SoundfishComparison
Soundfish vs a Google Drive or Dropbox link
Pick a Drive or Dropbox link to move any file: stems, sessions, artwork, or a folder of mixes. Pick Soundfish when the file is music you want someone to play in the browser and comment on at a moment.
Where a file link is the better choice
- It takes any file. Google Drive says any file type can be stored in Drive, and Soundfish accepts only MP3, WAV, and FLAC audio up to 200 MiB.
- It already plays common audio. Drive previews MP3 and WAV files, and Dropbox previews MP3 and WAV files under 1 GB.
- Recipients need no account. On Drive, anyone who has the link can use your file without signing in, and you choose whether they can edit, comment on, or only open it. For someone without a Dropbox account, Dropbox suggests a view-only link that anyone can preview.
- It holds more than one album. A free Soundfish account publishes one album of up to 10 tracks.
Where Soundfish is the better choice
- The link opens an album page with the track list, a waveform player, hearts, and play counts.
- Listeners comment at a moment on the waveform, and choosing a comment moves the playhead there.
- A new take plays at the same link, and each track keeps up to 25 dated revisions on your manage page.
- The player embeds on any site, and every album page has a Markdown version an agent can read.
Using both
Keep stems, session files, and artwork in a Drive or Dropbox folder. Send the Soundfish album link to the people who should listen and comment, and the folder link to the people who need the files.
Sources
- Share files from Google DriveGoogle Drive HelpChecked
- Files you can store in Google DriveGoogle Drive HelpChecked
- How to share in DropboxDropbox Help CenterChecked
- File types that previewDropbox Help CenterChecked
See also
Give your album a page of its own
Listening needs no account; publishing needs a free Hraness account.