Rummage

A compact sample, plugin and preset browser that docks next to Ableton Live and FL Studio.
Dig through your Splice samples, plugins, racks and saved channels from one narrow window.

Features

• Works with Ableton Live and FL Studio. Pick your host in the settings (Rummage also switches by itself when only one is open).
  • In FL Studio, drag plugins straight into the channel rack or mixer, and FL projects (.flp) show up under projects.
  • In Ableton Live, plugins load through Live's own search, and racks and channels can be dragged in and out.
• Docks next to your DAW. When your host opens, Rummage moves to the left edge and resizes the DAW to fill the rest of the screen.
• One library for everything. Splice samples, your Ableton User Library, FL Studio's audio and plugin database, VST3, VST2, CLAP, Waves, and Live's and FL's own devices.
• Accurate plugin detection.
  • VST3 categories come from each plugin's own metadata.
  • VST2 files are checked so helper DLLs don't show up as plugins.
  • FL Studio's plugin database finds plugins installed anywhere.
  • Mono, Stereo and Mono/Stereo versions are kept as one plugin, with a picker in the preview panel.
• Samples sorted by type (optional). Turn on by type to sort every sample into Kicks, Snares, Hi-hats, 808s & Bass, Vocals, FX and more, each split into Loops and One-shots. Your folders stay untouched; turn it off to see them as they are.
• Every location is editable. Add, change or remove the sample, VST3, VST2, CLAP, Waves and FL Studio folders in Settings → Library.
• Folder tree with colour waveforms. Every sample gets a small waveform tinted by timbre (warm for lows, cool for highs).
• Preview panel. Click to play from any point. Right-click and hold to audition. Scroll to zoom and drag the waveform straight into Ableton.
• Pitch and tempo are independent. Pitch, fine and octave change the key without changing speed. Tempo changes speed (shown in BPM) without changing the key.
• Quick edits. Trim, normalize, swap L/R, polarity, reverse and gain, with save to write a new WAV into Documents\Rummage\Edits.
• Organise your way.
  • Favourites, tags, colour labels and custom icons per folder.
  • Crates (collections) and pinned folders in the sidebar.
  • Saved searches. Searches can also use bpm:140 and key:Am.
• Plugins sorted by job. Compressors, EQ, tuners, reverb/delay, saturation, creative effects, utilities and synths. Change any category with one click.
• Live sync. The library rescans by itself when you download new Splice sounds. Racks or channels you save from Live into Documents\Rummage\Library show up instantly.
• Make it yours. Five themes, accent colours, waveform colour modes, background image, interface size (80–160 %), row height, and a switch to show or hide every part of the interface.

Screenshots

Library	Plugins by job	Search

Preview panel: waveform, gain, pitch / fine / octave, tempo in BPM and quick edits.

Install

Download Rummage Setup x.y.z.exe from the Releases page and run it.

The installer is not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may warn you. Click More info → Run anyway.

Save racks and channels from Live

1. In Live's browser, click Add Folder under Places and pick Documents\Rummage\Library.
2. Drag any device, rack or whole track into that folder. Live saves it as .adv, .adg or .als.
3. It appears in Rummage under My Library, ready to drag back into any set.

Run from source

git clone https://github.com/mitoisgrowing/rummage.git
cd rummage
npm install
npm start

Script	What it does
npm start	Run the app
npm run icons	Re-render assets/icon.png and build/icon.ico from assets/icon.svg
npm run dist	Build the Windows installer into dist/

Keyboard

Key	Action
↑ / ↓	Move through the list (samples play automatically)
← / →	Collapse / expand a folder
Space	Play / stop
Enter	Open a folder, or find the selected plugin in Live
F	Favourite
Ctrl + / Ctrl − / Ctrl 0	Interface size
Esc	Clear search

Limitations

• Windows only for now. The scanning paths are Windows paths.
• "Load into Ableton" for plugins focuses Live's own search with the plugin name. You still press Enter in Live. Samples, racks and presets load by drag and drop.
• In FL Studio, plugins are dragged or opened through FL's plugin database, so FL needs to have scanned them once (Options → Manage plugins).
• Plugin categories are guessed from names. Fix any of them from the preview panel.

Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome. The app is plain Electron with no framework:

• main.js scans the disk and talks to Windows.
• preload.js exposes a small API.
• index.html holds the whole UI.

License

MIT