When we launched TrackRadar, it supported two platforms: Instagram and SoundCloud. That covered a huge part of the DJ ecosystem, but music does not live in just two places. DJ sets get uploaded to YouTube. Snippets go viral on TikTok. Radio shows live on Mixcloud. And sometimes the audio you want identified is just a file on your hard drive.
As of today, TrackRadar supports all of them. Paste a YouTube, TikTok, or Mixcloud URL -- or upload an audio or video file -- and TrackRadar identifies the tracks inside.
One Input, Many Platforms
The workflow is identical regardless of the source. You paste a URL or drag a file into TrackRadar. We handle the rest: extracting the audio, running it through our recognition engine, and returning a list of identified tracks with links to Spotify, Bandcamp, Apple Music, Discogs, and SoundCloud.
There is no need to specify what type of content you are submitting. TrackRadar automatically detects whether the input is a YouTube video, a TikTok clip, a Mixcloud show, or an uploaded file, and routes it through the appropriate extraction pipeline. You just paste and wait.
YouTube
YouTube is the world's largest archive of DJ sets. Boiler Room, Cercle, HOR Berlin, The Lot Radio -- thousands of hours of live DJ performances are available on YouTube that do not exist anywhere else. TrackRadar now processes any YouTube URL, whether it is a 30-second clip or a 6-hour festival stream.
TikTok
TikTok has become one of the most important platforms for music discovery. A 15-second clip of a DJ dropping a track can rack up millions of views, and the comments are invariably filled with "track ID?" requests. TrackRadar answers that question instantly. Paste the TikTok URL and get the track name, artist, and streaming links.
Mixcloud
Mixcloud is purpose-built for DJ mixes and radio shows, and it hosts content that often does not appear on any other platform. Many DJs use Mixcloud for their weekly radio shows because of its licensing model. TrackRadar now fully supports Mixcloud URLs, bringing the same tracklist extraction and multi-platform linking you know from our SoundCloud analysis.
File Upload
Sometimes the audio is not on the internet at all. Maybe you recorded a set at a club on your phone. Maybe a friend sent you an MP3 of their latest mix. Maybe you have a WAV file ripped from a cassette tape. TrackRadar now accepts direct file uploads in 13 formats:
- Audio: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, OGG, M4A, WMA, AIFF
- Video: MP4, WebM, MOV, AVI, MKV
Upload the file, and TrackRadar processes it exactly the same way it handles a URL -- full audio analysis with multi-platform track linking.
Two Recognition Modes
Universal analysis introduces a choice in how TrackRadar processes your content. Depending on your priorities, you can pick the mode that works best for your situation.
Fast parallel analysis runs multiple recognition engines simultaneously. This is the fastest option -- you get results quickly because all engines work at the same time. It is ideal when you want a tracklist immediately and do not mind using a few more credits.
Cost-efficient sequential analysis runs engines one after another, stopping as soon as a confident match is found. This uses fewer resources because it only calls additional engines when the first one does not find a match. It takes slightly longer but is more economical, especially for long mixes.
Both modes deliver the same quality of results. The difference is speed versus efficiency, and you can choose per analysis.
Five-Platform Linking, Every Time
Regardless of the source, every identified track gets linked across all five supported platforms: Spotify, Bandcamp, Apple Music, Discogs, and SoundCloud. This is particularly valuable for content from YouTube and Mixcloud, where tracks often come from underground labels that might only have releases on one or two platforms.
By searching everywhere simultaneously, TrackRadar maximizes your chances of finding the track wherever it is available. If it is not on Spotify, it might be a Bandcamp exclusive. If it is not on any streaming platform, the Discogs link might lead you to the vinyl release.
What This Means for Music Discovery
Universal analysis removes the platform barrier from track identification entirely. Before today, the source of the content determined whether TrackRadar could help you. Now it does not matter. Heard something on YouTube? Identified. Saw a TikTok with an unknown track? Identified. Got a recording from last night's party? Identified.
This is especially powerful when combined with our DJ Set Analyzer, which can process full-length mixes from any of these platforms and return complete tracklists. For a detailed comparison of how TrackRadar stacks up against other tracklist tools, see our DJ Set Analyzer vs TrackSniff comparison .
Try It Now
Universal analysis is available immediately for all TrackRadar users. A free TrackRadar account includes 3 free analyses every month, across all supported platforms. Beyond that, credits keep you going — $4.99 for 10, one-time, no subscription. Credits never expire and you're charged only when we find tracks.
Grab a YouTube Boiler Room set, a TikTok clip, a Mixcloud radio show, or a file from your downloads folder. Paste or upload it. TrackRadar handles the rest.