It&#x27;s interesting for me as a long-term Soundcloud user to hear a predominance of listeners here, when my experience of the site is that it focusses on producers and performers.<p>Sure, once in a while someone with a YouTube mindset uploads an album that they clearly didn&#x27;t write, or an indie label learning about PR reposts their own back catalogue, but not that often.  Mostly, artists upload tracks they wrote or are working on, and people repost a curated taste of what they are inspired by.<p>That&#x27;s what I found about six years ago and my community on there have helped to keep me publishing music occasionally - not just writing bits and pieces but actually finishing music and hitting upload.<p>I think I&#x27;m fairly central for Soundcloud&#x27;s target audience.  You&#x27;ll find download links on my tracks (full quality) and no Beatport, iTunes or Bandcamp links, because it&#x27;s something I do for fun, not profit.  I&#x27;ve never reached my upload limit because I&#x27;m not exactly prolific - or because the limit is generous.<p>The service has value to me, but I simply don&#x27;t need anything that going pro offers.