The purpose of Beatport Mixes is to offer a platform for DJs to create and sell their own DJ mix. Both platforms are available on IOS and Android. In my opinion, Mixcloud is a no-brainer for uploading your mixes. The premium version which costs £49.99 removes any adverts and an advanced profile customisation.
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The free version of Mixcloud offers unlimited uploads and listens with basic stats. Tracklists are now revealed as the mix goes on, meaning users need to listen to the mix properly rather than skip through in search for track titles. This also gives an option for listeners to purchase tracks featured in the mix from such as Juno. DJ mixes have to have the majority of a track list, therefore allowing users to see what is included in the mix. Mixcloud began life in 2008 and has a wide portfolio that includes lectures and radio shows among other things. On the other hand, Mixcloud's initial and less attractive model did not allow downloads and therefore seems to be the way forward for most platforms. Therefore, if you upload a mix to Soundcloud and it has copyrighted material (which it probably will) then it will quite possibly get taken down. After expanding beyond its grassroots audience, Soundcloud now scans for content that breaches copyright and results in a takedown of such content. The growing number of mixes, illegal edits and uploaded tracks has brought much attention to Soundcloud. The main difference between Soundcloud and Mixcloud is that Soundcloud allows downloads, and this is where a problem arises.
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The next level up is the Pro account with costs £35 a year and doubles that to six hours with added stats. A free Soundcloud account gives DJs three hours of time to upload their mixes, which equates to three mixes. Soundcloud started life in Stockholm in 2007 and has since gone on to be the leading platform for musicians and DJs to upload and share their output. Let's start with the two big players in the mix hosting fraternity. Also it is important to note that most of these platforms have regular competitions for aspiring DJs to enter where they can win all kinds of goodies from DJ gigs to free equipment. Most of us will have heard of the two big "clouds" Mixcloud and Soundcloud, but what else is there? For the latest article we will explore some of the lesser known platforms as well as the main protagonists. Naturally any DJ worth their salt puts in a lot of practice and when possible records their mixes for others to experience online. So the most obvious place to do that without being in a club or at a party is to upload them to the web.
That really comes down to your track selection, technical ability and skill in composing a good mix. From building your social media brand to hosting a radio show, they can all have great benefits but the real impact comes from your DJing ability. In previous Trackhunter articles we have looked at various methods for enhancing your online DJ profile.
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