by sharing your sounds. We just pushed a blog post featuring some users like Groove Criminals, Calvin Cardioid as well as a few SoundCloud groups that have some fresh new sounds waiting for you.
  
  Read more and get inspired

• Featured Apps: energyXT, Flavors and Mixlr

  energyXT is a lightweight yet powerful desktop app for music production that runs on Mac OS, Windows, and Linux. Except for standard features like VST support, the app lets you export your creations directly to your SoundCloud account, making it a great tool for collaboration, sample uploads, etc. There's also a special discount for SoundCloud users. Get it here

  Flavors lets you create a stylish artist or band website in literally less than 5 minutes and aggregates your different social profiles into one place on the web, customized by ... You. To learn how to set up your own Flavors page, read more about the magic in our recent blog post. Check it out

  Mixlr is a nifty little desktop app that makes it easy to stream live audio from your gig, jam session, or whatever sound creation you're working on. Streams are recorded and can easily be saved to your SoundCloud account so that you can also share them to the people who missed the live show. Mixlr is still in beta but SoundCloud users can sign up with the code "SOUNDCLOUD". Sign up here

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  SoundCloud User Meetups: Easier organization thanks to Meetup.com

  After the success of our previous meetups, we're shifting it up a gear! Thanks to the lovely folks at Meetup.com, it's now much easier to get in touch with other users in your area, and spread the word about your meetups. Have a look at our new Meetups page to learn how easy it is to RSVP or organize a meetup. To kick things off, we're planning a global Soundcloud meetup day on Thursday July 29th. Massive, be part of it.
  
  Read more in this blog post and get involved!

• Users of the month: SoundCloud spotted

  Our friends at Retronyms asked some of their favorite artists to create tracks with the DopplerPad iPhone app. The result was uploaded to SoundCloud and showcased with an artwork widget on this stylish page. We're really excited to see such nice music created with an iPhone app and hope to see direct export from DopplerPad to SoundCloud in an upcoming version.
  
  Zero 7, Fanfarlo and none other than Kylie Minogue are all sporting SoundCloud players on their websites now. Plus we've seen some awesome music uploaded by the likes of Wichita Recordings , Pantha Du Prince, Epitaph Records, HEALTH and DJ Krust.

  RootMusic's Band Page remains one of the most popular apps with all of you. Here are our picks of the month, check out nicely customized Band Pages by Mindflow, Audrey Napoleon, Strange Republik, Drake or We The Kings.

• Get involved! Remix and production contests

  Mark Knight and Toolroom Records have teamed up with Beatport to launch a fresh and exciting co-production contest. Check out their video and get further info here.
  
  And if you've still got time left for some remixing then don't miss the GreenShoelace remix comp with Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak Records, judges include Klever, Peanut Butter Wolf, Flosstradamus and Jazy Jeff. If that's not enough, other highlights include remix comps from Marco Bailey, Kele , Two Door Cinema Club and even some Vuvuzela action. So there really is something for everyone...

• More news from the Cloud

  • Play in a band and need some inspiration how to best use SoundCloud? Right this way.
  • Become a DropBox power user with this extensive How-To blog post.
  • Jango is offering all SoundCloud users 100 free plays on their online radio, including free geo-targeting. Sign up here and import your tracks to start collecting new fans.
  • New job: if you're awesome at pixels & graphics, we're looking for a top-notch Visual Designer to join us in our Berlin HQ
  • New job: you love music and are looking to extend your experience in the music industry? Join our growing team in London as a Music Intern.
  • Got something to say? We're conducting interviews with SoundCloud users to see how you use the site. If you're interested in helping out, click here to let us know.
  • Updates to our terms of use: we've updated our terms of use with the intention of clarifying the license grant and making it better for rights owners. We felt it was important to emphasize, and make super clear, that we do not take any ownership over the tracks you upload to SoundCloud, and that we keep no rights at all if a track is removed from SoundCloud. Please do take a moment to check the details and have a read through the terms to make sure you're cool with them.

• Thanks for reading, thanks for being awesome! Hear ya next month, over and out.
  Your friends at SoundCloud