diff --git a/papers/format.md b/papers/format.md
index 6281293ab..080914c1e 100644
--- a/papers/format.md
+++ b/papers/format.md
@@ -816,7 +816,47 @@ size | description
  4?? | wavetable data
 ```
 
-# sample
+# sample (>=102)
+
+this is the new sample storage format used in Furnace dev102 and higher.
+
+```
+size | description
+-----|------------------------------------
+  4  | "SMP2" block ID
+  4  | size of this block
+ STR | sample name
+  4  | length
+  4  | compatibility rate
+  4  | C-4 rate
+  1  | depth
+     | - 0: ZX Spectrum overlay drum (1-bit)
+     | - 1: 1-bit NES DPCM (1-bit)
+     | - 3: YMZ ADPCM
+     | - 4: QSound ADPCM
+     | - 5: ADPCM-A
+     | - 6: ADPCM-B
+     | - 8: 8-bit PCM
+     | - 9: BRR (SNES)
+     | - 10: VOX
+     | - 16: 16-bit PCM
+  3  | reserved
+  4  | loop start
+     | - -1 means no loop
+  4  | loop end
+     | - -1 means no loop
+ 16  | sample presence bitfields
+     | - for future use.
+     | - indicates whether the sample should be present in the memory of a system.
+     | - read 4 32-bit numbers (for 4 memory banks per system, e.g. YM2610
+     |   does ADPCM-A and ADPCM-B on separate memory banks).
+ ??? | sample data
+     | - size is length
+```
+
+# old sample (<102)
+
+this format is present when saving using previous Furnace versions.
 
 ```
 size | description
@@ -825,7 +865,7 @@ size | description
   4  | size of this block
  STR | sample name
   4  | length
-  4  | rate
+  4  | compatibility rate
   2  | volume (<58) or reserved
   2  | pitch (<58) or reserved
   1  | depth
diff --git a/src/engine/engine.h b/src/engine/engine.h
index 896c083a2..21fde0a70 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine.h
+++ b/src/engine/engine.h
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
 #define BUSY_BEGIN_SOFT softLocked=true; isBusy.lock();
 #define BUSY_END isBusy.unlock(); softLocked=false;
 
-#define DIV_VERSION "0.6pre1 (dev101)"
-#define DIV_ENGINE_VERSION 101
+#define DIV_VERSION "0.6pre1 (dev102)"
+#define DIV_ENGINE_VERSION 102
 
 // for imports
 #define DIV_VERSION_MOD 0xff01
diff --git a/src/engine/fileOps.cpp b/src/engine/fileOps.cpp
index 40932a378..110259050 100644
--- a/src/engine/fileOps.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/fileOps.cpp
@@ -1619,51 +1619,67 @@ bool DivEngine::loadFur(unsigned char* file, size_t len) {
       }
 
       reader.read(magic,4);
-      if (strcmp(magic,"SMPL")!=0) {
+      if (strcmp(magic,"SMPL")!=0 && strcmp(magic,"SMP2")!=0) {
         logE("%d: invalid sample header!",i);
         lastError="invalid sample header!";
         ds.unload();
         delete[] file;
         return false;
       }
+      bool isNewSample=(strcmp(magic,"SMP2")==0);
       reader.readI();
       DivSample* sample=new DivSample;
       logD("reading sample %d at %x...",i,samplePtr[i]);
+      if (!isNewSample) logV("(old sample)");
 
       sample->name=reader.readString();
-      sample->samples=sample->loopEnd=reader.readI();
+      sample->samples=reader.readI();
+      if (!isNewSample) {
+        sample->loopEnd=sample->samples;
+      }
       sample->rate=reader.readI();
-      if (ds.version<58) {
-        vol=reader.readS();
-        pitch=reader.readS();
-      } else {
-        reader.readI();
-      }
-      sample->depth=(DivSampleDepth)reader.readC();
 
-      // reserved
-      reader.readC();
+      if (isNewSample) {
+        sample->centerRate=reader.readI();
+        sample->depth=(DivSampleDepth)reader.readC();
 
-      // while version 32 stored this value, it was unused.
-      if (ds.version>=38) {
-        sample->centerRate=(unsigned short) reader.readS();
-      } else {
-        reader.readS();
-      }
+        // reserved
+        reader.readC();
+        reader.readC();
+        reader.readC();
 
-      if (ds.version>=19) {
         sample->loopStart=reader.readI();
+        sample->loopEnd=reader.readI();
+
+        for (int i=0; i<4; i++) {
+          reader.readI();
+        }
       } else {
-        reader.readI();
+        if (ds.version<58) {
+          vol=reader.readS();
+          pitch=reader.readS();
+        } else {
+          reader.readI();
+        }
+        sample->depth=(DivSampleDepth)reader.readC();
+
+        // reserved
+        reader.readC();
+
+        // while version 32 stored this value, it was unused.
+        if (ds.version>=38) {
+          sample->centerRate=(unsigned short)reader.readS();
+        } else {
+          reader.readS();
+        }
+
+        if (ds.version>=19) {
+          sample->loopStart=reader.readI();
+        } else {
+          reader.readI();
+        }
       }
 
-/*
-      if (ds.version>=100) {
-        sample->loopEnd=reader.readI();
-      } else {
-        reader.readI();
-      }
-*/
       if (ds.version>=58) { // modern sample
         sample->init(sample->samples);
         reader.read(sample->getCurBuf(),sample->getCurBufLen());
@@ -3038,19 +3054,24 @@ SafeWriter* DivEngine::saveFur(bool notPrimary) {
   for (int i=0; i<song.sampleLen; i++) {
     DivSample* sample=song.sample[i];
     samplePtr.push_back(w->tell());
-    w->write("SMPL",4);
+    w->write("SMP2",4);
     blockStartSeek=w->tell();
     w->writeI(0);
 
     w->writeString(sample->name,false);
     w->writeI(sample->samples);
     w->writeI(sample->rate);
-    w->writeI(0); // reserved (for now)
+    w->writeI(sample->centerRate);
     w->writeC(sample->depth);
+    w->writeC(0); // reserved
+    w->writeC(0);
     w->writeC(0);
-    w->writeS(sample->centerRate);
     w->writeI(sample->loopStart);
-    //w->writeI(sample->loopEnd);
+    w->writeI(sample->loopEnd);
+
+    for (int i=0; i<4; i++) {
+      w->writeI(0xffffffff);
+    }
 
     w->write(sample->getCurBuf(),sample->getCurBufLen());