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Search Modes

The Sample Browser’s search bar has three modes that change how your query is interpreted. Switch between them with the toggle above the search bar, or press Tab while the input is focused. Each panel remembers its own mode in your dock layout. The ? button at the end of the search bar opens a quick reference with the same info.
ModeHow it worksTriggerCost
Find (default)Filters by filename and tokensLive as you typeFree
PromptAI semantic search — describe any sound in plain EnglishEnter or Search button5 credits
InstantOn-device matching using a local model — fast but less accurate than PromptEnter or Search buttonFree
  • Find is best when you know the sample name or want to scope by tokens. Fully offline.
  • Prompt is best when you’re searching by vibe or mood, especially across poorly-named samples. Requires internet.
  • Instant is best for quick exploratory searches when you don’t want to spend credits. Fully offline.
When credits are unavailable, Prompt mode falls back to a local model (equivalent to Instant). Free plan users receive 100 daily credits — enough for about 20 Prompt searches per day.

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Writing effective prompts

Prompt and Instant both match on how the sound feels, not on exact specs. Describe the character, role, and vibe you’re after and let the filters handle the numbers.
  • Mood and character: dark and atmospheric, warm and nostalgic, aggressive and gritty
  • Instrument or role: trap hi-hats, analog bass line, ambient pad for a breakdown
  • Production style: lo-fi dusty drums, vintage tape saturation, clean modern synth
  • Adjectives that describe timbre: warm, punchy, smooth, gritty, airy, metallic
Keep prompts under 100 characters — the search bar enforces this limit.
Don’t pack BPM, key, or sample type into the prompt — the AI doesn’t weight them reliably and they eat into the character limit. Pin specs down with the Filters sidebar or search tokens like #120 @Cmin !loop, and reserve the prompt itself for purely descriptive language. Tokens act as hard filters on top of the AI match, so dark atmospheric pad #120 @Cmin locks you to 120 BPM in C minor while the AI focuses on the vibe.

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Search suggestions

Before you type, you’ll see suggestion chips personalized to your search history. Click any suggestion to run that search immediately. Suggestions adapt over time as you search more.

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Combining tokens with prompts

All three modes support the same token grammar — #120, @Cmin, !loop, $techno, %dark. In Prompt and Instant, tokens become hard filters on top of the AI match, so only the plain-text portion drives the semantic search. See Search Syntax for the full token reference.