SoundCloud Cheatsheet

Music platform keyboard shortcuts

Shortcuts

Contents

Playback Navigation All Shortcuts Upload & Create Social Features Embed & API

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Playback Controls

Space          Play / pause
⇧→             Next track
⇧←             Previous track
→              Skip forward
←              Skip backward
⇧↑             Volume up
⇧↓             Volume down
M              Mute/unmute
L              Like track
R              Repost

# Repeat / Shuffle
Click repeat icon in player bar
Click shuffle icon in player bar

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Navigation

# Click logo → Home (stream)
# Top nav:
Home           Your stream
Feed           Reposts & new uploads
Library        Likes, playlists, history
Upload         Upload new track

# Search
/              Focus search (or click)
Filter: Tracks, People, Albums,
Playlists, Everything

# Profile
Tracks, Albums, Playlists, Reposts

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Keyboard Shortcuts Summary

Space          Play/pause
⇧→ / ⇧←       Next/prev track
→ / ←          Seek fwd/back
⇧↑ / ⇧↓       Volume up/down
M              Mute
L              Like
R              Repost
S              Share
Q              Add to Queue
G              Go to track page
P              Add to playlist

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Upload & Create

# Upload page: /upload
Drag & drop or choose files

# Supported formats
WAV, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC,
MP3, OGG, MP2, MP4, AAC, WMA

# Metadata
Title, Genre, Tags, Description
Album art (min 800×800)
Track privacy: Public/Private

# Plans
Free:    3 hours upload
Next:    6 hours + stats
Pro:     Unlimited + Spotlight
Pro Unlimited: Unlimited everything

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Social Features

# Actions on tracks
♥ Like         Save to likes
⟳ Repost      Share to followers
↗ Share       External share
💬 Comment    Timed comment
+ Playlist    Add to playlist

# Timed comments
Click waveform position → type
Shows at that timestamp

# Discover
Charts: Top 50, New & Hot
Genres, Moods
Related tracks & artists

# Stations
Auto-generated radio from a track

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Embed & API

# Embed player
Share → Embed → Copy HTML

<iframe width="100%" height="166"
  src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/
  ?url=https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/ID"
></iframe>

# Widget parameters
auto_play=false
color=%23ff5500
hide_related=true
show_comments=true
show_user=true

# API (v2, OAuth)
GET /tracks/:id
GET /users/:id/tracks
GET /playlists/:id
Register app at soundcloud.com/you/apps