I'm looking into soulseek cause it was recommended to me by an acquaintance, this video is the shit. Easily the most straightforward information I found and I like your voice too dude. Easy 10/10
Wow, I didn't know Soulseek was still going. I remember using it in the late 90s when it was only music. I still come across tunes I downloaded back then I've never listened too. Cool vid and thanks for the reintroduction
Thanks for this, bro. Can't believe I am just hearing about this. Two questions: 1. I accidentally skipped creating a saved folder. Can I still make one? If so, how? 2. What is the difference between SoulSeek and Torrent sites like PirateBay?
Dude you are a freaking legend. For anybody trying to learn how to burn their own cds this is only video you need to watch. Best tutorial on yt I commend you sir.
Threw me off slightly cos the version I downloaded looked different, but once I realised it's basically the same thing, this was genuinely so helpful!!! Thanks dude 🔥
10:02 “I don’t know if y’all can hear it” as my ears are getting obliterated 😂😂 good vid g I can’t get soulseek to work with my computer’s listening port sadly still looking for the solution
Thank you so much for this video, I looked at your channel and you have like. Mental health resources? That is such a huge green flag, and you just give off a very warm caring vibe. Thanks for being here, dude. Subscribed!
Just stumbled on your video! I was recently upgrading the HDD on one of my computers and accidentally nuked the contents, losing about 50gb of music that I had backed up digitally from my old CD collection (with a few actual native purchases from Google/iTunes). I remember using slsk once about 6 years ago(?) to listen to Boards of Canada but got overwhelmed by the relatively new experience of the program so I never used it again and deleted/uninstalled it. I vaguely remember the whole etiquette and downloads thing. You've explained it all succinctly, so I'll take a look into this once again! Would you recommend I share my "Music" folder or make a slsk folder like you've done in the video? BTW, your emotional management video helped loads today after that HDD fiasco. Big 🙏🏻 my man.
yo this comment is inspiring. I feel your pain with that loss of music....learned my lesson with that before, too. Honestly, I feel that most people just want to see people sharing SOMETHING and not being a bum. Obviously if you have things you don't want to share you don't even have to have it up there, but really, I just share whatever, and add everyone that I download from to the list. It doesn't guarantee anything but it just saves headaches. the emotional management video, wow. That's amazing! It inspires me to make more of those videos. Thanks for watching !
People still use this? Sheeeeit back in the mid 00s soulseek was poppin, there was thousands of chat rooms. Id go into underground hiphop chat rooms with hundereds of people talking and learn about new underground rap and get put on to so many dope albums. It was the best experience. Allhiphop's website had a room users made, people used to argue and go at each other for days on end it was amazing
Thanks! So check it out, SOME but not all files actually display a bit rate. The higher the better. ALSO, if you look at those bitrates, you can see the files with a higher rate are bigger. Might not be by much you always will be able to see the file size whether the bitrate is posted up or not. Hope this helps!
Seems like people get mad if you don't share files. i'm new to this so idk what i'm supposed to do or put in my folder.. And is it dangerous in anyway downloading/uploading files to this? Have you come across anything sketchy through the years? I'm trying to follow etiquette, but will it affect my computer/internet if people are downloading my files like that? Thanks man, soulseek is treating me pretty good already tho
Yes people get mad. It's corny- most of the time people just want to know you aren't being a leech. TBH if I download ANYTHING, I add them. Just so I don't have to hear it. You can adjust the data amount in the actual download/upload section and really I never had any issues for maybe 20 years. Seriously. You can always pause downloads and uploads if you notice a speed problem. You can always cut people off completely if they are being greedy. So I don't know. I been using this shit probably since 99 or 2000 and really never had a problem other than the occasional jerk off blocking me.
as for the etiquette, do people care how much you have in a shared folder? like should i add a bunch of stuff i like before i try to download and add people?
