SoundCloud to WAV — Download SoundCloud Audio
Save SoundCloud tracks with a WAV extension, or grab them as MP3. Either way you get the cleanest audio SoundCloud serves.
Save a track as WAV in three steps
- 01
Copy the track link
Open the track on SoundCloud and copy its URL.
- 02
Paste and pick WAV
Drop the link above. WAV is already selected here; switch to MP3 anytime.
- 03
Download the file
Save it and import straight into your editor or player.
Made for DJs and producers
Lossless container
WAV holds the audio uncompressed, the format most editing tools expect.
DAW & DJ ready
Files drop straight into Ableton, Rekordbox, Serato, or your editor of choice.
No re-encoding
SCDL wraps the original stream in WAV instead of running it through another codec.
Full metadata
Artist, title, and artwork ride along with the file.
Any device
Convert on desktop or phone — the WAV saves the same way.
MP3 fallback
Don't need WAV? Switch the format and grab a smaller MP3 instead.
More on WAV and audio quality
WAV vs MP3: which should you choose?
Pick WAV when your DAW or DJ software needs an uncompressed .wav to import cleanly. Pick MP3 for everyday listening — it's far smaller and, for a standard SoundCloud stream, sounds identical. WAV doesn't add quality that wasn't in the source; it stores the same audio without compression.
Is SoundCloud audio really lossless?
Usually not. SoundCloud streams most free tracks as 128 kbps MP3, which is lossy. A genuine lossless file only exists when the artist uploaded a high-resolution master and turned on downloads. When that's available SCDL hands you that source; otherwise a WAV is a lossless container wrapped around a lossy recording.
Using WAV files in music production
WAV is the standard import format for Ableton, Logic, FL Studio, Rekordbox, and Serato, so a .wav drops in without conversion. For sampling or remixing, the uncompressed container avoids stacking another round of MP3 compression when you bounce your project. Just remember the source quality is whatever SoundCloud served.
Questions about WAV
Only if the source is high quality. For a standard 128 kbps stream, a WAV is just a bigger file of the same audio.
What WAV actually gets you
WAV stores audio uncompressed, while MP3 throws away data to shrink the file. A WAV is bigger and bit-for-bit complete — which only matters if the source was high quality to begin with.
Here's the honest part: SoundCloud streams most free tracks as 128 kbps MP3. Saving that as WAV gives you a larger file, but it can't add detail the stream never had. The container changes; the recording doesn't.
A true lossless WAV only exists when the artist uploaded a high-res master and enabled downloads. When that's available, SCDL hands you the best source there is.
So pick WAV when your DAW or DJ software insists on a .wav file, or when the artist offers a real lossless master. For casual listening, MP3 is smaller and sounds identical.