MPC-style sampler · 2026
MPC-style chop, anywhere you work.
KITE is an MPC-style sampler with touch chopping, 16 finger-drum pads, and a pattern sequencer — running as a VST3/CLAP plugin inside your DAW and as a native app on iPad and Android tablets. Sketch on the tablet, finish in Ableton — same session.
The MPC workflow, modernised.
Touch-driven slice editor.
Pinch to zoom waveforms. Drop slice markers in seconds. Auto-slice on transients or grid. The fastest way to turn a loop into pads.
16 performance pads, finger-drum ready.
Map slices or whole samples to pads. Velocity-sensitive on iPad and Android. Pair with a USB MPD or Maschine controller for full physical play.
Pattern-based, not a piano roll.
Place kicks and snares effortlessly on the touchscreen. Arrange patterns into sections. Assign FX scenes per block — no automation lane required.
MPC workflow inside your DAW.
Drop KITE on a track in Ableton, FL Studio, Bitwig, Reaper, or Cubase. The chopping and pad workflow you know — but synced to host tempo, automated by host parameters.
Choke pads like real hardware.
Set hi-hat groups, percussion chokes, kit-wide mute logic. Plays the way you'd expect from an MPC, an SP, or a Maschine.
Sketch on the tablet, finish in the DAW.
The same project file opens on iPad, Android, macOS standalone, and inside the plugin. Chop on the train, mix at the desk — no export step.
MPC-style samplers, side by side.
Each of these is good at the MPC-style workflow — the question is which one runs where you need it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Akai's MPC Beats has a VST3/AU plugin version. KITE is a more recent option that combines MPC-style chopping and finger-drum pads with a VST3/CLAP plugin and native apps for iPad and Android — the same project file opens everywhere.
Yes. KITE saves your chops, slice markers, pad assignments, and sequences in a single project file. Move that file to your desktop, open the KITE VST3 or CLAP plugin in Ableton, and continue working — no export, no re-slice.
There's overlap — both offer touch-driven chopping, pads, and pattern sequencing. The differences: KITE adds a full multi-sample mapping editor, a modular effect graph, and a VST3/CLAP plugin so the session can move into your DAW. Koala stays standalone-only.
Yes. KITE supports class-compliant USB MIDI pad controllers like the Akai MPD-series and Native Instruments Maschine. Connect over USB-C on tablet or USB on desktop and the pads map automatically.
Mute groups are a first-class feature. Set choke groups for hi-hat pairs, percussion stacks, or kit-wide chokes — KITE handles them the way an MPC, SP, or Maschine would.
KITE — the everywhere sampler.
Touch chopping, 16 pads, pattern sequencer. As a plugin, on your tablet — same session.