Kit Maker FAQ

Kit Maker has hundreds of ratings on Gumroad at 4.8 out of 5, and Preset Maker has several dozen reviews at 4.6 out of 5. Every one of them was left by someone who bought the app, since that is the only way to rate on Gumroad. All those reviews are on my Reviews page along with real comments from my YouTube channel, links to the Native Instruments blog and other places it has been covered. Preset Maker also has its own reviews page.

Please check out the YouTube channel or the manual here.

You can process just about any Sample Pack!

There are two ways to process Sample Packs and Expansions:

Sample Pack Mode: add any Sample Pack folder that contains sub-folders of drum sounds or labels its filenames.

Maschine Mode: Maschine Expansions (as well as the Maschine factory library) can also be processed.

See the Maschine Mode help page for more details.

No. This software simply copies and organizes samples you already own. Kit Maker can use any sample packs or sounds from your own sound library. Samples are available at websites such as Loopmasters, Splice and others. You can buy Maschine Expansion libraries (now called Native Instruments Expansions) from the Native Instruments website.

The Maschine Library processing mode can only process official Maschine / Komplete libraries.

Not directly as presets, but you can use the Numbered Files format to make kits. These are kits of samples grouped together by folder and can be dragged into Maschine. Each kit will fill all 16 Maschine pads with the correct samples from the kit, in the right layout.

No. Kit Maker is a third-party, simple-to-use app that facilitates the otherwise tedious process of grouping and laying out sample files that the user already owns.

You can process the “Battery 4 Factory Library” folder in Maschine mode and it will convert the kits. However, because Kit Maker is currently only made for 16 pad drum kits, Battery kits of more than 16 sounds will be scaled down to just 16 samples.

No. The app duplicates the files it needs and leaves your original sample libraries untouched. A Kit Maker Kits folder is created with all the new kits organized in folders.

The .wav, .aiff and .mp3 file types can all be used with Kit Maker. Wav files are the most commonly accepted in audio software. Check your DAW’s manual to see what audio files it accepts.

Some DAWs use preset files which are encrypted in a way that I cannot create presets for them. But let me know if you have a request for a DAW preset format in the contact form.

For technical issues click here. For all other inquiries click here.

I’d love to hear of any comments, suggestions or bugs I may have missed!

You can install the app on up to 2 of your own computers at the same time.

The latest install files are always available for customers on your Lemon Squeezy orders page or the Releases page.

Your original files are left untouched, and copies will be made.

Some users have worried that this will double the file space of their Maschine samples on their computer, but in reality, the drum sounds only make up a fraction of the total file size of a Maschine Expansion. Most of the large files are loops and other files that Kit Maker does not need to copy.

Kit Maker does not create instrument presets. But I have a different app, called Preset Maker, which creates melodic and instrument presets from your samples. Check that out here!

Please first visit the manual.

For technical issues click here.