Android sampler · 2026
A serious sampler for Android.
KITE runs natively on Android phones and tablets — MPC-style chopping, multi-sample mapping, a modular effect graph. When you're done, you've got a .kite file. Open it in Ableton or FL Studio and keep going — no export, no rebuild.
What you get on Android.
Built for touch, not ported.
The touch-first UI adapts from phone to tablet aspect ratios, and audio stays low-latency by running over Android 14's high-priority audio path. The Storage Access Framework is wired up too, so projects open from Drive, OneDrive, or local storage with a single tap.
Full multi-sample keyboard zones.
Stretch, pitch, and assign samples across 128 MIDI notes. Class-compliant USB MIDI works over USB OTG with no driver install — plug in a small keyboard at the desk or a portable controller for couch sessions.
MPC-style slicing.
The waveform editor is built for touch — zoom with your finger and drop markers fast, then sequence the slices straight away.
Patch effects between engines.
Route any sample to its own channel and connect that channel to dedicated effects, with multiple sampler engines running in parallel.
Open the same session on iPad — or in your DAW.
One .kite file. Save it on Android, open it on iPad, in the desktop app, or as a plugin inside Ableton or FL Studio — everything exactly where you left it.
MIDI in, external controllers.
Pair an external MIDI keyboard or pad controller for finger-drumming.
Latency
Low latency, actually.
Android had a reputation for audio lag — for years it's why beatmakers stayed on iOS. KITE runs on Android's modern low-latency audio path, so a triggered slice responds tight enough to play, not just to preview.
Devices
Runs on the Android you've already got.
KITE needs Android 14 or later and runs on modern Android phones and tablets, including the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Plug in a USB-C MIDI keyboard or pad controller — it's class-compliant, so there's nothing to install.
Android samplers, side by side.
Three samplers run on Android in 2026, and each is good at what it does — the question is which one matches your workflow.
Frequently Asked Questions
KITE — it's the only one with full multi-sample mapping, a modular effect graph, and a .kite file that opens as a plugin in a desktop DAW. It runs natively on Android phones and tablets alike, and the chopping, mapping, sequencing, saving and bouncing are all free.
Yes — KITE Free. Install it from the Play Store on any Android phone or tablet and the whole chop workflow is included: chopping, multi-sample mapping, the step sequencer, saving and bouncing. No time limit, no watermark, no account. Mobile Pro is a $9.99 in-app purchase that adds the modular scene graph, the song arranger, and unlimited engines and effects.
The same scope as on iPad. Install it from the Play Store, drop a sample in, and you are sampling — chopping, the mapping editor, the step sequencer, chaining patterns into Sections, and saving, opening and bouncing your projects, with no time limit. KITE Mobile Pro, a $9.99 in-app purchase on your Google Play account, adds the modular scene graph, the song arranger and unlimited engines and effects.
Yes — the same KITE project file you save on Android opens inside the desktop plugin (VST3/CLAP on macOS and Windows, AUv3 on macOS) in Ableton Live, Logic, FL Studio, Bitwig, Reaper, and other compatible DAWs, with no export step and nothing to rebuild.
KITE requires Android 14 or later and runs on modern Android phones and tablets, including the Samsung Galaxy Tab. USB-C MIDI controllers are class-compliant, so a keyboard or pad controller works with nothing to install.
No. Kontakt is a desktop-only product (macOS and Windows). For producers who want a Kontakt-class sampler that also runs on Android, KITE is the closest match available in 2026.
Yes. KITE supports class-compliant MIDI controllers. Plug in a keyboard to play mapped samples or a pad controller for finger-drum sessions.
KITE — from chop to beat.
Chop on the phone or tablet, save a .kite file, open it in your DAW at the desk. One project, everywhere KITE runs.