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Narrow the list

In the ⌥S picker, type a word and pick a matching collection or tag at the top of the results. It becomes a chip in the search line. Pick it again to invert it, and ⌫ on an empty field takes the last chip off.

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Search the library window

In the library window (⌘Y), press ⌘F and type. ↑ / ↓ walk the results while the caret stays in the field, and Space plays the selected row. Click Filter by Tag in the toolbar and pick tags to show only the samples that carry every one of them.

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Find similar samples

Right-click a sample in the library window and choose Find Similar. From the arrangement, select one audio clip and run Command Palette → Find Similar Samples.

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Find duplicates

Open Duplicates under Samples in the sidebar. Select the copies you do not need and press ⌫.

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Good to know

  • Chips of the same kind are OR, different kinds are AND. The older : tokens still work, and tokens and chips stack: kick :short :mono returns only short, mono kicks.
  • Categories are inferred from the file name. 808-deep-kick.wav picks up drums and kick. Import folders are searched too, but are not tags.
  • Favorites lead the picker’s results, when they match by their own name or tags. See Picker ranking below.
  • Find Similar and Duplicates need Smart Search. With it on, both sit under Samples in the sidebar, above the collections.
  • For drum replacement, open the picker with nothing typed. On a snare track, the snares closest in character sit at the top.
  • In the search field only some keys reach the list. ↑ / ↓, ⌘F and Escape do. Space types a space and ⌘⌫ erases the line. Escape stops the preview first, then clears the search.
  • Search finds a renamed sample by both names, its own and its file’s.
  • Find Similar lists the 50 nearest samples, with the sample itself at the top to compare. The list appears under Samples as Like and the sample’s name, and replaces the previous one. Column sorting does not apply, because its order is the answer.
  • Duplicates are the same recording in different files. A WAV and its MP3, two exports of one sound, a normalized or trimmed copy. They must sound almost identical and match in length within 50 ms or 2 %, whichever is larger, so variations of one loop from a pack are not listed.
With Smart Search on, sound similarity joins the ranking: Smart Search.
Last modified on October 22, 2026