Meisenhower Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Just a quick question about preferred "personal" file sharing site that will take audio files and who uses what! As a pretty busy muso, I have multiple projects that often require sending music to other musos I play with. Similarly, when I'm doing recording projects, I also have the need to share scratch mixes, tracks, et all with the people I'm working with. These days, I've been ripping stuff and emailing tracks to people and I'm getting tired of it. I don't want to use a music "promotion" site, as this is strictly not for distribution stuff. Is there a site where I can upload files, and then give password access to only those files, based on who needs them? Then they can log on, grab what they need and I can get some precious minutes back in my schedule. I'm sure I'm not the first person here that needs to do this, so I thought I'd toss the question out there. A quick Google search didn't yield the results I'd hoped for. These are the kind of File Sharing sites I am hoping to avoid for obvious reasons. Klonk Here Should I just get a "personal" webpage that uses a hosting service that allows for file storage/sharing? It seemed like a no brainer until I started digging!! Thanks in advance all! Yamaha C7 Grand, My Hammonds: '57 B3, '54 C2, '42 BC, '40 D, '05 XK3 Pro System, Kawai MP9000, Fender Rhodes Mk I 73, Yamaha CP33, Motif ES6, Nord Electro 2, Minimoog Voyager & Model D, Korg MS10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Force Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Are you looking for Free or..?? Steve Force, Durham, North Carolina -------- My Professional Websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusker Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Box.com has served me well. Steinway L, Yamaha Motif XS-8, NE3 73, Casio PX-5S, iPad, EV ZLX 12-P ZZ(x2), bunch of PA stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus64 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Dropbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksoper Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 One band I'm in uses DropBox. I don't remember paying anything for that. If I'm simply sending files back and forth to clients I use WeTransfer. I pay a fee to use WeTransfer, but it's fast and well worth the money, imo. 9 Moog things, 3 Roland things, 2 Hammond things and a computer with stuff on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisdanno Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I really like Dropbox for this kind of thing. Shared folders are the key feature. When you add new files to the shared folder on your computer (or edit existing files, e.g. a setlist or song catalog), they'll automatically upload to Dropbox.com and automatically download to the machines of all the other people in your shared folder (if they have the desktop client installed). The only thing that makes it less than ideal is that you have to log on to the website at dropbox.com and log in there to accept an invite to a shared folder, which is a slight pain in the butt if some of your fellow musos rely entirely on their smartphone for all things Internet. Other than that, everything's pretty automagic from the desktop client or the smartphone apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Dropbox. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Another +1 for Dropbox. Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELP71 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I, too, use Dropbox. Weasels ripped my flesh. Rzzzzzzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnegrad Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Do you find DropBox upload speed to be very slow? I do.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizu Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I use both DropBox and Box.net - I pay for the 50GB DropBox upgrade and keep all my documents in there, synced across 3 computers. Sharing folders is good, but if I want to share a single file I have to put it in my public folder first. Box.net is better in that regard - you can share a single file, no matter where it is in your file system. But Box.net doesn't tie into the filesystem on OS X like DropBox does (for offline storage). Both have iOS apps that are pretty neat - I keep my sheet music in DropBox and can sync it with ForScore. "You'll never be as good as you could have been, but you can always be better than you are." - MoKen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisdanno Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Do you find DropBox upload speed to be very slow? I do.... For me it's comparable to what I get for FTP to my web host. I suspect your ISP may be the bottleneck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahinty Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Ive just started using dropbox and think its the shizzle. If streaming is OK, you could upload to soundcloud and set the track to private and nominate e-mail addresses/users of people to access it. Slightly tedious. Bandcamp could be used in a similar way, by setting songs as hidden but youd need to use and an account that youre happy for all of your collaborators to have access (theyd all need to login to the same account to listen/download). Dropbox is the most elegant, really. My blog Nord Electro 2 | microKorg | Casiotone MT-65 | Hammond XB-2 | Korg Electribe-R ER-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisdanno Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Sharing folders is good, but if I want to share a single file I have to put it in my public folder first. Interestingly you can work around this by navigating to the file in the iOS app. There you'll have an option to mail a link to the file. The file can be anywhere in your Dropbox and the recipient doesn't have to be a Dropbox user to use the link. It's very handy but I suspect it might be a bit on the "beta" side as you can't duplicate that feature on the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Dropbox is the most elegant, really. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meisenhower Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 Thanks all! I think that Dropbox will be the way to go for me!! Love this place!!! Yamaha C7 Grand, My Hammonds: '57 B3, '54 C2, '42 BC, '40 D, '05 XK3 Pro System, Kawai MP9000, Fender Rhodes Mk I 73, Yamaha CP33, Motif ES6, Nord Electro 2, Minimoog Voyager & Model D, Korg MS10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carter_ Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 DropBox looks to be the winner, but an alternative that I use for the same purpose: http://www.mediafire.com/ Does exactly what you're asking for - great free service. U1 | NP | NS3 | NE3 HP | K10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Force Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Personally I like to maintain control so Many current web hosting apps allow you to (password protect) file sharing. All you have to do is email the credentials and voila! Tis what I do.. Steve Force, Durham, North Carolina -------- My Professional Websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonianKing Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 DropBox looks to be the winner, but an alternative that I use for the same purpose: http://www.mediafire.com/ Does exactly what you're asking for - great free service. Won't be long until the FBI shut down Mediafire so...Dropbox! "The purple piper plays his tune, The choir softly sing; Three lullabies in an ancient tongue, For the court of the crimson king" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnegrad Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 DropBox looks to be the winner, but an alternative that I use for the same purpose: http://www.mediafire.com/ Does exactly what you're asking for - great free service. Won't be long until the FBI shut down Mediafire so...Dropbox! +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carter_ Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 DropBox looks to be the winner, but an alternative that I use for the same purpose: http://www.mediafire.com/ Does exactly what you're asking for - great free service. Won't be long until the FBI shut down Mediafire so...Dropbox! +1 Unfortunate - thanks! U1 | NP | NS3 | NE3 HP | K10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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