Tablet sampler · VST3 · CLAP · 2026
A tablet sampler with a VST3 plugin.
KITE is a sampler that runs natively on iPad and Android tablets, and ships with a VST3 and CLAP plugin for macOS and Windows. The project file is the same on every platform — open the iPad session inside Ableton without exporting, converting, or rebuilding.
Why this combination matters.
Sketch on the tablet, finish in the DAW.
Most ideas don't start at the desk. They start on the couch, the train, the studio sofa. A tablet sampler with a desktop plugin means the sketch is the session — not a file you have to rebuild.
DAW automation, MIDI routing, sidechain.
Inside a VST3 or CLAP plugin, KITE behaves like any other instrument: host-tempo synced, MIDI routable, automatable, sidechain-receiving. Tablet workflow, DAW citizenship.
One project file, no conversion.
Saved on iPad. Opened in Ableton via the VST3 plugin. Then on Android the next morning. Samples, mapping, routing, sequences — all preserved bit-for-bit.
Tablet samplers, plugin support, 2026.
Which tablet samplers also ship a desktop plugin? At the time of writing, only two: KITE and Decent Sampler.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. As of 2026, KITE and Decent Sampler both ship a tablet app and a desktop VST3/CLAP plugin. Koala Sampler and Flip Sampler are tablet-only — they don't offer a plugin version, so a session can't be opened directly inside a DAW.
With KITE, yes — save the project file on iPad, sync it to your desktop, open it via the KITE VST3 or CLAP plugin in Ableton Live. The same is broadly true for Decent Sampler, though its workflow is library-playback-focused rather than chopping-focused.
Building a tablet app and a desktop plugin from one codebase is hard. Most tablet samplers focus exclusively on the touch experience and treat export-to-WAV as the way out. A few — KITE, Decent Sampler — chose to ship both at once.
In KITE, yes. The project file format is shared across iPad, Android, the macOS standalone, and the VST3/CLAP plugin. Samples are embedded, mapping is preserved, the routing graph carries over, and sequences open exactly as saved.
KITE ships both VST3 and CLAP at launch. Decent Sampler also offers CLAP. CLAP-native DAWs like Bitwig and Reaper get the modern plugin format; everywhere else, VST3 covers it.
KITE — the everywhere sampler.
On iPad, on Android, and as a VST3/CLAP plugin in your DAW. One project file across all of them.