• How do I find sounds to listen to?

    We've made it even easier to find new sounds to hear on SoundCloud, with our new Search & Explore. At the top of every page you'll find our universal search bar, which will make suggestions of artists, music, and audio based on what you enter into it. Our search results...

  • Can I save sounds to a specific place so I can find them again?

    Like any Sound or Set to easily find it at a later date, and let it’s creator know their work is appreciated. Click the ‘Heart’ button below any Sound or Set to add it to your list of Likes. Your most recent Likes are displayed on your profile. Click ‘Show...

  • What sounds end up in my Stream?

    Your Stream keeps you up to date with the people you follow: their new sounds, sets, and reposts will be displayed at https://soundcloud.com/stream, including sounds shared privately with you. Your own posts will also be displayed on your Stream.

  • What kind of username should I pick? Can it be anything?

    Almost any name is fair game, but please keep the SoundCloud Community Guidelines in mind when picking. Also, in certain cases we may remove or change usernames that violate these rules: No squatting: don’t pick a name just because it’s valuable or might be valuable to somebody else. Accounts that...

  • How do I delete my account?

    Sorry to see you go, but you can delete your account by going to the following page, then click 'Delete account'. If you have signed up to SoundCloud with Facebook, please send a password reset link to the address registered to your Facebook account (you can check this here as...

  • What are realtime notifications?

    When someone follows you, likes, reposts, and comments on your sounds, you’ll see right away with new real-time notifications, shown on site. Other people can see your activity in real-time too! Keep up-to-date the second something happens.

  • How do I change my username?

    You can change your username and permalink to your profile by clicking right here. To change your permalink, click the little pen icon that appears beside your URL, like in this image: Please note that if you change the permalink to your profile, this will also affect all links and...

  • The username I want is taken! Can I have it?

    We may be able to give you a username if the account has been inactive for six months, or was opened more than three months ago but has never been used. Just send us an e-mail and we’ll check it out for you--and please keep in mind that sometimes an...

  • I accidentally deleted my account, can you get it back?

    Unfortunately, we don't hold any deleted data due to privacy issues. Because of this, we are unable to restored any deleted accounts.

  • What is Spotlight? How does it work?

    Available with any of our Pro Plans, Spotlight allows you to pin up to 5 items (either sounds or sets) to the top of your profile page's stream. After your Spotlight selection, your most recent sounds and sets are shown in reverse-chronological order. To add a sound on your profile...