Android sampler · 2026
A serious sampler for Android tablets.
KITE runs natively on Android tablets — full multi-sample mapping editor, MPC-style chopping, and a modular effect graph. Save your session and open it on iPad or as a plugin in your desktop DAW — VST3/CLAP on macOS and Windows, AUv3 on macOS — with every sample and routing intact and nothing to rebuild.
Free demo on Android. License to save and export.
Making beats on your phone?
KITE lives on tablet and desktop. TAIL is the pocket version — a ultra mobile sampler for your phone.
What you get on Android.
Built for the tablet, not ported.
The touch-first UI is tuned for 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 slice and pads.
The waveform editor is built for touch — zoom with your finger and drop markers fast, then send the slices straight to a 16-pad performance grid.
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.
The Android project file opens identically on iPad, on macOS standalone, and 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.
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 the pads respond tight enough to finger-drum, not just tap.
Devices
Runs on the tablets you'd actually buy.
KITE needs Android 14 or later and runs on modern Android 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 tablets in 2026, and each is good at what it does — the question is which one matches your workflow.
Frequently Asked Questions
It has the same scope as on iPad: the full sampler runs in demo mode with no time limit. Install it from the Play Store, drop a sample on a pad, and you are sampling. The license is what unlocks saving and exporting — everything else is already included in the demo.
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 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 tablets, 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.
It runs natively on Android and iPad, and as a plugin in your desktop DAW — VST3/CLAP on macOS and Windows, AUv3 on macOS — with one project file shared across all of them.