How to upload media to Mixcloud

In this article, we'll explain how to upload your Radio Cult media to Mixcloud.

How to integrate

Before you can upload, you must first integrate Radio Cult with your Mixcloud.

It should go without saying that to integrate with Mixcloud you must first have an existing Mixcloud account. If you don’t have an existing account already, you can click here to sign up.

Navigating to the integrations page

To navigate to the Integrations page:

1. Click the Settings (cog) icon in the top right hand corner of the navigation bar, and
2. Then click the Integrations option under the Station menu, which is contained in the left hand side menu.

Integrating with Mixcloud

To integrate with Mixcloud, complete the following steps:

1. Click the Connect button within the Mixcloud section. You will be directed to the login page of Mixcloud.
2. Login to your Mixcloud account and accept the request to authorise Radio Cult.

After completing the process, you should be redirected back to the Integrations page. A green CONNECTED status should be displayed to you, confirming your Mixcloud account is now successfully integrated with Radio Cult.

How to upload

Navigating to the media page

To navigate to the Media page, click the Media option in the top navigation bar.

Uploading media to Mixcloud

To upload media to Mixcloud, complete the following steps:

1. Identify the piece of media within the Media table you want to upload to Mixcloud, and
2. Hover your mouse over the row the piece of media corresponds to.

Next please complete the following steps:

1. Click the row's Actions (...) button (the button is positioned in the table column closest to the right hand side of your screen),
2. The Actions dropdown menu should appear. Click the Upload to Mixcloud button. A pop up window will appear.

Next complete these last set of steps:

1. Optional: Edit the upload Name, Description, Tags and Visibility (Name is pre populated based on the title of the piece of media and the other inputs are not required).
2. Optional: Click the image icon to add an image to the upload to Mixcloud.
3. Click the Upload button.

The piece of media will now begin uploading to Mixcloud.

PLEASE NOTE: Mixcloud enforces that mixes be less than 4GB in size.

You can also upload your recordings to Soundcloud in a similar fashion.