New shiny slice the pie thread

Raquela

I was in that room the other day whilst it was open, having a grand ole time, rated about 10 songs; then realised that I wasn't getting credits, and then noticed it had chucked me down to 1 star again, grr! My trouble is I can't do it often enough to maintain a good rating. Shame, cos I really enjoy doing it, sometimes you get some great music!

Oh, I'm also an artist on there; not bad, defo not as good as some on there, but being able to read my own reviews has given me a good clue as to the 'spread'.

darlo_fan

spike241 wrote: »

I love it but I don't withdraw any of my earnings, I invest it all. The only problem is accuracy but as long as I stay 2* or above I don't mind
Some really great tracks in there

If you invest it all then it then you really dont lose much for being 1 star

Aurelia_2

Hey all, I haven't been around for a while but am back online now and just started using STP again today. I'm having a bit of a hard time with something though - I've looked through the FAQs and must be going blind because I can't find where it tells you how to use the vouchers? I thought they were what you used to invest in artists in the showcase but when I tried to do that a minute ago it said I wouldn't be eligible for any contracts with an artist if I used vouchers, only if I used pounds.

I know you'll all probably say "here is where it tells you" and it'll be something staring me right in the face, but right now I'm just stumped and need a bit of a shove in the right direction lol! Thanks all

BenS1

Joined STP today and reviewed 13 tracks. On a one star rating, 80% accuracy or thereabouts but going to improve it. How long does it take until they pay you? It says 0.00 of 0.52. I don't understand, how does it track?

jasonwatkins

Aurelia wrote: »

Hey all, I haven't been around for a while but am back online now and just started using STP again today. I'm having a bit of a hard time with something though - I've looked through the FAQs and must be going blind because I can't find where it tells you how to use the vouchers? I thought they were what you used to invest in artists in the showcase but when I tried to do that a minute ago it said I wouldn't be eligible for any contracts with an artist if I used vouchers, only if I used pounds.

I know you'll all probably say "here is where it tells you" and it'll be something staring me right in the face, but right now I'm just stumped and need a bit of a shove in the right direction lol! Thanks all

from the FAQ ..

What is a Slicethepie Voucher Account, and what can I use the money for?

All Users on Slicethepie have a Voucher Account. This account is used to collect money from early Scouting, for Voucher credits and for any other rewards you earn on the site. A Voucher Account can only be used to invest in Artists in a Slicethepie Showcase. Unlike cash, once you have used credit to invest in an Artist you cannot move that credit Investment to another Artist and it will only be returned to your Voucher Account if your chosen Artist fails to reach their financing target.

jasonwatkins

BenS1 wrote: »

Joined STP today and reviewed 13 tracks. On a one star rating, 80% accuracy or thereabouts but going to improve it. How long does it take until they pay you? It says 0.00 of 0.52. I don't understand, how does it track?

http://www.piewatch.co.uk/category/slicethepie-help/buzzwords/

Aurelia_2

Thank you

It doesn't mention in there about the contracts though, as it seemed to be that if you use vouchers to invest then you didn't get a contract, nor any perks, from the investment. I'll do a bit more hunting around, or maybe email them for clarification. Thanks again!

jasonwatkins

Aurelia wrote: »

Thank you

It doesn't mention in there about the contracts though, as it seemed to be that if you use vouchers to invest then you didn't get a contract, nor any perks, from the investment. I'll do a bit more hunting around, or maybe email them for clarification. Thanks again!

there's a whole section in the FAQ about contracts ..

A Contract is a tradable bet on the number of albums and tracks sold over a 2 year period from release. as Although it is a bet, it feels like signing an Artist to your own label or owning shares in the Artist. If they sell over a certain number of records, you make money. If they do not do as well as you expect you could lose money. You can trade in and out of Contracts at any time, banking a profit or cutting your losses.

When you invest in an Artist, you will be offered the chance to reserve Contracts. This means that should the Artist successfully raise the finance, your reserved Contract allocation will automatically be assigned to you – this means you do not have to remember to come back and claim them and so you avoid the chance of missing out. If they do not get fully financed, the Contracts will dissolve.

The only way to reserve Contracts for free is to invest in an Artist.

Contracts issued on the Slicethepie Exchange generally start trading at around £1 - £1.50 each. However, if you invest in an Artist at the Showcase stage, you will be entitled to 1 free Contract for every £1 Investment. Contracts are tradable on the Trading Exchange and are redeemable after 2 years at £0.10 for every 1,000 albums sold (or 10,000 singles).

Aurelia_2

Yeah I know, none of that answers what happens if you invest with vouchers though, which is what I asked. Thanks for pointing it out, I had spotted all of that though - I tried to invest my vouchers you see and instead of saying about contracts it said that nothing was available. I'm not sure why the vouchers exist if when you invest them you get nothing for doing so.

I'll reply here if/when I find out the deal with it all...unless someone knows already.

jasonwatkins

I think you need to be more specific then because the whole point of vouchers is to invest them in artists - the 2nd quote regarding reserving contracts is what happens when you invest vouchers - I invested vouchers in Machine OEM just last night and had no problems.

Are you trying to invest in an artist that isn't in the showcase ?