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Soulseek

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Welcome to c/Soulseek!

Soulseek is a peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing network and application, primarily used for sharing music.

Since its launch in 2001, it has been a trusted, ad-free, and spyware-free platform for audiophiles and music enthusiasts worldwide. Compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux, Soulseek offers features like chat rooms, an advanced search engine, and a search correlation system, making it easy to connect with like-minded users and discover new music effortlessly.


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[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 27 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That's kind-of fucking hilarious.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 6 points 2 weeks ago

I think it's funny as hell.

[–] PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Are you by any chance thinking Soulseek is some AI model to make AI music, or some platform like Spotify, or is it hilarious that the biggest archive of rare music, collected and shared directly between the users, is being poisoned?

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've been using slsk since 2002.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't think people remember or were around for the early Napster/Limewire days when downloading could be a little bit of a gamble lol.

[–] PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

In 2002 I was on Kazaa.
I read this post as "guy hides AI crap posing as real books in public libraries", a lot of Slsk is maintained by big whales automatically downloading and resharing libraries, to find it funny having this poisoned by AI crap... perhaps we don't deserve to have nice things after all...

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'm not mad at a little bit of humorous and mildly annoying chaos. "Poisoned" seems like quite the hyperbole. The whales hardly carry the good "rare" shit, anyhow. They also have the worst speeds and queues. Source from meticulously sorted libraries, and at the very least preview what you accumulate.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Lol, I'm one of those people... Always check what you download.

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

I think you mean 'enhanced'

[–] PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago

What a piece of shit.

[–] classic@fedia.io 6 points 2 weeks ago

Well that sucks

[–] UpperBroccoli@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago

Joke's on you pal, I'm into homercore.

[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 4 points 2 weeks ago

lmaoo. kinda surprised vice is writing an article on soulseek.

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