There’s also no reason at this point to think SoundCloud is going to disconnect without warning – or indeed any indication from SoundCloud executives, publicly or privately, that they expect the service is going away.

Key files are best kept in at least one online backup and in at least one locally accessible location (so you can get at it even without a fast connection). Clarification: To be very clear: there is no reason you should ever have a file that you care about in just one location, no matter how secure and reliable you imagine that location may be. Done.SoundCloud’s financial turmoil has prompted users to consider, what would happen if the service were switched off? Would you lose some of your own music?įrankly, we all should have been thinking about that sooner. To do so, head to your offline listening settings and enable Save automatically. You can also save your entire library of Likes and playlists for offline listening too.

To add a track for offline listening, just click the Download button (it's next to the Likes button).Īdd tracks to that online playlist, and your offline version will automatically update. (Both services cost more if you purchase through Apple's App Store, though – to avoid the extra charge, head to /go (opens in new tab)). As a member, you can save playlists to your mobile device for offline listening. How to download tracks from SoundCloud to a mobile deviceĪt the moment, there's no way to download from SoundCloud onto your mobile or tablet without subscribing to either SoundCloud Go ($4.99/£5.99/AU$4.99 a month) or SoundCloud Go+ ($9.99/£9.99/AU$11.99 a month). Also, only individual tracks can be downloaded from SoundCloud, not entire albums (not as one file, anyway) or playlists.

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