[soundcloud] 401 error

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Add the -v flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with (youtube-dl -v <your command line>), copy the whole output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with your log inserted between triple ```):

>youtube-dl --version
2018.01.14
>youtube-dl --verbose https://soundcloud.com/djaysakainoripippi/feat-torienabats
u-remixdj-remix
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--verbose', 'https://soundcloud.com/djaysakainoripi
ppi/feat-torienabatsu-remixdj-remix']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp932, fs mbcs, out cp932, pref cp932
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.01.14
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-86482-gbc40674, ffprobe N-86482-gbc40674
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[soundcloud] djaysakainoripippi/feat-torienabatsu-remixdj-remix: Resolving id
[soundcloud] djaysakainoripippi/feat-torienabatsu-remixdj-remix: Downloading inf
o JSON
ERROR: Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 401: Unauthorized (caused by
 HTTPError()); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you
 are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call y
outube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpo17hktrm\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 517, in _request_webpage
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpo17hktrm\bu
ild\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 2198, in urlopen
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 470, in open
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 580, in http_response
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 508, in error
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 442, in _call_chain
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 588, in http_error_defau
lt

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

I encounter a 401 error trying to download any track from SoundCloud.

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