It would be helpful if you compartmentalize the sections of the videos so that everyone has an easier time navigating through the individual points of the video
Is there anything i need prior to using soulseek? Like a vpn or an ad block? Also is there a way to tell if i file is legit without downloading it. Dont wanna get viruses
it might depend on your country's piracy laws but from what ive seen you don't need a vpn. no need for adblock either (though you should be using one for the internet as a whole, just makes life better!!) general rule of thumb for downloading anything online is to pay attention to file types (.mp3 for audio, .mp4 for video, etc. look up a chart for all the examples) don't download .exe files unless you're looking for that specific program and you'll be fine :))
How come the Soulseek in this video has a more classic WinXP looking interface? Completely different from how it looks on my end, for me it looks completely FOSS like Deluge
www.slsknet.org/news/node/683 thats the og version (for me, the one i grew up w) *Please note that the original Soulseek client (Soulseek NS) is no longer being developed."
Awesome video, I've used soulseek only for a year but now I can't live without it, downloading music never been so easy before (and I finally found the stuff I was looking for through torrents/blogspots for years). I had a 800 GB collection when I started using it and it always brings me some happiness when someone downloads something from my years long collection. Cheers :)
hey, thanks so much for the super helpful video! can i ask what "add to list" actually does? is it just a warning to the user that you're about to download the file? very new and don't know sh*t about the etiquette on this thing.
pretty much. not that anyone is actually looking in real time but I've been auto blocked a lot. so i just right click and add to list almost as a practice at this point just to avoid it
i think u got an older version of the program. mine dont look like that. mine has a filter box at the bottom that lets me put in whatever i want to show, like no mp3, only flac. i cant seem to sort by the bitrate though. still trying to figure that out.
thank you so much for the tutorial ! btw I added my user and it shows that I am sharing 0 file however I am sharing a folder full of files. Do you know something about this ? thanks again
Help Please - Do you know why every download I do says aborted and wont download ? I used soul seek years ago and came back to it and now it is not letting me download any songs at all;(
Where do you put the music after you got it .. like if your using an iPhone for instance how would you go about adding it to the iPhone and being able to play it without the iPhone rejecting it … deal with that with mp3juices and skullmp3
Thanks so much! I've been downloading quite a bit from Soulseek but I've been called out that I haven't shared files. I was surprised because I have a folder shared to everyone with tons of music files in it. Does sharing a folder not necessarily share the files in it?
When i search something, my Malwarebytes starts going crazy blocking alot of websites/ip-addresses - telling me it's infected with trojans and what not. Is this standard, or cause for concern? very cool video otherwise i'm trying to get into this stuff! it looks incredibly dope.
@@kleinelindapinda try searching for the song names or album names when it comes to major mainstream artists. iirc it doesnt come up on search to protect from legal issues
This is the best tutorial I've ever seen, gave me all the info that I want with none of the bullshit. Thanks!
Link in description to an edited version with even less bullshit.... regardless I'm really happy it has helped you. ❤️
"when was the last time someone asked you, how u doing?.... And meant it" 😂 spot on! Good video dude
Friendly tutorial with bro energy? Hell yeah
Big respect for helping the noobs out with this video. I've been on Soulseek for almost 20 years and I would hate to see it go away anytime soon.
The Quasimoto pfp gives me a lot of hope for the music I'm going to find on there, any hip-hop recommendations?
the way you explain and your energy just cracks me up, i love it
I'm looking into soulseek cause it was recommended to me by an acquaintance, this video is the shit. Easily the most straightforward information I found and I like your voice too dude. Easy 10/10
Thanks Rad Red ♥️
this is the best tutorial on youtube
highly agree
thanks man, we need more of this energy on the internet
Wow, I didn't know Soulseek was still going. I remember using it in the late 90s when it was only music. I still come across tunes I downloaded back then I've never listened too. Cool vid and thanks for the reintroduction
Thanks for this, bro. Can't believe I am just hearing about this. Two questions: 1. I accidentally skipped creating a saved folder. Can I still make one? If so, how? 2. What is the difference between SoulSeek and Torrent sites like PirateBay?
