How do you add a playlist on SoundCloud app?

SoundCloud is a popular music streaming platform that allows users to upload, promote, and share audio content. With over 175 million monthly active listeners, SoundCloud has grown into one of the largest communities for audio creators and fans.

An important feature of SoundCloud is playlists – curated collections of tracks that users can create, personalize, and share. Playlists help listeners organize and enjoy content on SoundCloud. They also help creators promote their music by grouping songs together. Playlists can be public for all users to see, private to only be viewed by the creator, or shared with specific SoundCloud followers. With over 30 million playlists created every month, playlists have become a core part of the SoundCloud experience (Source: https://www.businessofapps.com/data/soundcloud-statistics/).

Access Playlists Tab

To access your playlists on the SoundCloud mobile app, first open the SoundCloud app on your device. Once the app is open, look along the bottom navigation bar and tap on the “Playlists” icon (usually the third icon from the left). This will bring you to the Playlists tab where all of your created playlists are listed.

The Playlists tab shows a list of playlists you’ve previously created on SoundCloud. Here you can view, edit, delete and listen to your existing playlists. If you haven’t yet created any playlists, this screen will be empty.

Create New Playlist

To create a new playlist on the SoundCloud mobile app, tap the + icon at the top right of the Playlists tab. This will open up a screen where you can name your new playlist and select the privacy settings.

When naming your playlist, be creative and make the name descriptive of the playlist’s theme or purpose. You can name it anything you want within SoundCloud’s naming guidelines.

Next, you can select the privacy setting for the playlist. You have 3 options: Public, Private, and Secret. With Public, anyone can view and listen to your playlist. Private limits access to only people you approve. Secret hides the playlist from public view, but anyone with the link can access it. Choose the option that fits your preferences.

Once you’ve named the playlist and selected the privacy setting, tap “Create playlist” and your new playlist will be added to your library of playlists on SoundCloud. You can now start adding tracks to the playlist.

Add Tracks to Playlist

Adding tracks to your playlist is easy on the SoundCloud mobile app. Simply follow these steps:

1. Tap on the playlist you want to add tracks to from the Playlists tab. This will open up the playlist screen.

2. Tap the + icon in the top right corner of the playlist screen.

3. This will bring up the search screen. You can search for tracks by keyword, username, or scroll through trending tracks.

4. When you find a track you want to add, tap the + icon next to it. This will add it to the playlist.

You can repeat steps 3 and 4 to keep searching for and adding tracks. They will be added to the bottom of your playlist.

Once you’ve finished adding tracks, you can tap Done in the top right corner to return to your playlist. You’ll now see all the new tracks you added.

If you want to reorder tracks or delete any you added, you can do that right from the playlist screen as well.

Reorder Tracks

To reorder tracks within a playlist on SoundCloud, tap the “Edit” button at the top of the playlist screen. This will put the playlist into edit mode.

Once in edit mode, you can drag and drop tracks to reorder them within the playlist. Simply long press on a track and then drag it up or down to the desired position. Dropping the track in between two other tracks will place it ordered between those.

Reordering tracks allows you to customize the playback order of your playlist. You may want to structure the playlist to have a certain flow, grouping similar tracks together or placing key tracks in prominent positions. Play around with the order until you have the playlist sequenced exactly how you want.

When you’re done reordering, tap “Done” to save your changes. The playlist will now play back following the new customized track order.

Delete Tracks

If you want to remove a track from a playlist on SoundCloud:

Tap the “Edit” button at the top right of the playlist screen.
This will put the playlist into edit mode. Find the track you want to delete and tap the “X” icon on the right side of the track row.
The app will confirm that you want to remove the track from the playlist.

Once you’ve removed any tracks you want, tap “Done” in the top right to exit edit mode.

Deleting tracks from a playlist doesn’t delete them from your library or account. It simply removes them from the current playlist.

Edit Playlist Details

Once you’ve created your playlist and added tracks, you may want to customize the playlist details like the name, description, and privacy settings. Here’s how to edit your SoundCloud playlist details:

Tap on the playlist name at the top of the playlist screen. This will open the playlist details. From here you can edit the playlist name, description, privacy settings, and more.

To change the playlist name, simply tap inside the name field and edit the text. Get creative and come up with a unique name that represents the vibe or theme of your playlist.

You can also add or edit the playlist description. The description appears below the playlist name and is a great place to share details about the playlist inspiration, intended audience, or anything else you want listeners to know.

Finally, tap on the “Privacy” section to update the privacy settings. You can make your playlist public, private, or secret. Public is viewable by all SoundCloud users, private limits visibility to only people you approve, and secret hides it from public view.

Once you’re happy with the playlist details, tap “Save” and your changes will be updated. Don’t forget to periodically revisit the playlist details to update the name or description as you add new tracks.

Share Playlist

Once you’ve created a playlist and added tracks, you can easily share it with others on SoundCloud. Here’s how to share a playlist:

Open the playlist you want to share.
Tap the Share icon at the top right of the screen. This looks like an arrow pointing upward out of a box.
Select the sharing method you want to use:
- Copy Link – This copies the playlist URL to your clipboard so you can paste it elsewhere.
- Share to Feed – This shares the playlist to your SoundCloud feed.
- More – This gives you additional sharing options like email, messaging apps, social media, etc.

That’s all there is to it! Now anyone you’ve shared the playlist with can listen to it and follow along as you add new tracks.

Listen to Playlist

Once you have created your playlist and added your desired tracks, you are ready to listen. To listen to your playlist:

Tap on the playlist name or image on the Playlists tab to open the playlist.

At the top of the playlist screen, tap the play icon (triangle pointing right). This will begin playing the playlist from the first track.

The playlist will continue playing down the tracklist until completed. You can pause, skip tracks, shuffle and control playback as you listen. Enjoy your custom playlist!

Conclusion

Adding a playlist on the SoundCloud mobile app is a quick and easy way to organize and listen to tracks. To recap, you simply need to tap the Playlists tab, hit the plus icon, give the playlist a name, select tracks to add, and reorder or delete tracks as needed. The playlist will then be available in the Playlists tab for easy access.

SoundCloud offers powerful playlist features beyond just creating and managing them. You can make playlists collaborative so others can add tracks, share playlists publicly or privately via links, embed playlists on websites, and listen to playlists offline. Playlists allow you to curate and group tracks however you like, making SoundCloud an excellent platform for showcasing mixes and sharing great music.