Where to host songs for free download?

June 14, 2010 9:20 AM

Where can I host my songs for free download?

There are a lot of services out there that host songs but very few that will host many songs with unlimited bandwidth, if at all. There's always a limit to amount of songs you post or amount of downloads. Torrents are an option but I'd rather have links where someone would click only once for a song.

I am looking for a free option instead of paying for soundcloud, for example, which has a great presentation. Many services either have limited downloads, or songs you can have available.

The ideal is:
-Unlimited upload of songs (realistically, of course)
-Unlimited bandwidth
-Easy to navigate
-One click download
-Good presentation

The first two are obviously the most important.

Which is your best choice for hosting your songs? How do you do it?

posted by theholotrope to Media & Arts (6 answers total)

Best answer: Check out bandcamp. It's free and well put together. I haven't run into any issues with the bandwidth. Here is the homepage and our site here which shows you the sort of thing you can do.
posted by multivalent at 9:27 AM on June 14, 2010

It's been awhile since I've used it, but I'm pretty sure PureVolume still does this.
posted by General Malaise at 10:25 AM on June 14, 2010

seconding bandcamp...fantastic site for hosting your music.
posted by phelixshu at 11:46 AM on June 14, 2010

Don't all the indy bands have MySpace pages? I assumed MySpace provides free hosting.
posted by exhilaration at 1:27 PM on June 14, 2010

My music doesn't get nearly enough traffic to provide any data on bandwidth, but my experience (and lone music sale) with Bandcamp has been excellent overall. They offer download in a variety of formats, fill in the metadata tags for you, and support Creative Commons licenses.
posted by NMcCoy at 2:57 PM on June 14, 2010

Soundcloud is new, shiny, and gives you 120 minutes of storage with no apparent limits on bandwidth or quality.
posted by scose at 1:40 AM on June 15, 2010