Dude you are a freaking legend. For anybody trying to learn how to burn their own cds this is only video you need to watch. Best tutorial on yt I commend you sir.
man ur actually like so charismatic, keep grind on yt fr man
thanks for the help man, can't really find guides like this anymore for newbies. appreciate it illdon
No problem. Glad it was helpful. Excellent name btw. Edge of Bread 💪🏼
i fucking love this video, sent it to my friends. best soulseek tut on the planet
Saw someone say this is the best tutorial ever and i wanna correct my comment to say the same thing cuz this tutorial rocks so hard
Legend man, big respect. Wish ya the best.
Bird up
Threw me off slightly cos the version I downloaded looked different, but once I realised it's basically the same thing, this was genuinely so helpful!!! Thanks dude 🔥
absolutely amazing video man. Probably one of the best videos i've ever watched on here. Not just a how to or anything.
Thank you so much for this video! I just recently started using SS and it was an adventure to be honest. This made it all clear in one go! Thannks !
Amazing!
This video helped me out tons 2 years after posting thanx from 2024 lulz
Yo man, you have my respect, nice vid. And you are freaking hilarious mate.
Great tutorial even as a non native english speaker it was clear and simple !
Much respects you earned that subscribe
Thanks. My old computer died so I needed to install Soulseek on the new one and I needed a refresher course. Much appreciated.
i feel like you give us enough about this soulseek! thank you so much for going straight up!
10:02 “I don’t know if y’all can hear it” as my ears are getting obliterated 😂😂 good vid g I can’t get soulseek to work with my computer’s listening port sadly still looking for the solution
Thank you so much for this video, I looked at your channel and you have like. Mental health resources? That is such a huge green flag, and you just give off a very warm caring vibe. Thanks for being here, dude. Subscribed!
I appreciate you. The struggle is real, and comments like this keep me alive. Well wishes to you 💜💪🏼
Just stumbled on your video!
I was recently upgrading the HDD on one of my computers and accidentally nuked the contents, losing about 50gb of music that I had backed up digitally from my old CD collection (with a few actual native purchases from Google/iTunes).
I remember using slsk once about 6 years ago(?) to listen to Boards of Canada but got overwhelmed by the relatively new experience of the program so I never used it again and deleted/uninstalled it.
I vaguely remember the whole etiquette and downloads thing. You've explained it all succinctly, so I'll take a look into this once again!
Would you recommend I share my "Music" folder or make a slsk folder like you've done in the video?
BTW, your emotional management video helped loads today after that HDD fiasco. Big 🙏🏻 my man.
yo this comment is inspiring. I feel your pain with that loss of music....learned my lesson with that before, too.
Honestly, I feel that most people just want to see people sharing SOMETHING and not being a bum. Obviously if you have things you don't want to share you don't even have to have it up there, but really, I just share whatever, and add everyone that I download from to the list. It doesn't guarantee anything but it just saves headaches.
the emotional management video, wow. That's amazing! It inspires me to make more of those videos. Thanks for watching !
@@illdonproductions5503 Came back from the future to say thanks! I'm finally able to restore most of my music,
Big thanks my man.
@@allancolorado2080 Any outstanding tunes you can recommend?
One of the best tutorials ever
sounds like Vinnie Cannoli
Thanks so much for this very helpful & covered everything to get me going (including the etiquette)..All the best to you
Fo sho. Glad it helped. 💪🏼🌊
thanks for the tutorial! :)
p.s. you're very charismatic, your voice is great for TH-cam. keep it up!
Thanks! Very inspiring 😉 Any requests? Lol
ur a real one; I'm so fucking tired of all these corporations making me subscribe to all this bs to get the stuff I want.... tysmm...
OMGGG FINALLY THANKS MAN I DIDNT UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE IT UNTIL THIS VID MAN ILY
Enjoy 🌊
you are the GOAT thank you man 🙏
Thank you for this amazing tutorial ! You saved my life
It's funny how you sound like Mike and Jesse from breaking bad at the same time. Great video though
This is the first time i hear about this program. It's like ares but a walk on the park instead of hell and fake songs and movies help
I love this guy... entertaining.. and the info I needed... thanks brother!
Most entertaining tutorial i've seen in a minute had me laughing the whole way. Thanks brother
I wish all tutorials were as real as this one.
