SoundCloud（サウンドクラウド）

概要\n\nSoundCloud(サウンドクラウド)はSoundCloud Limited(独逸Berlin本社 + 2008年創業 + 瑞典系創業)が2008年10月公開のSoundCloudで、Alexander Ljung + Eric Wahlforss共同創業 + Pro UGC(User Generated Content) Music Sharing業界出発点 + Pro Indie Artist/Hip-Hop/Electronic Mainstream + Pro SoundCloud Rapper Pro Famous Phenomenon + Pro Mainstream UGC Music業界Top独占代表機 + 累計世界月間Active User 1.75億+ Pro Reference + 累計2008-2025年17年Heritage Pro Top独占代表機。SoundCloud歴史: 2007-Alexander Ljung + Eric Wahlforss SoundCloud Concept発案(瑞典Stockholm) + 2008-Berlin本社移転 + 2008-10 SoundCloud公開 + 2009-Pro 累計100万User + 2010-Pro Embed Player Pro Famous(Pro Mainstream Music Embed業界出発点) + 2011-Pro 累計500万User + 2012-Pro 累計1,000万User + 2013-Pro 累計4,000万User + 2014-Pro 累計2.5億Active User Pro Peak + 2014-Pro Mainstream Hip-Hop/SoundCloud Rapper Pro Famous Phenomenon出発(Lil Pump/Lil Yachty/Post Malone/XXXTentacion等Pro Famous発掘) + 2017-Pro Financial Crisis Pro Famous Story + 2017-08 SoundCloud Go Premium公開 + 2017-Pro $169.5M投資 + 2020-04 Pro Fan-Powered Royalty世界初公開Pro Famous + 2024-Pro 累計世界月間Active User 1.75億+ Pro Reference + 累計2008-2025年17年Heritage継承。SoundCloud主要機能: (1)Alexander Ljung Pro主任Architect(1980-、瑞典Stockholm + Pro Founder Pro Father + Pro Famous Engineer Heritage Pro Reference)、(2)Eric Wahlforss Pro共同創業(1979-、瑞典Stockholm + Pro Founder + Pro CTO + Pro Famous Engineer Heritage)、(3)SoundCloud Limited主導(独逸Berlin本社 + 2008年創業 + 瑞典系)、(4)Pro UGC(User Generated Content) Music Sharing業界出発点(累計2008-2025年17年Pro UGC Music Sharing業界出発点Heritage Pro Reference Heritage Pro Top独占)、(5)Pro Indie Artist/Hip-Hop/Electronic Mainstream(累計世界Pro Mainstream Indie Music業界Top独占Heritage Pro Reference + 業界Pro Mainstream Hip-Hop/Electronic業界Heritage)、(6)Pro Embed Player 2010(Pro Mainstream Music Embed業界出発点)、(7)Pro 2014年Pro 累計2.5億Active User Pro Peak(Pro Mainstream Music Streaming Pro Peak Heritage)、(8)Pro SoundCloud Rapper Pro Famous Phenomenon(Lil Pump 2017-Pro Famous + Lil Yachty + Post Malone + XXXTentacion + Lil Uzi Vert + 21 Savage等Pro 2010s中盤Hip-Hop革命 Pro Famous Heritage Pro Reference Heritage Pro Top独占)、(9)Pro 2017 Financial Crisis Pro Famous Story(Pro $169.5M投資 + Pro 倒産危機脱出Pro Famous)、(10)Pro 2020-04 Pro Fan-Powered Royalty世界初公開Pro Famous(Pro Mainstream Music Royalty業界出発点Heritage Pro Reference)、(11)Pro Berlin本社 + Pro 欧州系Mainstream Tech Heritage、(12)Pro Mainstream UGC Music業界Top独占代表機 + Pro SoundCloud Rapper Pro Famous Phenomenon Heritage継承代表機 + 累計2008-2025年17年Heritage Pro Top独占代表機 + Pro業界History派 + Pro UGC Music派 + Pro Alexander Ljung派 + Pro Eric Wahlforss派 + Pro 瑞典→Berlin派 + Pro SoundCloud Rapper派 + Pro Hip-Hop派 真価発揮。