Turn Your Sample Packs & Maschine Expansions into Drum Kits
Kit Maker turns the drum sample packs, Maschine Expansions and MPC Expansions you already own into organized, ready-to-load drum kits for MPC, Ableton, Deluge and more. Drag in a pack, click Make Kits, and load them in your setup.
$39 one-time purchase. No subscription.
As featured on the Native Instruments blogFrom sample packs to finished drum kits
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Drop in your packs
Drum sample packs, Maschine Expansions and MPC Expansions are all accepted.
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Kit Maker builds the kits
Automatically, and made in a consistent pad layout.
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Your kits are ready to load
Presets are made, organized and ready to load in your DAW.
Make kits for the gear you actually use
Kit Maker exports to a growing list of DAWs and hardware.
Click a format to learn more.
DAWs
Phone and tablet
More DAWs and samplers
No direct preset for these, but Kit Maker still builds the kits as numbered files you drag onto the pads, each in the same consistent layout.
16-slice WAV. One WAV per kit with the 16 sounds in equal slices, for hardware samplers that can slice audio into 16 parts. How it works →
Import your packs with one click
Kit Maker lists the sample packs in your collection, so you pick one and go. No more digging for the right folders. It does the same for your Maschine Expansions.
You see a count of what’s in each pack before you make anything.
Kit Maker sorts every sample
It reads the way each pack is already organized. Folders named Kicks, Snares or HiHats tell it most of what it needs, and if a pack isn’t sorted into folders, it reads the filenames instead.
Every sample is sorted into one of seven categories: Kick, Snare, Closed HH, Open HH, Percussion, Melodic and Misc.
Turn your Maschine Expansions into kits for any DAW
Own Native Instruments Maschine Expansions? Kit Maker scans them and rebuilds their drum kits for MPC, Ableton and the rest. You get your Maschine sounds directly in your setup, without the hardware.
Maschine to MPC → · Maschine in Ableton →
Swap kits, hear new sounds on your patterns
Kit Maker sorts each sample onto the right pad, so kits use a consistent layout from kit to kit. On formats that support pad colors, it also color-codes each pad by drum type.
Load a different kit on your drum pattern and hear your groove with brand new sounds.
As Seen On
“A very useful tool, not just for converting NI stuff, but even your own custom packs.”
— Ave Mcree
“A super easy way to convert the expansions.”
— Sanjay C, Native Instruments Blog
“Very easy to use.”
— Jef Gibbons
Questions, answered
Which DAWs and hardware does it support?
Direct kit presets for MPC, MPC Sample, Ableton Live, Ableton Move, Ableton Note, FL Studio, Logic Pro, Bitwig, Studio One / Impact, Serato Studio, Koala, OP-1, OP-XY, Synthstrom Deluge and BeatMaker 3. Reason, Roland SP-404 MKII and many more work via the Numbered Files method. See the full list above.
Do I need to own the sample packs already?
Yes. Kit Maker organizes packs you provide; it doesn’t include sounds of its own. Drop in the drum packs (or Maschine Expansions) you already own and it builds the kits.
Is it a subscription?
No. Kit Maker is a one-time purchase of $39. Buy it once, use it as long as you like.
Can it really convert my Maschine Expansions?
Yes. Kit Maker scans Native Instruments Maschine Expansions and rebuilds those kits for your DAW, with a few limitations. Native Instruments has even featured it as an option for Expansion owners.
Mac and PC?
Both. Kit Maker runs on macOS (Apple Silicon) and Windows.
Still have questions? Visit the Kit Maker FAQ.
Start making kits from packs you already own
$39 one-time purchase. No subscription. · For Mac & PC
Hear about it first
Occasional emails about new features, new formats, and what I’m working on. Only a few a year.