Maybe this would fit in a tech section, but I figure we’re all decently techie.
Is there anything out there that’s noob (ie, non tech literate) friendly that I can use for sharing audio? I’m sick of using gmail and dropbox for this (not to mention they steal every file you put on their platform)
FTP would work but seems to complex for a normie. And a lot of folks want to listen quick on their (shitty) phone speaker, so something web based is probably preferred…
Edit I did this fast so forgot to mention, this is for sharing mixes with other band members/friends. So, personally recorded music files.
https://wormhole.app/ sounds like it could fit
https://localsend.org/ for when you meet up
Context?
Just sharing our recorded music files with friends for mix notes etc. We are always sending files back and forth.
What about whatsapp? I’ve found it good for sending larger video files.
Sorry no, I don’t use meta products willingly . appreciate it tho!
Gotcha fair enough. I just figured since you were using google products it would be acceptable.
Oh gotcha, no I want to limit my usage of them.
It’s kind of a catch-22 finding a solution that works for non tech folk.
You can send up to 100MB files on signal if that’s acceptable to you.
Navidrome might be up your alley.
This could work actually. Even though its not for commercial music, its our own mixes.
I was about to suggest to send the files through torrent, it is the simplest method for sending files from one computer to another if you don’t need to announce it on a tracker. Just create a torrent file, send it through email, double click at the other end and the transfer starts.
Ive seen that asked about too, that actually works? To me it makes the most sense. Use p2p.
But again, these are folks who would say thats scary darkweb stuff and wouldnt touch it. Especially if they need to install another program .
Still, I like the idea!
The only down side is that they need to install a torrent client. I usually make them install Transmission, it is the simplest torrent client I know of and its name says all they need to know about what it is for.
Put it on YouTube.
Clarified my question. Its for personal song mixes.
Also YouTube is just as bad as Dropbox or gmail, prefer not to use.
I would make use of a VPS to serve a directory with the files using Nginx. The VPS is ~$5 /month. You can share the ip or buy a domain name for ~$10/year. If you are not opposed to vibe-coding, you can probably generate the Nginx + HTML config to play through the songs without having to click them individually with little effort.
Flash drives?
YouTube?
Rule 5. Locking.
