iPad sampler · 2026
An iPad sampler that opens in Ableton.
KITE Sampler runs natively on iPad — full multi-sample mapping, MPC-style chopping, and a modular effect graph. Save the session and the same project file opens as a VST3, CLAP, or AUv3 (macOS) plugin in Ableton Live, Logic, FL Studio, Bitwig, Reaper, and other compatible DAWs. No export, no rebuild.
Free demo on iPad. License to save and export.
What you get on iPad.
Built for iPadOS, not a phone app stretched.
Touch-first UI built for iPadOS, with ultra-low-latency audio.
Full multi-sample keyboard zones.
Stretch, pitch, and assign samples across 128 MIDI notes. Connect a class-compliant MIDI keyboard — KITE Sampler picks it up without driver installs.
MPC-style slice and finger drum.
Zoom waveforms with your finger, drop slice markers in seconds, send slices to a 16-pad grid. Chop on the touchscreen without fighting the UI.
Patch effects, route between engines.
Route any sample to a dedicated channel, connect channels to dedicated effects. Multiple sampler engines run in parallel — true scene-graph routing.
Your iPad session as a desktop plugin.
The same project file opens inside Ableton Live, Logic, FL Studio, Bitwig, Reaper, and other compatible DAWs — VST3/CLAP on macOS and Windows, AUv3 on macOS. No export, no rebuild.
Lives in the storage you already use.
Saves through the Files app — iCloud Drive, Dropbox, On My iPad, anywhere. AirDrop the project to a Mac and open it inside the plugin. Stage Manager and Split View are supported for working alongside notes, browser, or a DAW companion app.
iPad samplers, side by side.
Three samplers running on iPad in 2026 — each strong in its own right. The differences are about which workflow they fit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Open the App Store, install, start making a beat. The full sampler is there — chopping, mapping, sequencer, modular routing, all engines. No time limit, no signup. But without license, you cannot export/save/bounce.
Yes. KITE Sampler ships a native iPad app and a VST3/CLAP plugin for macOS and Windows — plus AUv3 on macOS — that opens the same project file.
Yes. Save the KITE Sampler project file from your iPad — to iCloud, AirDrop, or any sync service — and open it on the desktop via the KITE Sampler VST3, CLAP, or AUv3 (macOS) plugin in Ableton Live, Logic, FL Studio, Bitwig, Reaper, or another compatible DAW. Samples, mapping, routing, sequences, and FX scenes all carry over.
Native Instruments has not released Kontakt for iPad. If you want proper multi-sample mapping on iPad — deep editing, a desktop plugin counterpart — KITE Sampler is the closest thing available in 2026.
No — KITE Sampler on iPad runs as a standalone app and is not planned to ship as an AUv3 inside AUM or other iOS hosts. On iPad, KITE is meant to be a self-contained beat lab rather than a plugin inside another host.
Yes. KITE Sampler supports class-compliant MIDI controllers on iPad. Plug in a keyboard or pad controller and play the mapped samples directly.
KITE — from park to studio.
Native on iPad. Native on Android. Plugin in your desktop DAW — VST3/CLAP on macOS and Windows, AUv3 on macOS. One project file across all of them.