Sneak a Peek!!
Hello everyone!
I wanted to tell you guys about some major changes ahead for Splice. We launched the original site near the end of the summer last year, and since that time, we’ve gotten a LOT of amazing musicians (and their fans) to join us in creating music together. You guys have been great users - not only because you participate and support each other so well, but because you are constantly giving us great feedback about what you like about the site and what you’re still waiting to see.
We’ve been listening.
I am really proud to announce that we will soon launch a brand new version of Splice. You had so many great suggestions for us that we started from the ground up and built you a whole new site that’s faster, cleaner and better than ever. There are so many new features that it would be impractical to list them all here, but here are some big ones that I think you will enjoy reading about:
* Private Drafts: SO many people have requested a more private space where they can work on their songs in sessions BEFORE sharing them with the world. Now, you can do just that.
* Delete your own sounds and songs: If a sound or song has not been used by another user, you will be able to delete it out of your page without a moderator’s help.
* Easier Friending: Manage your friends all from one page
* Easier Searching: All new explore pages make it easier than ever to find the best music on Splice
* Upgraded Forums: These will speak for themselves, but you guys will love them - they are embedded right into the site, much easier to use than the old one, and allow images and links.
* Flag unauthorized material: We know that users are growing frustrated with the ever increasing amount of copyrighted material on Splice. We know it makes it hard to find REAL samples to play with and make music out of. You will be able to flag suspected copyright violations to bring them to the attention of staff moderators, who can then more easily remove them from the site. With a little help from you guys, we can keep that stuff off our pages and continue teaching people about Creative Commons and why it works best for Splice.
And of course, the biggest upgrade of them all: Our new sequencer. We will be writing about the sequencer a LOT in the next few weeks - it’s really the most advanced thing of its kind out there, and deserves several posts of its own. Until now, all you could do in the Splice sequencer was line up samples and play them in various sequences. Imagine, though, what happens if you can take one single sample and manipulate it in real time to sound completely different? The biggest change in the new sequencer is exactly this: realtime effects. Turn that sample on and start twisting knobs. Or better yet - what if you could create your sample entirely in Splice, instead of making it somewhere else and then importing it? If you had a little place to create melodies, which could then have effects, what could you make? I think you are going to find you’re getting a lot more mileage out of your sounds soon, and that IS something to be excited for.
Check out this little sneak peek of what’s coming up:
Many thanks to our user Airtone for giving us such a great song to promote!
You can expect the new site to be up and in action sometime this week, so keep your eyes peeled and your samples at the ready. Thanks to everyone who has been part of this process. Your feedback, input and (most importantly) your MUSIC have been invaluable in helping create a better place for musicians everywhere.
If you have questions or comments about the new Splice, you can email them to human@splicemusic.com.
See you soon!!
Thaumata