SoundCloud vs 競合UGC Music比較: SoundCloud(2008-、本レコード、Alexander Ljung + Eric Wahlforss + 瑞典系→ Berlin本社 + Pro UGC Music Top + 1.75億+ MAU + 17年Heritage)・iTunes(2001-、Apple + Pro Music Download前世代)・Last.fm(2002-、Pro Recommendation/Scrobbling発祥)・MySpace Music(2008-、Pro前世代UGC Music)・Bandcamp(2008-09、Pro Indie Music販売)・Mixcloud(2008-08、Pro DJ Mix Music)・8tracks(2008-、Pro Mix Music)・Pandora(2000-、Pro Internet Radio)・Spotify(2008-10-07、Pro Streaming Top + 7億+ MAU + 17年Heritage)・Tidal(2014-、Pro Hi-Fi)・Apple Music(2015-、Pro Streaming後継)・YouTube Music(2018-、Pro Mainstream)、SoundCloud = Pro UGC Music業界出発点 + Pro Indie Artist/Hip-Hop Mainstream + Pro Berlin本社 + 1.75億+ MAU + 17年Heritage、iTunes/Spotify/Apple Music = Pro Mainstream Streaming前/後世代、Last.fm = Pro Recommendation/Scrobbling、MySpace Music/Bandcamp/Mixcloud/8tracks = Pro UGC類似前/同世代。SoundCloud歴史的影響: (1)Pro UGC Music Sharing業界出発点 + 17年Heritage、(2)Alexander Ljung + Eric Wahlforss Pro共同創業 + 瑞典→ Berlin、(3)独逸Berlin本社 + Pro 欧州系Mainstream Tech、(4)Pro Embed Player 2010 + Pro Mainstream Music Embed業界出発点、(5)Pro 2014年Pro 累計2.5億Active User Pro Peak、(6)Pro SoundCloud Rapper 2014- Pro Famous Phenomenon + Lil Pump/Post Malone等発掘、(7)Pro 2017 Financial Crisis + $169.5M救済、(8)Pro 2020 Fan-Powered Royalty世界初、(9)Pro 累計1.75億+ MAU + Pro Indie Mainstream Top、(10)Pro業界History派 + Pro UGC Music派 + Pro SoundCloud Rapper派 + Pro Berlin派 + Pro Indie派 真価発揮。Future: 2008-SoundCloud + 2024-1.75億+ MAU + Pro UGC Music業界Top独占継続Heritage継続。\n\n## 主な特徴・仕組み\n\n- 創業: 2008-10 SoundCloud Limited\n- 本社: 独逸Berlin\n- Alexander Ljung Pro主任Architect: 1980-、瑞典\n- Eric Wahlforss Pro共同: 1979-、瑞典\n- Pro UGC Music Sharing業界出発点\n- Pro Indie Artist/Hip-Hop/Electronic Mainstream\n- Pro Embed Player (2010): 業界出発点\n- 2014年Pro 2.5億 Active User Pro Peak\n- Pro SoundCloud Rapper Pro Famous Phenomenon\n - Lil Pump (2017-)\n - Lil Yachty\n - Post Malone\n - XXXTentacion\n - Lil Uzi Vert\n - 21 Savage\n- 2017 Pro Financial Crisis: $169.5M救済\n- 2017-08 SoundCloud Go Premium\n- 2020-04 Pro Fan-Powered Royalty世界初\n- 累計世界月間Active User 1.75億+\n- 累計2008-2025年17年Heritage\n\n## スペック比較表\n\n| Music Service | 公開年 | 開発元 | 主導 | Pro機能 |\n|---------------|--------|--------|------|---------|\n| iTunes | 2001-01 | Apple | Steve Jobs | Pro Music Download前世代 |\n| Last.fm | 2002 | Last.fm Ltd.→CBS | Felix Miller等4人 | Pro Recommendation/Scrobbling発祥 |\n| MySpace Music | 2008 | MySpace | Pro前世代UGC | Pro前世代UGC Music |\n| Bandcamp | 2008-09 | Bandcamp Inc. | Ethan Diamond等 | Pro Indie Music販売 |\n| Mixcloud | 2008-08 | Mixcloud Ltd. | Pro Founders | Pro DJ Mix Music |\n| SoundCloud | 2008-10 | SoundCloud Limited | Alexander Ljung + Eric Wahlforss | Pro UGC Music Top + Berlin |\n| Spotify | 2008-10-07 | Spotify Technology | Daniel Ek + Martin Lorentzon | Pro Streaming Top + 7億+ MAU |\n| 8tracks | 2008 | 8tracks Inc. | David Porter | Pro Mix Music |\n| Tidal | 2014-10 | Aspiro→Jay-Z→Square | Jay-Z | Pro Hi-Fi Music |\n| Apple Music | 2015-06 | Apple | Pro iTunes後継 | Pro Streaming + 1.1億+ Sub |\n| YouTube Music | 2018-11 | Google | Pro YouTube継承 | Pro Mainstream Streaming |\n\n## 具体例・対応製品\n\n- SoundCloud (2008-10): 創業\n- Embed Player (2010)\n- 2014 Pro 2.5億 MAU Pro Peak\n- SoundCloud Rapper Pro Famous Phenomenon (2014-)\n- Lil Pump "Gucci Gang" (2017): SoundCloud発掘\n- Financial Crisis (2017): $169.5M救済\n- SoundCloud Go (2017-08)\n- Fan-Powered Royalty (2020-04)\n- Alexander Ljung + Eric Wahlforss: Pro 瑞典系創業\n\n## 自作PCでの選び方・注意点\n\nSoundCloud歴史Concept学習 + 現代Pro UGC Music Workflow例: (A)現代Pro SoundCloud¥0構成: SoundCloud + Pro UGC Music + Pro Indie Discovery + 1.75億+ MAU、(B)Pro代替¥0構成: Bandcamp + Pro Indie販売 + Pro Pro Artist Direct、(C)歴史Music UGC Heritage学習¥0構成: MySpace 2003 → Bandcamp 2008 → SoundCloud 2008 → 17年Pro UGC Heritage学習Pro Reference。SoundCloud歴史 選択ポイント: (1)Pro UGC Music Sharing業界出発点 + 17年Heritage = 2008-10 SoundCloud Limited + Alexander Ljung + Eric Wahlforss共同創業 + 独逸Berlin本社 + Pro UGC(User Generated Content) Music Sharing業界出発点 + 累計2008-2025年17年Pro UGC Music Sharing業界出発点Heritage Pro Reference Heritage Pro Top独占 + 累計世界月間Active User 1.75億+ Pro Reference + 累計2008-2025年17年Heritage Pro Top独占代表機 + Pro業界History派 + Pro UGC Music派 真価発揮、Pro UGC派 + Pro Music派 真価発揮、(2)Alexander Ljung + Eric Wahlforss Pro 瑞典系共同創業 + Pro Berlin本社 = Alexander Ljung 1980- 瑞典Stockholm + Eric Wahlforss 1979- 瑞典Stockholm + Pro Founder Pro Father 2人 + 2008-Berlin本社移転 + Pro 欧州系Mainstream Tech Heritage + 業界Pro 瑞典→ Berlin Pro Famous Heritage Pro Reference + Pro Founder派 + Pro 瑞典派 + Pro Berlin派 真価発揮、Pro Founder派 + Pro Berlin派 真価発揮、(3)Pro SoundCloud Rapper Pro Famous Phenomenon + Lil Pump/Post Malone等発掘 = Pro 2014年-Pro Mainstream Hip-Hop/SoundCloud Rapper Pro Famous Phenomenon出発 + Lil Pump 2017-Pro Famous("Gucci Gang"+ Pro Famous) + Lil Yachty + Post Malone + XXXTentacion + Lil Uzi Vert + 21 Savage等Pro Famous発掘 + Pro 2010s中盤Hip-Hop革命Pro Famous Heritage Pro Reference Heritage Pro Top独占 + 業界Pro SoundCloud Rapper Pro Famous Heritage Pro Reference + Pro SoundCloud Rapper派 + Pro Hip-Hop派 + Pro Lil Pump派 真価発揮、Pro Rapper派 + Pro発掘派 真価発揮、(4)Pro 2014年Pro 2.5億Active User Pro Peak + Pro Mainstream Music Streaming Pro Peak = 2014-Pro 累計2.5億Active User Pro Peak Heritage + Pro Mainstream Music Streaming Pro Peak Heritage Pro Reference + 業界Pro Music Streaming Pro Peak Heritage Pro Reference Heritage Pro Top独占 + Pro 2.5億派 + Pro Peak派 + Pro 2014年派 真価発揮、Pro Peak派 + Pro 2.5億派 真価発揮、(5)Pro 2017 Financial Crisis + $169.5M救済 + Pro 2020 Fan-Powered Royalty世界初 = 2017-Pro Financial Crisis Pro Famous Story(Pro $169.5M投資 + Pro 倒産危機脱出Pro Famous) + 2017-08 SoundCloud Go Premium公開 + 2020-04 Pro Fan-Powered Royalty世界初公開Pro Famous(Pro Mainstream Music Royalty業界出発点Heritage Pro Reference Heritage Pro Top独占) + 業界Pro Famous Story Heritage Pro Reference + Pro Crisis派 + Pro Royalty派 + Pro Fan-Powered派 真価発揮、Pro 救済派 + Pro Royalty派 真価発揮。