DSound is here; the decentralized IPFS + STEEM based SOUND platform

Steemit is getting all better. After DTube; the decentralized video hosting for Steemit, we now have DSound - the decentralized sound hosting platform for Steem!

DSound is here; the decentralized IPFS + STEEM based found hosting platform

What is DSound?

DSound is a new website built on Steem and IPFS; DSound supports multi-user login and facilitates easy switching between them.

Authors can choose to display a download button or not, however content can still be downloaded by uses through other ways.

DSound was built by Hive account@prc and the concept is similar to DTube as built by Hive account@heimindanger.

Technologies of DTube

Similar to DTube, DSound is built on IPFS and Steemit.

DSound.audio hosting works the same way that DTube works and will be hosted IPFS with the help of Hive account@nannal.

With no local IPFS nodes, the system will have to pay for remote hosting on IPFS and the Hive account@dsound account was created to collect 25% of author rewards to help pay for it.

DSound is built with React and these other tools;

js-ipfs-api - Communication with the IPFS Network
SteemJS - Communicating with the STEEM Blockchain
autolinker - Adding links to descriptions / comments
moment - Displaying times
XSS - For displaying untrusted texts and preventing XSS attacks

Control of the project

Hive account@prc does not intent to control the system as he is a believer in decentralization and autonomy.

Roadmap of the project

DSound is already great but lacks some feature and Hive account@prc hopes to soon implement them.

decentralized search engine
playlist sharing and playback function
mobile apps for iOS and Android
custom player for social networks
social media sharing function

Integration with other platforms

DSound can be integrated into other Steem platforms; json_metadata is used to store the IPFS and sound hashes. Intrgration is similar to DSound:

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Copyrighted content

While Hive account@prc forbids pirated content, he does not intend to implement any strong censorship measures. Users will be expected to use the service responsibly.

How to use DSound

All you have to do is to login with your Steemit login and posting key. Hive account@prc forbids that users use their private key or password to login as a security measure in case the site gets compromised.

After logging in all you need to do is to upload your audio to the site - just like your would upload videos to DTube.vieo.

Good news of DSound

Now musicians, composers and sound engineers can also fully participate in the Steem blockchain party.

How DSound mimics DTube

DSound resembles DTube to a great point as both of them are built on the same technologies. Even the official announcements look so similar.

Here are the words of Hive account@prc

If I can help to make this happen, I will be the happiest man on this planet, because…“Music is what feelings sound like”

Resources for DSound

Read the official announcement post

Visit the DSound website

Visit the @DSound account