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title: Sample Pack Mode Options
description: "**Smart Detection** - **Search 'Samples From Mars' Packs for Kit Folders.** If a [Samples From Mars](/docs/km3-samples-from-mars/) pack contains pre-grouped kit folders, kits are made from them. - **Filter 16 Bit Duplicate Folders.** Some packs include the same samples twice, in…"
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updated: "2026-10-12"
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# Sample Pack Mode Options

**Smart Detection**

- **Search 'Samples From Mars' Packs for Kit Folders.** If a [Samples From Mars](/docs/km3-samples-from-mars/) pack contains pre-grouped kit folders, kits are made from them.
- **Filter 16 Bit Duplicate Folders.** Some packs include the same samples twice, in 24-bit and 16-bit. When both are found, only the 24-bit samples are used.

**Sorting**

- **Randomize Samples**, **Sort Leftover Samples by Filename** and **Force Sorting By Filename** are explained in [Sample Pack Mode Options](/docs/km3-sample-pack-mode-options/).

**MPC Expansion Processing**

- **Recreate Kits from MPC programs (.xpm / .xtd).** If a pack contains MPC program or track files, the kits are rebuilt from those original layouts.
- **Use Original MPC Layouts.** With the Classic layout, follow the exact pad layouts of the original MPC kits.

**Audio**

- **Convert AIFF Samples to WAV.** See below.

**Extra Output**

- **Create Extra Kit with Overfill Samples.** Makes an extra "Overfill" kit from the samples left over after the last full kit.

The **Edit Categories/Keywords** button is at the bottom of this section. See [Categories, Keywords & Colors](/docs/km3-categories-keywords-colors/).

## Convert AIFF Samples to WAV

Kit Maker reads `.aif` and `.aiff` samples everywhere, and treats them exactly like `.wav` files. This option controls whether those samples are **converted to `.wav`** on their way into your kits.

**Two formats always convert, whatever this is set to:**

- **16-Slice WAV:** every kit is a single WAV file with your 16 samples stitched into it end to end.
- **OP-1 / OP-1 Field:** every kit is a single sliced AIFF.

**Impact never converts,** whatever this is set to. Impact kits keep your AIFFs as they are, because converted WAVs fail to load in Studio Pro more often.