BUILD ABLETON DRUM RACKS FROM YOUR SAMPLES
Works best in Chrome/Edge.
Build Ableton Drum Racks From Your Own Samples
Ares KitCreate turns your own samples into Ableton Drum Racks (.adg). It runs entirely in your browser — free, no signup — and your samples never leave your device. Everything stays private and local.
How It Works
Drag & drop a folder or ZIP of your samples straight into the browser.
Lay them out on the MPC-style pad grid — kicks, snares, hats, the lot.
Grab ready-to-play Ableton Drum Racks (.adg), bundled together in a ZIP.
What You Can Do
- Organize a messy sample pack into a playable kit.
- Build MPC-style layouts fast.
- Spin up a starter kit in seconds.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an Ableton Drum Rack?
A Drum Rack is Ableton Live's device for playing one-shot samples across pads; each pad triggers a sample. KitCreate builds ready-to-load .adg Drum Racks from your own samples.
How is this different from just dragging samples onto a Drum Rack?
Dropping a folder onto a Drum Rack fills pads in alphabetical order — you get one long list of samples, not a kit. KitCreate reads every file and folder name, sorts your samples by type, and builds as many complete kits as your folder allows: each one with its own kick, snare, clap, hats, toms and FX on properly named pads. No sample is reused across kits.
How does it decide which sample goes on which pad?
By name — the file name and the folders above it. "snare.wav" is recognized as a snare, and so is "sd.wav" inside a /snares folder. The file name carries the most weight, folder names fill in the gaps.
Which sample names does it recognize?
Kick — kick, bd, kik, bassdrum, 808. Snare — snare, snr, sn, sd. Rim — rim, rimshot, rs. Clap — clap, clp. Closed Hat — closedhat, ch, hhc, hihat, hh. Open Hat — openhat, oh, hho. Toms — lowtom, midtom, hightom, toml, tomm, tomh. Crash — crash, cymbal, cym. Ride — ride. Perc — perc, shaker, tamb, conga, bongo, cowbell, clave. FX — fx, sfx, impact, riser, sweep, noise, glitch, stab. Short names like sn or hh only count as whole words, so they will not match by accident, and loops, fills and rolls are skipped — KitCreate builds from one-shots.
Can I change the pad layout?
Yes. Drag any pad onto another to swap the two. The new layout applies to every kit created in that run, and it is remembered the next time you come back.
Does it work with large or unsorted folders?
Yes. Subfolders are scanned too, and there is no file-count limit — the only ceiling is your computer's RAM.
Does it analyze the audio itself?
No — KitCreate matches names, not waveforms. Sample packs are almost always named sensibly, which keeps this fast, predictable and completely local.
Is Ares KitCreate free?
Yes. It's completely free, no signup and no account required.
Do my samples get uploaded?
No. Everything runs locally in your browser — your samples never leave your device.
What do I get to download?
Ableton Drum Racks as .adg files, bundled in a ZIP, ready to drop into Ableton Live.
Can it export for Bitwig or other DAWs?
Not right now — KitCreate exports Ableton Drum Racks as .adg files. Support for other formats is on the radar.
Which browsers are supported?
It works best in Chrome and Edge (desktop).
Does it work on mobile?
No, it's desktop-only — you need a desktop browser.