Searching the library

The /search page is the catalogue surface. Three filters stack: vendor, tags, free text. Combine them to find exactly the patch you need.

The three filters

Vendor

Left rail. Each vendor lists the libraries it ships. Click a vendor to scope the catalogue to it; click a library to scope further. The currently active filter shows as a breadcrumb at the top.

Tags

Tag chips above the result grid. Click a chip to add it to the active filter; click again to remove. Each chip is one canonical tag (e.g., length:short, technique:tremolo, style:muted). The filter is AND — adding more chips narrows the result set.

Text search

The search box accepts free-form terms. Press Enter to apply (typing alone doesn't fire — this is intentional; chip-based filtering is the primary UX). The text is matched against patch names, library names, and articulation names. Combine with chips for the best results.

My Library vs. All

The toggle at the top right restricts the result set to libraries you've acquired. Switch to All when you're researching or looking to expand; My Library is the default working view.

Filter URL format

The active filter is encoded in the URL so you can share or bookmark a query:

/search?q[]=length:short&q[]=technique:tremolo&v=spitfire&text=violins

• q[] — one tag per repetition (AND-combined).
• v — vendor slug.
• text — free-form search string.

Patch detail

Clicking a result opens the patch detail panel. From there you can:

• Create map — bootstraps a new expression map populated with the patch's articulations.
• Add to my library / Remove — toggles ownership.
• View source library — jumps to the parent library's overview, showing all sibling patches.

The detail panel lists every articulation, its tags, and the MIDI output that will be wired in by default when you create a map.

Next

→ Tags and families