most recent 30 from http://socialsounddesign.com 2013-05-18T22:19:28Z http://socialsounddesign.com/feeds/question/15828 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/15828/alternative-to-soundcloud-for-academic-use Mark Durham 2012-10-26T14:11:21Z 2012-10-29T12:49:33Z

<p>Just wondering if anyone knows of a SoundCloud alternative suitable for academic use. I'm really looking for something which will allow students to post and contribute sounds to a central site or page. For example a group of students might go on a field recording trip and can then all log in and post the best sounds they recorded. I guess it's personal logins and the ability to invite users to a group where they can share sounds which are important. </p> <p>I also realise that with Soundcloud you can create groups and have users contribute sounds to the group. The problem with this is that as files are deleted from each account they are removed from the group. I need something which will also works as a record or archive - if you contribute a sound it's stored in the group permanently.</p> <p>Thanks in advance,</p> <p>Mark</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/15828/alternative-to-soundcloud-for-academic-use/15829#15829 Fred Riding 2012-10-26T14:22:25Z 2012-10-26T14:22:25Z

<p>I guess if it's to strictly control content, dropbox seems most apt</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/15828/alternative-to-soundcloud-for-academic-use/15830#15830 Bit Depth 2012-10-26T16:21:15Z 2012-10-26T16:21:15Z

<p>I use a SoundCloud group for my students to share work with their peers and me - I then create a fresh group each year. This is then used to give formative feedback to the student community as a whole. The students then submit the final work on our internal system and I can given them individual summative feedback and archive the submissions. Not sure if this will work for you, but has worked for me for a couple of years now.</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/15828/alternative-to-soundcloud-for-academic-use/15831#15831 EMV 2012-10-26T17:38:13Z 2012-10-26T17:38:13Z

<p>What about <a href="http://freesound.org" rel="nofollow">Freesound</a>? It has the added bonus of contributing to the availability of good free recordings, which is, if you ask me, very academic.</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/15828/alternative-to-soundcloud-for-academic-use/15842#15842 Arnoud Traa 2012-10-29T12:49:33Z 2012-10-29T12:49:33Z

<p>I'm not aware of such a platform or website. But it is a good idea to have this functionality! The least you could do is contact Soundcloud, there really nice, and ask if the have any plans for this or if they might take it under consideration for certain projects/institutes.</p> <p>Only other thing you could do is ask them if backing up the wav files is possible? A <a href="http://www.geluidvannederland.nl" rel="nofollow">project</a> I run, the Sound of the Netherlands, has this arrangment with Soundcloud. At least you could host it on your own soundcloud account afterwards.</p> <p>Good luck!</p> <p>Arnoud</p>