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Floe v2.0.0-beta.2

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Sam Windell
Sam Windell
Floe's creator

A beta build of Floe v2 - for testers, early adopters, and anyone wanting to try in-development features ahead of the full release.

Floe v2.0.0-beta.2

:::warning Beta release Expect rough edges and bugs. If you'd rather play it safe, stick with the latest stable release - all of this will land there once v2 is finished. More info on beta testing here. :::

What's new in v2 so far:

  • New 2-page UI layout, plus a distraction-free PERFORM page
  • Creative randomisation strip for exploring preset variations
  • Granular synthesis (Playback and Fixed modes)
  • Per-layer arpeggiator with sliced-loop playback
  • Visual filters, EQ and LFO with draggable nodes
  • More natural knob/slider response on frequency, ratio, threshold and gain params
  • Per-effect bypass buttons and unified Mix knobs on the FX rack
  • New Stereo width controls per-layer, plus Balanced and Bass Mono widen modes
  • New LFO shapes: Random Steps, Random Glide, Pluck, Pluck Sharp, Pulse Narrow, Pulse Wide, Trapezoid
  • 3-band EQ with new LP/HP types, and EQ as an FX rack effect
  • Instance Config panel for reproducible performances (transport reset, keyswitch, seed)
  • MIDI CC assignments display panel
  • Improved legacy-parameters system with visual indicators and a modernise flow
  • New .floe-pkg package format, plus encrypted .floe-pkg-enc for developers
  • Undo/redo for all audio-state changes
  • Right-click copy/paste/reset menus throughout the UI
  • Streamlined browsers with collapsible cards
  • New Modern compressor algorithm alongside the Vintage one
  • GUI and audio-engine performance improvements
  • Crisper-looking UI throughout

Grab it from the download page. Full changelog here. Feedback welcome.