Make kits for even more DAWs and hardware!
The Numbered Files format is a quick “workaround” for quickly making kits for DAWs and devices that I can’t make direct kit “presets” for. This is usually due to the kit format being encrypted, or a kit format not existing at all (SP404 MKII for example).
The Numbered Files format creates “kit folders” which are finished kits that are ready to use. Simply drag the contents of a kit folder onto the first pad of an empty drum kit in your DAW. The kit is loaded automatically and in the correct layout!
This is not a random collection of samples in each folder. These are finished kits with the correct number of samples, and labeled in the correct order so that they will fill the pad layout correctly.
Software that works well with the Numbered Files option is listed below.
The Numbered Files page has more info and visual instructions on how to import the files into these DAWs.
Some of these DAWs have their own Kit Maker page, showing info specific to that DAW.
- Maschine
- Logic Pro X – Drum Machine Designer
- Reason (Kong and Umph)
- Bitwig Studio
- Geist2
- Groove Agent SE 5
- Roland SP404 MKII (use the SP404 Layout in the dropdown)
- Koala Sampler App (use the Koala Layout in the dropdown)
- Novation Circuit Tracks / Rhythm
- iMPC 2 (iOS)
