Calling all alpha testers, the alpha site is now live!

If you are one of our lucky testers, don’t forget you have 10 free credits waiting for you to use as you try it out. As promised, once we launch the full site you’ll also be receiving a unique download code for you to share with 20 people (5 credits per friend – 2 for you, 3 for them).

Whilst up and running in alpha mode, we are focused on ironing out any last few bugs as well as continuing to make warpsauce your number one ‘sauce’ for Ableton warp files. We’ll be doing things like uploading a couple hundred warp files for your browsing and downloading pleasure very soon so keep those eyes peeled.

For those of you who didn’t get chance to sign up as alpha testers, if you register via the site, we’ll keep your details at hand and let you know when it’s time to join in on all the warpsauce-ing!

One final note for all, if you come across any bugs when navigating through the site, please let us know via http://www.warpsauce.com/Contact.

Happy warpsauce-ing alpha style!

PS If you received an email from us where the text was in one big block we are very sorry!

So we had the launch party, it was fun… we’ll upload the pics a bit later once we get the real work out the way. I just wanted to give you a quick update on why the site isn’t actually live yet.

During our pre-flight checks, we identified a “rain stops play” incident. I took a parachute overview and thought outside the box to use as many cliches as I could to basically say… we found an issue, its taking us a while to fix it, we’re sorry.

The upside of this has been that we’ve now developed much more comprehensive feedback/faq/help system based on the issue we found and an aha moment that came while solving it!

In parallel to us fixing this issue, our good friends at The Boy In the Corner have been warping popular files for us to include from launch (inc. the beatport top 10 each week), so we’ll also have a bigger inventory than we would otherwise of had.

issue + delay = -1 point

better FAQ = +1 point

more warp files = +1 point

Score = 1 point = WIN

Luke
PS We’ll also be having prizes for the top warp file creator when we go from alpha > beta… ladies + gentlemen start your warping!

Yum, woohoo and yay!  It’s almost the launch party, where we’ll be unveiling the private alpha version of the site and generally having a good ol’ knees up!

If you’d like to join us, please RSVP on the facebook event and come to iBar FRUIT, Bournemouth from 7-10pm.  Afterwards we’re carrying on the party with the Cut Up Boys @ Be Club.

UPDATE: Ok, so 30mins after we posted this, we got a call to say that iBar has been flooded and can’t open at all this weekend. Luckily our friends at Fruit have helped out, so the party is still on!

warpsauce, the new resource for Ableton Live™ warp files, is pleased to announce a new partner for the site, Absolute Music Solutions (http://www.absolutemusic.co.uk/shop/index.php).

Originally set up in 2003 by a group of passionate audio professionals to deliver better service and greater value than anywhere else, Absolute Music has grown in to one of the UK’s leading music retailers.

Absolute Music guarantees huge choice, expert advice, friendly service and the best prices. It’s Poole, Dorset, based store boasts a large guitar and bass showroom, acoustic guitar room, guitar workshop, pro audio studio, keyboard/piano showroom and live stage. In a nearby warehouse, Absolute also has thousands of products in stock, most of which available for next-day delivery.

“Absolute Music is delighted to be on board with warpsauce. It’s great to see users developing their own resources outside of what’s commercially available,” comments Andy from Absolute Music. “With warpsauce in Luke’s hands, we’re confident that it will grow to be a force to be reckoned with. We’re looking forward to helping warpsauce develop into the number one Ableton resource site.”

Luke from warpsauce added, “We are really pleased to be associated with Absolute Music and are excited for the mutual benefits the partnership will bring. Absolute Music is a market leader in its sector and has an established and loyal customer base. I personally have also always used their equipment, so know first-hand how fantastic their products and services are.”

In other news, warpsauce is now using the services of web hosting solutions partner C4L (http://www.c4l.co.uk/) who are amongst leaders in the UK network connectivity for data centres and one of the largest independent Internet Service Providers in the UK.

UPDATE: Sites back online now, sorry for any inconvenience – sign on up!

Morning,

We were talking about moving hosts this week, and it’s happened. We’ve arranged for our new hosting to come on-line today, but our existing hosting has been taken off-line a few days early.

The site should be available in the next day or two, once again, apologies for the downtime, hopefully this will be the end of it.

Tom