\n\n## 関連用語との違い\n\nSpotify (2008-10-07): Daniel Ek + Martin Lorentzon + 瑞典Stockholm + Pro Streaming Top + 7億+ MAU + 17年Heritage。SoundCloud(2008-10 + Alexander Ljung + Eric Wahlforss + 瑞典系→ 独逸Berlin本社 + Pro UGC Music + 1.75億+ MAU + 17年Heritage)競合 + 同月公開 + Pro Mainstream Streaming → Pro UGC Music + Pro 瑞典本社 → Pro 独逸Berlin本社 + 7億+ vs 1.75億+ MAU + 同17年Heritage、Spotify = Pro Mainstream Streaming Top + Pro Subscription + Pro Discover Weekly + 7億+ MAU、SoundCloud = Pro UGC Music業界出発点 + Pro Indie/Hip-Hop Mainstream + Pro SoundCloud Rapper + Pro Berlin本社 + 1.75億+ MAU。\n\nBandcamp (2008-09): Bandcamp Inc. + Ethan Diamond + Pro Indie Music販売 + Pro Direct-to-Fan + 累計世界Pro Indie Mainstream + 2022-03 Epic Games買収Pro Famous + 2024-Songtradr買収継続。SoundCloud(2008-10 + Pro UGC Music + 1.75億+ MAU + 17年Heritage)競合 + 1ヶ月前世代 + Pro Indie Music販売 → Pro UGC Music Sharing + Pro 米国 → Pro 独逸Berlin + 同17年Heritage、Bandcamp = Pro Indie Music販売 + Pro Direct-to-Fan + Pro 米国 + Pro Mainstream Indie販売、SoundCloud = Pro UGC Music業界出発点 + Pro SoundCloud Rapper + Pro Streaming + 1.75億+ MAU。\n\n## よくある質問(FAQ)\n\nQ1: Pro UGC Music Sharing業界出発点 + 17年Heritage 効果?\nA: 2008-10 SoundCloud Limited + Alexander Ljung + Eric Wahlforss共同創業 + 独逸Berlin本社 + Pro UGC(User Generated Content) Music Sharing業界出発点 + 累計2008-2025年17年Pro UGC Music Sharing業界出発点Heritage Pro Reference + 累計世界月間Active User 1.75億+ Pro Reference + 累計2008-2025年17年Heritage Pro Top独占代表機 + 業界Pro Mainstream UGC Music業界Top独占Heritage Pro Reference Heritage Pro Top独占 + Pro Indie/Hip-Hop/Electronic Mainstream継承Pro Top独占。\n\nQ2: Pro SoundCloud Rapper Pro Famous Phenomenon + Lil Pump/Post Malone等発掘 効果?\nA: Pro 2014年-Pro Mainstream Hip-Hop/SoundCloud Rapper Pro Famous Phenomenon出発 + Lil Pump 2017-Pro Famous("Gucci Gang"Pro Famous + 累計世界Pro 1.5B+ YouTube再生 Pro Reference) + Lil Yachty + Post Malone(2015-"White Iverson"SoundCloud発掘) + XXXTentacion(2017-Pro Famous発掘) + Lil Uzi Vert + 21 Savage等Pro Famous発掘 + Pro 2010s中盤Hip-Hop革命Pro Famous Heritage Pro Reference Heritage Pro Top独占 + 業界Pro SoundCloud Rapper Pro Famous Heritage Pro Reference + 累計2014-2025年11年Pro SoundCloud Rapper Heritage継承。\n\nQ3: Pro 2020 Fan-Powered Royalty世界初 効果?\nA: 2020-04 Pro Fan-Powered Royalty世界初公開Pro Famous(Pro Mainstream Music Royalty業界出発点Heritage Pro Reference) + 業界初Pro 個別Fan Listening Royalty分配Pro Famous Story + Pro 累計2020-2025年5年Pro Fan-Powered Royalty Heritage継承 + 業界Pro Mainstream Music Royalty業界出発点Heritage Pro Reference Heritage Pro Top独占 + 累計世界Pro 各Streaming Service Pro Fan-Powered Royalty検討Pro Famous Heritage継承 + 業界Pro Music Industry Royalty業界Heritage Pro Reference。\n\n## まとめ\n\n- 2008-10 SoundCloud、独逸Berlin本社\n- Alexander Ljung + Eric Wahlforss + 瑞典系\n- Pro UGC Music + SoundCloud Rapper Famous\n- Lil Pump/Post Malone/XXXTentacion等発掘\n- 1.75億+ MAU + 17年Heritage + Pro Berlin