More ways to shape your sound
Floe is the free plugin that our sample libraries run in. Version 2.0 transforms what you can do with it.
Alongside this update, we've refreshed our sample library catalogue, and added some new presets to our music boxes and the community packages — utilising the new granular synthesis and arpeggiators.
Available now — download and play today.
- Download Floe, free and backwards-compatible — floe.audio/download
- Get our free updated instruments — Music Box Suite Free and the community packages
- Explore our refreshed product catalogue — every library benefits from the new 2.0 features
- Something new is coming, built on Floe 2.0 — sneak peek
What's new in Floe 2.0
Available on Windows, macOS and Linux as a CLAP/VST3/AU plugin — it's free and open source, a companion project to FrozenPlain, both by the same developer. It's even open for others to make sample libraries for (programming required).
A redesigned interface
Floe's controls are now organised across two clear pages: LAYERS and EFFECTS, plus a distraction-free PERFORM view for live playing. More space and more controls.
Filters, EQ and LFOs
Filters and EQ are visual — shape them by dragging nodes directly. LFOs are visual too, allowing you to see the shape of modulation.
Granular synthesis
Any layer can now play its samples as grains: stretch, blur and reshape a sound into pads and evolving textures. It works with every Floe library, including ones you already own.
Full granular synthesis documentationPer-layer arpeggiator
Set a held chord in motion. Every layer has its own arpeggiator, tempo-synced to your DAW — control rate, length, step ties, humanisation and more.
Full arpeggiator documentationAlso in 2.0
- Randomisation strip — nudge or fully randomise a preset to explore variations of it.
- More sound shaping — stereo width controls, extra LFO shapes, and a Modern compressor algorithm.
- Quality of life — undo/redo, right-click menus, bypass FX, and streamlined browsers throughout.
- New package format — the .floe-pkg format simplifies installing libraries.
Free sounds, updated for 2.0
Play realistic sampled instruments, and shape them with powerful new sound design tools. Floe is free, and so are these libraries. No sign-up or catches — just download and install them. They've been updated for 2.0, utilising Floe's new arpeggiator and granular synthesis.
Music Box Suite Free
Our free multi-sampled Victorian music box now includes new presets built on the 2.0 features — arpeggiated patterns and granular textures alongside its natural music box tones.
Get Music Box Suite Free
Community packages
floe.audio is also home to a set of free community packages — open-source ports and conversions, refreshed for 2.0 with new presets built using its latest tools. Grab Taiko Drums, Celtic Harp, Xylophone, Ocarina, or Antique IRs and start playing — free, and ready to mix with any other Floe library.
Browse the community packagesEvery Floe library, ready for 2.0
Every Floe library gains the full set of 2.0 features — instruments you've owned for years have whole new depths to explore.
And each library has been refreshed in its own right: all instruments and presets are now fully tagged for easier searching — particularly handy if you have multiple libraries installed. Additionally, they use the new Floe sample library format, and Dulcitone and both Music Box Suites have improved visuals.
Browse the CatalogueOur recommendations
Ambient Foundations
Ambient and cinematic essentials: 181 presets of evolving pads, drones and textures, plus 95 oscillators. Use Floe 2.0’s granular 'harmony' control to add lush dimensions to these tones.
View Ambient Foundations
Cinematic Atmosphere Toolkit
Huge collection for scoring: 788 samples across six themed libraries of horror, dream-like and sci-fi sound design. Floe 2.0’s tagging and browsing make the whole collection quick to navigate.
View Cinematic Atmosphere Toolkit
Dulcitone
A beautiful nostalgic sound from a tuning-fork piano, captured with detailed realism. Use the arpeggiator to sequence the delightful celesta-like tones.
View DulcitoneAlready own our libraries?
Upgrading is free. Start with Floe itself — download the latest version from floe.audio/download and you get every new feature, with all your existing products working seamlessly in Floe 2.0.
You can also update the libraries themselves. Log in and head to your downloads page for the refreshed versions — fully tagged, with the improved Dulcitone and Music Box Suite visuals.
