FrozenPlain has released Floe 2.0, the largest update yet to Floe, the free, open-source plugin its sample libraries run in.
Two New Engines
Any of Floe’s three layers can now play its samples as grains, turning a plucked or struck sound into something sustained — the free music box, run through the granular engine, becomes a slowly shifting pad. It works on every Floe library, including ones released before 2.0.
Each layer also gets its own tempo-synced arpeggiator, with rate, note length, step ties and humanisation. Because they’re per-layer, one held triad can drive three interlocking sequences.
A Redesigned Interface
Controls now sit across two pages, LAYERS and EFFECTS, plus a stripped-back PERFORM view for live playing. Filters, EQ and LFOs are shaped by dragging their nodes directly, so you see the curve you’re hearing. 2.0 also adds preset randomisation, stereo width controls, extra LFO shapes, undo/redo, and a new .floe-pkg format.
Updated libraries
FrozenPlain has updated its catalogue of cinematic and ambient libraries alongside the release — every instrument and preset is now fully tagged for searching across libraries. For existing customers the update is free, from the frozenplain.com downloads page; Mirage-era libraries still work too.
Free Instruments Updated
Free instruments are available to start from — Music Box Suite Free, a multi-sampled Victorian music box, and the community packages at floe.audio (Celtic harp, taiko drums, xylophone, ocarina) — all with new presets built on the 2.0 features.
Availability
Floe 2.0 is free and open source. It runs as CLAP, VST3 and AU on Windows, macOS and Linux. Full details, video and download: frozenplain.com/floe-2
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