Hello, so I got this zoom h6, to record gigs but also rehearsals. But I'm running into problem of how to send the recordings to bandmates. Should I get a music sharing site thing, Obviously I'm quite in the dark with this stuff. If so, which is a good one, thank you
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music sharing site?
- Thread starter joebeadg
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I find Dropbox to be easy and useful. There are others I'm sure, but I only have used Dropbox.
Soundcloud is pretty much the go to from what I understand. I kind of use it as a repository for my stuff before pushing to more final places like spotify or bandcamp.
Google Drive is helpful, especially if you already have a google account / email addresss.
That is the streaming service, "Soundcloud GO", if you just make a free account you can upload 3 hours of music to your account. If you want to see what it ends up looking like and how it works, I have my soundcloud in my signature.
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I'm using google drive. It's good for storing band rehearsals (can be done straight from the phone used for recording the rehearsal). The system of file organization is absolutely up to you. You can add related material (sheets, lyrics) to the directories containing your files. You can install google drive app to you PC and then it can automatically sync, while you can edit your files in any software of your choice. Also, you can share this google drive with anyone of your choice, who then can open/edit the files from mobile, PC web browser or PC app just like you can.
15GB for free. More than enough, if you don't want to store large videos (that's what youtube is for). If you have android phone, you already have google account which contains free google drive. You can easily create another account, going by the name of your band, or more of them.
In my opinion, the main difference between google drive (or dropbox and alike) and 'music sharing sites' is that with google drive, you can't play the files if you are not invited. The activity on google drive is 'personal', while music sites offers 'public' browsing, youtube style.
15GB for free. More than enough, if you don't want to store large videos (that's what youtube is for). If you have android phone, you already have google account which contains free google drive. You can easily create another account, going by the name of your band, or more of them.
In my opinion, the main difference between google drive (or dropbox and alike) and 'music sharing sites' is that with google drive, you can't play the files if you are not invited. The activity on google drive is 'personal', while music sites offers 'public' browsing, youtube style.
Dropbox or Google Drive work well for that.
Email's not great at big files. For some people it works, for others it doesn't, for some it will work but cause annoying delays. Two hours worth of rehearsal recording would be rejected outright by a lot of mail providers.
If it's working for you, that's fine, but if you're just setting up, I'll echo the recommendation to sign up for a free file sharing service (dropbox, google drive, etc.), upload your recording, and email a link.
A 2-hour .wav (assuming stereo 44.1K/s 16 bits, like a CD), will be over a gigabyte, which could take a few minutes to upload. Saving it as an mp3 first will cut that time to about a tenth without losing any noticeable sound quality.
If it's working for you, that's fine, but if you're just setting up, I'll echo the recommendation to sign up for a free file sharing service (dropbox, google drive, etc.), upload your recording, and email a link.
A 2-hour .wav (assuming stereo 44.1K/s 16 bits, like a CD), will be over a gigabyte, which could take a few minutes to upload. Saving it as an mp3 first will cut that time to about a tenth without losing any noticeable sound quality.
Another option if you're sending larger files (uncompressed audio, very long mp3s, etc) is a free service like WeTransfer, that lets you upload and then email a download link to whoever you're working with. These days I use a combination of email, Drive, and WeTransfer for riff/tab/file sharing, YouTube for one-offs, and a combination of YouTube and Bandcamp for actual "releases".
Edit - I actually don't like Drive for big files because the space goes quicker than you might expect, and switching Google accounts is more annoying than it needs to be.
Edit - I actually don't like Drive for big files because the space goes quicker than you might expect, and switching Google accounts is more annoying than it needs to be.
Dropbox is what my band mates and I have always used for this. I’ve dropped a 2 hour zoom rehearsal recording in there no problem. It’s free.
I use Dropbox. Sadly, some of my bandmates are so technology challenged that that approach doesn't always work.
A gmail account for the band is actually a better solution in some ways. Create the account, let all members use the same login. You get common email but also a common calendar for rehearsals and gigs. Also Google Drive gives you much more free storage than Dropbox does. Like 12GB free as I recall.
But that doesn't work with bandmates who are too technically challenged to add that gmail account to their email client and install the Google Drive app on their computer.
I do use SoundCloud to publish finished stuff I don't mind the public seeing. Stuff I can use to get gigs. But internal band stuff is different.
A gmail account for the band is actually a better solution in some ways. Create the account, let all members use the same login. You get common email but also a common calendar for rehearsals and gigs. Also Google Drive gives you much more free storage than Dropbox does. Like 12GB free as I recall.
But that doesn't work with bandmates who are too technically challenged to add that gmail account to their email client and install the Google Drive app on their computer.
I do use SoundCloud to publish finished stuff I don't mind the public seeing. Stuff I can use to get gigs. But internal band stuff is different.
Bandlab is cool, but seems to be waning in popularity recently.
It's interesting mix of social media and a DAW program. It has quite a few features, but my favorite is that you can upload recordings to share with band members and they can even edit and overdub them from their own computer/interface.
It's interesting mix of social media and a DAW program. It has quite a few features, but my favorite is that you can upload recordings to share with band members and they can even edit and overdub them from their own computer/interface.
We use Google Drive for sharing stems/snippets of song ideas. Soundcloud for sharing final mixes.
BandLab is interesting. I've test driven that but haven't been successful in convincing my bandmates to adopt it.
BandLab is interesting. I've test driven that but haven't been successful in convincing my bandmates to adopt it.
Dropbox and google drive let you create a link that you can paste into your email. Then all the recipient has to do is open their email and click on a link--no need for them to sign up for an account or anything, until they need to send you something.
