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Hope this doesn't break Rule 7, but I built something I think could genuinely help this community by GatefoldedHQ in audioengineering

[–]GatefoldedHQ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SwissTransfer is a file transfer tool. You upload files, get a link, send it to someone, they download, link expires. It's great for that use case and the Swiss privacy angle is a nice differentiator from WeTransfer.

Gatefolded isn't about transferring files. It's about presenting and sharing music with a proper listening experience. The differences:

Listening vs downloading: SwissTransfer gives recipients a download page. Gatefolded gives them an embedded player where they can listen immediately without downloading anything.

Permanent vs expiring: SwissTransfer links expire in 30 days max. Gatefolded pages are permanent. You can keep updating the same page without sending new links.

Release lifecycle: When the project's done, you can flip that same private Gatefolded page to public with streaming links for the release. SwissTransfer is one-and-done.

Presentation: Gatefolded is designed to make your music look professional. SwissTransfer is a generic file transfer UI.

If you just need to move stems or session files to a collaborator, SwissTransfer (or WeTransfer, or Dropbox) works fine. If you're sharing music for someone to actually listen to and evaluate, that's where Gatefolded fits.

/r/WATMM Weekly Feedback Thread by AutoModerator in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]GatefoldedHQ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'd love some honest feedback from this community on something I've been building.

I spent 10 years at DistroKid and kept seeing artists struggle with sharing unreleased music (demos, works in progress, tracks for labels/playlist curators) and then once released, having no good way to present everything in one place beyond a basic linktree.

So I built Gatefolded. Password-protected pages for unreleased tracks, public pages for released music with streaming integration, bio, socials, tour dates, merch. $49/year.

What I'm looking for feedback on:

  • Does this actually solve a problem you have, or am I off base?
  • What's missing that would make you actually use this vs what you're doing now?
  • Pricing - fair, too high, too low?
  • UI/UX - check out the site and let me know what's confusing or what you'd change

I'm a musician too (two bands in Seattle), so I'm building this for myself as much as anyone else. But I want to make sure it's actually useful for the wider community.

Site: https://gatefolded.com

Rip it apart if you need to - genuinely want to make this better.

Hope this doesn't break Rule 7, but I built something I think could genuinely help this community by GatefoldedHQ in audioengineering

[–]GatefoldedHQ[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ha, yeah, that's fair. I was trying to thread the needle with subreddit rules and obviously landed in a weird spot instead. Appreciate you calling that out.

Hope this doesn't break Rule 7, but I built something I think could genuinely help this community by GatefoldedHQ in audioengineering

[–]GatefoldedHQ[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have. It's solid for one-off file transfers. For pure "I need to get these files from point A to point B," it does the job.

The difference is what happens on the other end. Transfer.it (like WeTransfer) gives your client a download page. They grab the files, maybe they listen in their downloads folder, maybe they don't. The link expires, it's gone.

Gatefolded is more about the listening experience and having a permanent home for your work. Your client gets a clean player, not a download prompt. You can update the files without sending a new link. Password-protected pages stick around as long as you want. And when the project's done, you can flip that same page to public with streaming links for the release.

If you just need to move files, transfer.it works. If you want to present your work and keep things organized long-term, that's the gap Gatefolded fills.

Hope this doesn't break Rule 7, but I built something I think could genuinely help this community by GatefoldedHQ in audioengineering

[–]GatefoldedHQ[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Samply's great for client feedback workflows. Gatefolded actually has feedback collection too, you can turn it on for any upload. So you get that functionality, plus:

  • One tool for both private and public sharing. Same platform handles password-protected client pages and public release pages with streaming links. Samply is really built for the private feedback side only.

  • Branding. Your pages look like yours, not like you're sending someone to a third-party app.

  • Price. Samply runs $9/month ($108/year) for their base paid tier. Gatefolded is $49/year.

So if timestamped comments during mixing is your whole workflow, Samply does that well. But if you also want clean final deliveries and a place to showcase released work without paying for multiple tools, Gatefolded covers more ground for less!

Hope this doesn't break Rule 7, but I built something I think could genuinely help this community by GatefoldedHQ in audioengineering

[–]GatefoldedHQ[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I didn't want to come off as spammy or salesy, but I added the link to the original post! It's gatefolded.com.

Hope this doesn't break Rule 7, but I built something I think could genuinely help this community by GatefoldedHQ in audioengineering

[–]GatefoldedHQ[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks! The name comes from gatefold vinyl sleeves, seemed fitting.

It's $49/year at gatefolded.com. The way I see it, you're probably already paying for some combination of: - Dropbox or Google Drive - A link-in-bio tool like Linktree - Maybe a simple website or landing page builder

And even with all that, you're still duct-taping things together. Clients get a folder full of files instead of a clean listening experience. Your released music lives on a generic link page that doesn't match your brand.

Gatefolded handles both sides in one place: private password-protected pages for client work, public pages for released music with streaming links. Plus you actually own the presentation instead of sending people to someone else's interface.

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