Build a drum kit from your own sample files

Open Load Sample > Create Drum Kit and choose Use drum files. Add files or folders, listen to the hits and create the kit. If your drums are still inside a song, use Extract from Song instead.

Updated 7 November 2026 · S9 Audio

Start with a few kicks, snares and percussion sounds. A small kit is easier to map and level before you grow it.

For S9 Sampler 0.1.6 (paid beta). More help inside the app: Help & Shortcuts → Drum Kits.

S9 Sampler Create Drum Kit with file and extraction starting points
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Step by step

  1. Gather your drums

    Use drum files you have the right to use, and keep them in a folder that won’t move. Your saved kit points to them.

  2. Add the files

    Choose Create Drum Kit > Use drum files, then Add Files, Add Folder or drop audio in. Wait for folder scans to finish.

  3. Listen and map

    Play the hits and check the start note and Key Map, so your controller’s pads play the right sounds.

  4. Create and save

    Create the kit, play it and save it in your Library. Use Portable Pack to move it to another computer.

Good to know

Edit one drum or all of them

Choose Edit Drum to shape one hit, or Whole Kit for the shared sound.

Files or a song?

Adding a folder doesn’t separate anything. For hits inside a song, extract them first.

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