Show HN: SoundCloud Downloader Tool (opens in new tab)

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6 pointsrk056710y ago10 comments

10 comments

merkury710y ago

Not a fan of this. SoundCloud is full of independent artists, and ripping their tracks instead of buying them sucks.

Phogo10y ago

Nice one. Works great. Wonder how long it will stay live though.

rk0567OP10y ago

>> Wonder how long it will stay live though.

Would you elaborate that ?

vwelling10y ago

You're violating SoundCloud's terms of use:

  (i) You must not copy, rip or capture, or attempt to copy, rip or capture,
  any audio Content from the Platform or any part of the Platform,
  other than by means of download in circumstances where the relevant
  Uploader has elected to permit downloads of the relevant item of Content.

https://soundcloud.com/terms-of-use#acceptance-of-terms-of-u...

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jbrooksuk10y ago

Cool, nice to see this one working.

I wrote a Node.js package (https://github.com/jbrooksuk/SoundRain) to do this same thing, but I used it within a custom CLI app.

firegrind10y ago

Soundcloud already provide an option for making tracks downloadable at the quality they were uploaded. I choose this for my tracks.

If the artist hasn't opted to make the Soundcloud content downloadable, what quality MP3 does this rip ?

Is it better to get a decent quality copy from Beatport, Bandcamp or wherever ?

zdkl10y ago

This doesn't seem to be aimed at people for whom quality is important (hint hint), otherwise yes it's probably better to go buy the track.

The soundcloud files should be 128 mp3's if memory serves.

firegrind10y ago

Fair point. Supporting musicians probably isn't in the world-view of folks who are satifsfied with a ripped MP3.

A good application for this would be snagging all of an artist's free downloads in one click rather than a single URL at a time.

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10 comments

merkury710y ago

Not a fan of this. SoundCloud is full of independent artists, and ripping their tracks instead of buying them sucks.

Phogo10y ago

Nice one. Works great. Wonder how long it will stay live though.

rk0567OP10y ago

>> Wonder how long it will stay live though.

Would you elaborate that ?

vwelling10y ago

You're violating SoundCloud's terms of use:

  (i) You must not copy, rip or capture, or attempt to copy, rip or capture,
  any audio Content from the Platform or any part of the Platform,
  other than by means of download in circumstances where the relevant
  Uploader has elected to permit downloads of the relevant item of Content.

https://soundcloud.com/terms-of-use#acceptance-of-terms-of-u...

1 more reply

jbrooksuk10y ago

Cool, nice to see this one working.

I wrote a Node.js package (https://github.com/jbrooksuk/SoundRain) to do this same thing, but I used it within a custom CLI app.

firegrind10y ago

Soundcloud already provide an option for making tracks downloadable at the quality they were uploaded. I choose this for my tracks.

If the artist hasn't opted to make the Soundcloud content downloadable, what quality MP3 does this rip ?

Is it better to get a decent quality copy from Beatport, Bandcamp or wherever ?

zdkl10y ago

This doesn't seem to be aimed at people for whom quality is important (hint hint), otherwise yes it's probably better to go buy the track.

The soundcloud files should be 128 mp3's if memory serves.

firegrind10y ago

Fair point. Supporting musicians probably isn't in the world-view of folks who are satifsfied with a ripped MP3.

A good application for this would be snagging all of an artist's free downloads in one click rather than a single URL at a time.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse