SoundCloud Commenting: How to

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Posted by Ian Alden Russell

Here is a short explanation from SoundCloud about how to comment on tracks. It's designed for music professionals/creators, but I think it'll be interesting for us to use it for our own discussions. So sign up to SoundCloud and get commenting.



What is a timed comment and how is it different to a regular comment?

When you’re checking out a song on SoundCloud, you’ll have a visual representation of the music (a waveform). By placing a comment directly on the waveform, it allows you to say something about the structure of the track. Let’s say you like the track that’s playing, but you feel the extra rhodes lick that kicks in 2’33 is out of tune. You can then place a comment on that moment that reads something like : « the song is great, but that rhodes is way out of tune ! ». This feature is really handy when you’re working with other people that live far away from you : they can have access to your track and tell you which modifications need to be done at what moment …

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