Streaming from Mixcloud or SoundCloud via Roon

Who knows!!!

Certainly interest from me, although I guess there’s questions of what would such an integration look like in Roon.

Would a search in Roon return potentially hundred of Mixcloud mixes or would it just load the streams you’d already favourited on Mixcloud? Where would they appear in the interface? Would Mixcloud’s metadata be rich and consistent enough to allow relevant mixes to surface on an artists page and elsewhere in the Roon interface? AI could certainly help there in terms of assigning tags and artist IDs but what level would be acceptable accuracy? Not asking you directly, just thinking aloud!

I think Danny did look at Soundcloud in the distant past and ruled it out due to restrictive API limits. Mixcloud was similarly discussed around that time too I think.

Although it looks like Soundcloud now have several integrations with 3rd party platforms SoundCloud Integration for subscribers

My guess, it’s not high on the list unless:

a) There’s a strong commercial angle to Roon implementing it - attracting a new or younger audience to Roon could potentially tick that box, but I expect the numbers still don’t add up.

b) Someone high up at Roon or Harman is big into listening to mixes on Soundcloud / MixCloud.

c) It’s seen as a solution to a wider objective / product feature ie. Podcasts or Radio Show in Roon - lots of Radio stations archive their past shows Soundcloud / MixCloud.

But your guess is as good as mine. It’s been a long time since anyone from Roon has posted in the forums, formally or informally, about product direction.