Quick Start Guide

Get up and running with Floe in just a few simple steps.

Before you start

Floe is an engine — it's empty without sample libraries.

If you already have packages (perhaps sent to your email), jump below to Setting up Floe. Otherwise, browse the packages page first to discover free and paid options.

Setting up Floe

1. Download Floe and install it on your computer.
2. Download your packages of your choice. No need to unzip/extract them.
3. Open your DAW.
4. Add the Floe plugin - often found as a 'virtual instrument' under 'Floe Audio' in your plugin list.
5. Install your packages by opening the Floe's Preferences and clicking the Install package button.
6. Select your downloaded package ZIP file(s). After a few moments, your libraries and presets will be available to use.

Load a preset

Now, let's make some sound:

1. Open the preset browser by clicking the preset name at the top of Floe's window (usually Default at first).
2. Choose a preset by clicking on one from the list on the right.
3. Play some notes on your MIDI keyboard or DAW piano roll.
4. Close the preset browser using the button or clicking outside the browser.

Change an instrument

A Preset is a full production-ready setup of all of Floe's sounds and parameters.

An Instrument on the other hand, is a single sound-generator within Floe. These are loaded into any of Floe's 3 layers.

Instruments are the building blocks in Floe. Sometimes an instrument is a single sample, sometimes it's a detailed multi-sampled emulation of a real instrument.

1. Open the instrument browser by clicking the instrument name in the layer you want to change. An instrument name might be something like Xylophone or Analog Pad.
2. Choose an instrument by clicking on one from the list on the right.
3. Play some notes on your MIDI keyboard or DAW piano roll and notice how the sound has changed.

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Floe is continuously improving. Share your feedback or feature ideas on GitHub, forums or via email.