SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform and music sharing site based in Berlin, Germany that enables the company's users to upload, promote and share audio, as well as a DSP that enables listeners to transmit audio.

Key features of SoundCloud include the ability to access uploaded files via a unique URL, thus allowing sound files to be embedded in Twitter and Facebook posts, although mobile devices require the SoundCloud app to play tracks in Facebook.

Users can listen to an unlimited amount of audio. Registered users who do not have a paid subscription can upload up to 180 minutes of audio to their profile for free.

SoundCloud graphically depicts audio tracks as waveforms and allows users to post "timed comments" on specific parts of any track. These comments are displayed when the associated audio clip is played.

SoundCloud was founded in 2008 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss. Unlike other music streaming services, SoundCloud allows users to upload their own work (much like YouTube), as well as share mixes of original sounds, remixes, podcasts and more. They can also explore these different sounds through "Channels" that are curated by DJs around the world. Using this site is free for listeners - although some creators ask for donations or subscriptions to help them continue creating high quality content. Where does soundcloud collect its music library? The soundcloud music library is very diverse. Soundcloud has a lot of independent artists and songs, but they also have the biggest music labels (Sony, Universal) that offer them exclusive content. SoundCloud is also open to streaming songs of new bands before they are released on other platforms. With this service, users can listen to songs of popular artists like Bruno Mars or Ed Sheeran for free. Surely there are some soundcloud songs that cannot be heard by the public due to copyright issues. How does it solve this issue? SoundCloud has a system of music tags. Users can create music tags for their songs and choose these tags to be shared by the users around the world. What does SoundCloud do to solve copyright infringement? The members of this site have different ideas about what is the right way to manage this problem. According to its creators, SoundCloud doesn't have any anti-piracy technology or software. When they find copyrighted content, they ask the owner of that content to remove it without asking for compensation.