I love the way to talking. It feels like a couple of friends having a good time with beer ih their hands. Subcribed👍
Thanks, boss 💪🏼
Some searches goes red also when the user goes offline
am i trippin or would this dude be a great voice actor lmfao. Nice voice nice tutorial bro 👍
People still use this? Sheeeeit back in the mid 00s soulseek was poppin, there was thousands of chat rooms. Id go into underground hiphop chat rooms with hundereds of people talking and learn about new underground rap and get put on to so many dope albums. It was the best experience. Allhiphop's website had a room users made, people used to argue and go at each other for days on end it was amazing
this sounds like it was made in 2008
Yo this tutorial was fire, thanks my dude. Also can't remember the last time someone asked "how I was doin"...n good lookin' stranger!
I love the way you talk lol. Love from India.
A weird question but how do i know if im downloading a good mp3 file (high kbps) and not just a yt rip. Great tutorial !
Thanks! So check it out, SOME but not all files actually display a bit rate. The higher the better. ALSO, if you look at those bitrates, you can see the files with a higher rate are bigger. Might not be by much you always will be able to see the file size whether the bitrate is posted up or not.
Hope this helps!
nice to see videos like this. been using it since 2018.
Seems like people get mad if you don't share files. i'm new to this so idk what i'm supposed to do or put in my folder.. And is it dangerous in anyway downloading/uploading files to this? Have you come across anything sketchy through the years? I'm trying to follow etiquette, but will it affect my computer/internet if people are downloading my files like that? Thanks man, soulseek is treating me pretty good already tho
Yes people get mad. It's corny- most of the time people just want to know you aren't being a leech. TBH if I download ANYTHING, I add them. Just so I don't have to hear it. You can adjust the data amount in the actual download/upload section and really I never had any issues for maybe 20 years. Seriously. You can always pause downloads and uploads if you notice a speed problem. You can always cut people off completely if they are being greedy. So I don't know. I been using this shit probably since 99 or 2000 and really never had a problem other than the occasional jerk off blocking me.
I wanna chill with this dude doin' the tutorial.
as for the etiquette, do people care how much you have in a shared folder? like should i add a bunch of stuff i like before i try to download and add people?
Yeah, some people will have an option selected where they won't allow you to download something from them if you're not sharing anything yourself.
i fw the way you speak heavy gang
I like the way you talk lol great vid
It would be helpful if you compartmentalize the sections of the videos so that everyone has an easier time navigating through the individual points of the video
yeah.....i made this so long ago though
Thank you very much, this is a great video, straight to the point. You are the boss
Thanks a lot 😊 Happy it was helpful
Is this still a thing? Are there better more modern alternatives?
Oii you really helped me out with this SoulSeek shit. Love
Search boxes disappeared and are now in tile or cascade view how do i go back to how it was?
Thank you so much brotha. I use eMule, but some things I have trouble findin so this should help.
wow -emule!!! I used to use audio galaxy too
Thank you for this. Amazing tutorial
This video slapped thank you
Dc++, airDC++, Nicotine+ also work fine
You are the best!!!! thankssssss : )
Is there anything i need prior to using soulseek? Like a vpn or an ad block? Also is there a way to tell if i file is legit without downloading it. Dont wanna get viruses
it might depend on your country's piracy laws but from what ive seen you don't need a vpn. no need for adblock either (though you should be using one for the internet as a whole, just makes life better!!) general rule of thumb for downloading anything online is to pay attention to file types (.mp3 for audio, .mp4 for video, etc. look up a chart for all the examples) don't download .exe files unless you're looking for that specific program and you'll be fine :))
Yo Bro thanks for the video I needed that :)
Yo man yo ... You didn't tell me how to turn on my PC or some shit
Appreciate it man very straightforward
Thank you, Parrot 🦜
How come the Soulseek in this video has a more classic WinXP looking interface? Completely different from how it looks on my end, for me it looks completely FOSS like Deluge
www.slsknet.org/news/node/683
thats the og version (for me, the one i grew up w)
*Please note that the original Soulseek client (Soulseek NS) is no longer being developed."
