Make MPC Drum Kits from Your Sample Packs, Automatically
Kit Maker turns the drum packs you already own (and your Native Instruments Maschine Expansions) into organized, ready-to-load MPC drum kits for the Akai MPC lineup (MPC Live, MPC X, MPC One, Force and any model running MPC 2 or MPC 3). Drag in a pack, click Make Kits, and play.
$35 — one-time purchase. No subscription.
As featured on Native Instruments blog
From Sample Packs to MPC Drum Kits
Your sample packs are just folders of loose files, and building a kit by hand kills the momentum. Kit Maker builds the kits for you, automatically.
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Drop in your packs
Any drum packs (Splice, Loopmasters, or your own) and Maschine Expansions you already have.
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Kit Maker builds the kits
Automatically, for MPC or any supported DAW.
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Laid out as real kits
Samples are sorted onto the right pads: kicks, snares and hats in a logical, playable layout.
No tidy folders? Kit Maker still builds kits from a loose pack by reading the filenames.
Maschine owners
Convert your Maschine Expansions to MPC, too
Own Native Instruments Maschine Expansions? Kit Maker reads them and rebuilds those sought-after kits as MPC presets. You get the Maschine sounds you love, right on your MPC, without leaving your setup. Convert your Maschine Expansions to MPC →
On your MPC, already organized and ready to load
Your MPC drum kits show up right where you browse them. Laid out and labeled, with kicks, snares and hats where you expect them. Loading a fresh kit takes seconds.
Real kits, not random dumps
Swap kits, hear new sounds on your patterns
Kit Maker sorts each sample onto the right pad and color-codes it by drum type. Kicks, snares and hats in the same playable layout across every kit.
So you can lay down a pattern, swap to a completely different kit, and instantly hear it with brand-new sounds. The colors and layout stay put, so there’s nothing to relearn and nothing to rebuild.
As seen on
“Game changing — very useful tool for making custom kits on my MPC.”
— Customer Review
“Native Instruments Maschine users thinking about getting the AKAI MPC One: shut up and take my money!”
— YouTube Comment
“A very useful tool — not just for converting NI stuff, but even your own custom packs.”
— Ave Mcree
Works with your MPC
Kit Maker builds standard MPC .xpm drum programs. They load on any modern Akai MPC running MPC 2 or MPC 3, hardware or software. If your MPC opens .xpm kits, Kit Maker works with it.
MPC X · MPC X SE · MPC XL · MPC Live · MPC Live II · MPC Live III · MPC One · MPC One G2 · MPC One+ · MPC Key 61 · MPC Key 37 · MPC Key 37 G2 · Akai Force · and more
MPC 2 (Desktop) · MPC 3 (Desktop) · MPC Beats. Plus controllers like MPC Studio and MPC Touch, used with the desktop app
Built for modern MPCs that use .xpm files. Doesn’t support legacy MPC hardware that relies on .pgm files. Not affiliated with Akai or Native Instruments.
.xpm kits to load on it.
MPC Sample guide →
Questions, answered
Do I need to own the sample packs already?
Yes. Kit Maker organizes packs you provide; it doesn’t include sounds of its own. Point it at the drum packs (or Maschine Expansions) you already own and it builds the kits.
Is it a subscription?
No. Kit Maker is a one-time purchase of $35. Buy it once, use it as long as you like.
Will it work with my MPC?
Yes, if your MPC loads modern .xpm kits (MPC 2 or MPC 3, hardware or software). That covers the MPC X, X SE, XL, Live, Live II, Live III, One, One G2, One+, Key 61, Key 37 and Akai Force, plus MPC desktop software and MPC Beats, and more. See the full list above.
Can it really convert my Maschine Expansions?
Yes. Kit Maker reads Native Instruments Maschine Expansions and rebuilds those kits as MPC presets, largely faithful, with a few limitations. Native Instruments has even featured it as an option for Expansion owners.
Does Kit Maker make MPC Expansions?
Not directly, but Kit Maker makes it easy. It builds ready-to-load MPC drum kits (.xpm programs) rather than packaged MPC Expansions, and those kits turn into a real, installable MPC Expansion without much fuss. Here’s how to make MPC Expansions.
Mac and PC?
Both. Kit Maker runs on macOS and Windows.
Still have questions? Visit the Kit Maker FAQ.
Start making MPC kits from packs you already own
$35 — one-time purchase. No subscription. · For Mac & PC