Standalone SyndicateVibe Kitmaker Design

Standalone Syndicate · macOS & Windows

Your drums.
Your direction.

Vibe Kitmaker Design turns the sample folder you never finish sorting into drum kits that sound like you: polished, named, given cover art and loaded onto your MPC or sampler. It runs entirely on your computer.

  • Free to download and use
  • Works offline, no telemetry
  • MPC OS 3.10 ready
Kit 03 — AfterglowTrap / Drill · 16 pads

Tap a pad or use your keyboard. These are quick sketches synthesized in your browser. The app works with your own samples.

Afrobeats / AmapianoModern Trap / DrillBoom Bap / Golden EraR&B / SoulLo-Fi Hip-HopPop / Dance / ClubLatin / ReggaetonHouse / UK Garage

How it works

From a messy folder to a finished kit, in four moves.

  1. 1

    Scan your library once

    Point the app at your sample folders. It sorts every kick, snare, hat, 808 and loop by how it sounds, not what the file is called, and remembers what you have used so new kits don’t repeat the last ones.

    • Audio-based classification across your whole collection
    • AI Re-Catalog re-sorts an existing library
    Sound library view showing total sounds, fresh sounds, recently used and a category breakdown
  2. 2

    Pick a feel, build a kit

    Choose one of eight genre starters and a kick foundation, then build a 16-pad kit or a 64-zone 4-quadrant kit. Every drum gets its own mix pass: kicks lose mud and gain attack, 808s stay mono below 120 Hz, snares gain snap, hats gain air.

    • Audition the pads from your keyboard or a MIDI controller
    • Kicks anchored at −10 dBFS peak for mix headroom
    Quick build view with eight genre style cards: Afrobeats, Trap, Boom Bap, R&B, Lo-Fi, Pop, Reggaeton and House
  3. 3

    Name it, cover it, package it

    Kits are saved with MPC browser naming and a matching TrackData folder. Use your own photo with a crop chooser, a local Stable Diffusion or ComfyUI install, or the built-in procedural artwork. Batch-convert whole folders of kits in one go.

    • 1000 × 1000 JPEG cover art
    • Expansion.xml, README, Pack Info and install instructions generated
    MPC Expansion Builder with one-click SD card sync and conversion options for MPC browser naming and themed names
  4. 4

    Load it onto your MPC

    Send the expansion to a connected SD card or USB drive, or install it into MPC 3 Desktop in one click. Choose the export destination in the kit builder or Package a collection.

    • Export to a chosen folder, SD card or USB drive
    • Back up your destination before transferring
    Package a collection export controls

Sample Enhancer

Make one sound hit harder, without a plug‑in chain.

A dedicated workspace for fixing a single drum: notch out mud and resonance, shape the transient, add tape or tube saturation, then compare with loudness-matched A/B so louder never fools you into “better”. An eight-band analyzer shows what changed, and a token renamer cleans up file names on the way out.

Eight starting points

  • Modern Trap
  • Lo-fi
  • Warm R&B
  • Gritty Hip-Hop
  • Afrobeat
  • Dark
  • Pop
  • Club
Sample Enhancer vibe presets and processing modules: sub-rumble high-pass filter, boxiness and mud notch, harshness tamer and boxiness shelf

Destinations

Built for MPC. Ready for fifteen more.

MPC gets a finished expansion. Everything else gets a clean sample-import package (numbered 44.1 kHz audio, kit.json, pad-map.csv and an IMPORT.txt with the exact steps) and you save the final kit where it lives.

Kit formats: one kit, more places to play, with the kit destination picker set to MPC Standalone
DestinationYou getTo finish the kitOfficial guide
MPC Standalone & MPC 3 DesktopNativeXTD + XPM expansionLoads as a finished drum program and expansion, including 4-quadrant and MPCe layouts.Setup
MPC SampleHardwareWAV packageCopy to the microSD sample folder, load each sample onto a pad, save the kit on the device.Setup
Ableton MoveHardwareWAV packageUpload with Move Manager, place the numbered sounds on Drum Rack pads, save on Move.Guide
Teenage Engineering OP-1HardwareMono AIFF packageArrange in Drum Utility and export a drum preset. The whole kit must fit the 12-second buffer.Guide
Teenage Engineering OP-XYHardwareWAV packageCopy in disk mode, load into a drum sampler, save the preset. 20 seconds max per sample.Guide
Synthstrom DelugeHardwareWAV packageCopy to SAMPLES on the SD card, assign each sample to a kit row, save on Deluge.Guide
Ableton LiveDAWWAV packageDrag the numbered files onto Drum Rack pads and save the rack.Guide
FL StudioDAWWAV packageDrop each file onto an FPC pad and save an FPC preset.Guide
Logic ProDAWWAV packageDrag into the tracks area, choose Drum Machine Designer, save the patch.Guide
Bitwig StudioDAWWAV packageDrop each file into a Drum Machine cell and save the preset.Guide
Studio One / Impact XTDAWWAV packageLoad the files onto Impact XT pads and save the preset.Guide
Serato StudioDAWWAV packageImport into your library, place in drum deck slots, save the kit.Guide
Roland ZenbeatsMobileWAV packageBring the files in with sample import, assign in the sampler, save the kit.Guide
Ableton NoteMobileWAV packageShare the files to Note with AirDrop, import onto Drum Rack pads, save the Set.Guide
Koala SamplerMobileWAV packageTransfer the folder, import each sound onto a pad, save a project.Guide
BeatMaker 3MobileWAV packageMove the folder into BeatMaker Documents, Load Sample on each pad, save the bank.Guide