This vid is fire 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks for the great video dude!
I would pay monthly to hear u just talk about life 😂 thanks for the tutorial. Sick 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
oh there's always something to talk about, isn't there. Anything on your mind? Maybe it will be a video
Thanks My G! Very Helpful😊
Thanks for the advice, bro! Your talk shit is perfect! ))
Awesome video, I've used soulseek only for a year but now I can't live without it, downloading music never been so easy before (and I finally found the stuff I was looking for through torrents/blogspots for years). I had a 800 GB collection when I started using it and it always brings me some happiness when someone downloads something from my years long collection. Cheers :)
thankyou for explaining this!
Thanks Homie Going to download some Kendrick
hey, thanks so much for the super helpful video! can i ask what "add to list" actually does? is it just a warning to the user that you're about to download the file? very new and don't know sh*t about the etiquette on this thing.
pretty much. not that anyone is actually looking in real time but I've been auto blocked a lot. so i just right click and add to list almost as a practice at this point just to avoid it
i think u got an older version of the program. mine dont look like that. mine has a filter box at the bottom that lets me put in whatever i want to show, like no mp3, only flac. i cant seem to sort by the bitrate though. still trying to figure that out.
I mentioned that I'm using the old one around 1:45 . That's the version I came up with...never used the other builds.
thank you for this man, really helped me out 🙏
Happy to help ✌️
Thanks, man. It was really helpfull.
Dude, Soulseek and then the help from your video felt like finding a gold mine! It cant be that good! Last thing i want is getting banned 😅
Good luck!, you got this bruh
this video is fucking gas , W vid
thank you so much for the tutorial ! btw I added my user and it shows that I am sharing 0 file however I am sharing a folder full of files. Do you know something about this ? thanks again
Help Please - Do you know why every download I do says aborted and wont download ? I used soul seek years ago and came back to it and now it is not letting me download any songs at all;(
7:53 all good my dude, sup with you?
Where do you put the music after you got it .. like if your using an iPhone for instance how would you go about adding it to the iPhone and being able to play it without the iPhone rejecting it … deal with that with mp3juices and skullmp3
Maybe a Micro SD? TBH I don't use any of those things.
perfect tutorial
Thanks so much! I've been downloading quite a bit from Soulseek but I've been called out that I haven't shared files. I was surprised because I have a folder shared to everyone with tons of music files in it. Does sharing a folder not necessarily share the files in it?
Hmmm 🤔 definitely weird. Maybe try adding them too (if anything they may stop bitching?) I wish I made the thing so I can fix it but...
Does Anyone have information on port forwarding or options for faster download/upload speeds?
very good tutorial! thank you!
Killa cam in the house! C.O.C., NFL crew.😄
Nah, good looking out. Appreciate it 💪
my friend asked me yesterday i think
But yo what about port forwarding?
I don't know anything about that.
just wanted 2 say u gotta boss ass voice man haha
appreciate you, I do
I can't log in . because the user name and passwords are incorrect
what's the yellow padlock icon mean? I can't download any of that shit
Thanks bro. Love
great vid illdon you a real one
When i search something, my Malwarebytes starts going crazy blocking alot of websites/ip-addresses - telling me it's infected with trojans and what not. Is this standard, or cause for concern? very cool video otherwise i'm trying to get into this stuff! it looks incredibly dope.
hey i have never experienced those errors and have been using this thing for like 20 years.
@@illdonproductions5503 Will just ignore it then, ty for reply !
best fucking software ever
Trying to search using MacBook, but searches seem to stay empty. Can anyone help?
Hello. Depending on what you are searching for it may take time. Double check spelling, spaces etc.
@@illdonproductions5503 searches for like Beyonce and lil Wayne (for test).. doesn't even search.. I don't get it. came out at 0
@@kleinelindapinda try searching for the song names or album names when it comes to major mainstream artists. iirc it doesnt come up on search to protect from legal issues
yo
Yo?
@@illdonproductions5503 YOOOOOO