[SoundCloud] Add support to download 256kbps AAC from SoundCloud Go+ accounts

[hpi48776]

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As of October 17, 2018, users of SoundCloud Go+ can stream all audio in 256kbps AAC. Once you have upgraded to Go+, you opt-in your account to the feature by visiting Settings > Streaming > High quality audio. Only accounts with Go+ enabled are eligible to use this feature. A 30-day free trial is available.

I request that functionality is added to allow the ability to download user-uploaded content at this higher bitrate. Current youtube-dl users are limited to 128kbps MP3 or 64kbps Opus.

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[ArrEssJay]

I submitted a PR to support this #19173

[kiwec]

@ArrEssJay can you reopen the PR ? I believe it has been closed because you didn't check the unlicense fields correctly.

[tomsolarino]

Here is a more recent PR, thanks @ArrEssJay for the original PR!

[blackjack4494]

Am just waiting for it to go through #26265

[clouedoc]

Hello everyone, this feature seems to have been merged into the latest version.

➜  nekfeu youtube-dl --cookies soundcloud.com_cookies.txt --get-format https://soundcloud.com/nekfeu/time-b-o-m-b                                       
http_mp3_128_preview - audio only
➜  nekfeu youtube-dl --cookies soundcloud.com_cookies.txt --add-header "Authorization: OAuth 2-<extract-this-from-chrome-devtools>" --get-format https://soundcloud.com/nekfeu/time-b-o-m-b
hls_aac_256 - audio only

I've been able to download a whole set using this method.
I am uncertain if cookies.txt are needed, but I included them to be safe.

I suggest that this issue gets closed.