Install & setup

Up and running in a few minutes.

Want the full walkthrough? Read the user guide: 14 short chapters with real screens from the app, online or as a PDF.

macOS

Apple Silicon (M1–M4)

  1. Download the .dmg and open it.
  2. Drag Vibe Kitmaker Design into Applications.
  3. Open it from Launchpad or Spotlight and accept the license agreement.
  4. If macOS says the developer can't be verified, open System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway. On older macOS, Control-click the app and choose Open.

Windows

Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit

  1. Download the installer and run it.
  2. It installs for your user account. No administrator rights needed.
  3. If SmartScreen appears, click More info → Run anyway.
  4. Open Vibe Kitmaker Design from the Start menu and accept the license agreement.

MPC hardware

SD card or USB drive

  1. Back up the card or drive first.
  2. Format it as FAT32 or exFAT with at least 1 GB free.
  3. Choose MPC Hardware Drive as the export target. Kits land in Expansions/.
  4. Update your MPC and MPC 3 Desktop to 3.10 together. Mismatched versions can stop them pairing.

MPC 3 Desktop

macOS, with MPC 3 installed

  1. Choose MPC 3 Desktop as the export target.
  2. The expansion installs into ~/Music/MPC Expansions/.
  3. MPC 3 opens with the new kit revealed in its browser.
Verify your download (SHA-256)
Vibe-Kitmaker-Design-macOS.dmg
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Vibe-Kitmaker-Design-Windows-Setup.exe
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macOS: shasum -a 256 <file> · Windows: certutil -hashfile <file> SHA256

Privacy

Your samples never leave your computer. No account, no cloud upload, no telemetry. Optional AI artwork and naming use only tools you already run locally: Stable Diffusion WebUI, ComfyUI, LM Studio or Ollama.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Something else? Email the studio.

Is it free?

Yes. Vibe Kitmaker Design is freeware: no payment, account or sign-up is needed to download or use it. Use is covered by the End User License Agreement, which the app asks you to accept on first launch. Read the agreement.

Do I need Python, Node or anything else installed?

No. The app is a single native program with its own audio engine and database. Install it and open it.

Does it need the internet?

No. Scanning, sorting, processing and exporting all run on your computer, and the app sends no telemetry. Optional AI cover art and naming can use tools you already run locally: Stable Diffusion WebUI, ComfyUI, LM Studio or Ollama.

Will it change or delete my original samples?

No. Originals are only read. Exports are staged and published to a fresh folder only when they succeed, and existing kits are never overwritten. Keep backups of your drives and cards anyway, as the license asks.

Which audio files can I use?

WAV (integer or float, mono or stereo, 8–192 kHz) and uncompressed 16-bit AIFF. Exports are 44.1 kHz, 16-bit. Convert other formats first.

Does it make native presets for gear other than MPC?

MPC gets finished XTD/XPM programs and expansions. The other 15 destinations get a sample-import package (numbered audio, a pad map and step-by-step instructions) and you save the final kit on the device or in the DAW.

Is there a version for Intel Macs?

Not yet. The macOS download is built for Apple Silicon (M1–M4).

Where does the app keep its data?

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/mpc-kit-maker-ai/. Windows: %APPDATA%\mpc-kit-maker-ai\. Put a data folder next to the app for portable mode.

Is this an Akai product?

No. Standalone Syndicate is independent and not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by inMusic Brands or Akai Professional. MPC is named only to describe compatibility.

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Make your next kit tonight.

Download for macOSApple Silicon (M1–M4) · .dmg · 8.5 MBDownload for WindowsWindows 10 / 11, 64-bit · .exe · 6.0 MB

Keep it independent

Vibe Kitmaker Design is free. Voluntary support pays for software testing, new destinations and the next apps.