SoundCloud HTML5 widget not skipping to high track numbers

Question

I am trying to load the HTML5 SoundCloud widget and immediately start playing track 30 from a set.

My code looks like:

<iframe id="sc-widget" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http://soundcloud.com/drasla&start_track=30&auto_play=true></iframe>

However, this starts only playing track #25. The widget seems to paginate the data and only pulls the first 25 tracks at first unless the user scrolls down.

I have tried passing a limit=100 parameter into the URL, but this doesn't seem to increase the initial load.

Is there anyway to immediately skip to a track after #25 using the widget?

Answer 1

Create a playlist for the artist, add tracks, then setup your widget code:

https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/<playlist_number>?start_track=<track_number>&auto_play=true

example: https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/462496?start_track=38&auto_play=true

You'll notice the player jumps directly to track #38 in the example.