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Overview

The search bar is your master control. Every filter — tags, genres, creators, sample packs, key, BPM, sample type, favorites, categories, collections, sort order, sound profile characteristics — can be expressed as a typed token. Tokens render as colored chips inside the input. Combine them freely with each other and with plain text. You don’t need to memorize the syntax. Start typing and the smart suggestions dropdown shows the right token automatically — picking a suggestion inserts it for you.

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Tokens

Most dimensions have a short single-character prefix (the high-frequency ones, optimised for typing speed) and a long-form field:value alternative (self-documenting, autocomplete-driven). Multi-word values use double quotes: %"drum and bass", &"Adam Smith", collection:"Work in Progress".

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Sound profile aliases

The 16 sound profile characteristics each accept a short alias and the canonical name. Values are percent ranges from 0 to 100. Range syntax matches BPM: atk:30-80 (between), atk:30- (at least), atk:-80 (at most), atk:50 (exact).

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Stacking tokens

Tokens stack freely with each other and with plain text:
This finds 120–130 BPM loops in C minor, tagged “dark”, genre techno, by creator “adam”, with attack at 50–100%, with the keyword “punchy kick” in the filename.

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Smart suggestions

Type two characters and a suggestion dropdown opens with matching values grouped by dimension — sample type (loop / one-shot), categories from your library folders, tags, genres, creators, sample packs, collections, plus a Filters section that suggests field shortcuts (creator:, pack:, collection:, etc.) when you start typing one. So loop or one-shot will offer the matching type filter, and a folder name like kick or drums will offer the matching category — no need to know the prefix syntax. Once you’ve committed to a dimension by typing its prefix or field, the dropdown narrows to that dimension and shows results immediately (no two-character gate inside an explicit token):
  • %dr — only tags matching “dr”
  • & — top creators by sample count, no prefix needed
  • category: — full category list
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Removing chips

Selected filters live as colored chips inside the search bar. Click any chip to remove it — hovering previews the removal with a red strike-through and × icon. To clear everything at once, click the × button on the right side of the input.

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How tokens and text work together

Tokens are always hard filters — they narrow the result set exactly, whatever else you type. The remaining plain text drives the search: it’s matched against filenames and against how each sample sounds at the same time, with the closest matches ranked first. Filters apply live as you type. This is the way to combine a description with technical constraints: dark atmospheric pad #120 @Cmin locks results to 120 BPM in C minor while the words find the vibe.
The same token grammar powers Quick Actions — anything you learn here works in the floating command palette too.