PAD PACKER
The Time Saver
for your
Drum Rack
MAX FOR LIVE
v1.4.1
$19.00
DON'T LET YOUR INSPIRATION EVAPORATE.
Slice to New MIDI Track gives you a Drum Rack. But the pads are in time order: kicks, snares, hats and percussion are mixed together.
Pad Packer groups similar Simpler sounds. Hear them together, arrange your groups, then write the layout back to the Rack. Matching MIDI notes follow the pads.
REVIEWS
PAD PACKER REVIEWS ON GUMROADLOAD
ALIGN
APPLY
01
02
03
Start with a sliced MIDI track, an existing Drum Rack, or drop a drum loop into Pad Packer.
Group similar pads. Audition the sounds, rename groups and arrange them in your own order.
Write the new layout to your source Rack. Matching MIDI notes on that track are remapped.
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ABLETON LIVE
12.4 or later. Suite, or Standard with Max for Live.
MACOS
Apple silicon, 11.7.10 or later.
WINDOWS
Windows 10 22H2 or Windows 11 22H2 or later.
FLUCOMA
Bundled. No extra installation.
Hand-tested on Apple silicon with Live 12.4.3.
AMXD
Pad Packer 1.4.1
English User Guide
UPDATES
Free lifetime product updates
1.4.1 / SEP 18, 2026
macOS and Windows are both supported.
Pads dropped at the same insertion boundary form one new group. The header takes the earliest selected pad name; individual pad names are preserved.
1.4.1 / SEP 18, 2026
Both macOS and Windows are now supported.
Pads dropped on the same insertion boundary form one new group, even from different source groups. The new group header copies the earliest selected pad name; pad names stay as they are.
And some minor patches.
1.3.16
Edit groups after Align: drag Lane rows and group headers after Align. It goes onto the original Drum Rack, not Checkout. Pad view still does not move single pads - grab the header or use Lane.
Names: changing a group title does not rename the pads by itself. Press the box next to the name to stamp Group 1, Group 1 2... onto the pads. Double-click or Cmd+R a pad or row to rename just that one.
Re-Align: the square next to Sensitivity. Run Align again from the groups you already have.
Fixed little bugs: drag ghosts, insert lines, selection after drop, rename not hitting play / the wrong header.
1.2.1
UI change: fixed ugliness.
Some shortcuts added: you don't have to move your hands between keyboard and trackpad (or mouse) as much as in the old version.
A little faster than the older version. Fixed little bugs.
1.1.1
Faster Rack detection, Align, Apply and Checkout with fewer redundant Rack scans.
New Rack Cart and Track Cart workflows.
Multi-selection and whole-group Drag and Drop.
Inline group renaming and group Choke controls.
Real-time synchronization with native Drum Rack changes.
Saved grouping, analysis and Cart state with your Live Set.
Full 128-pad support.
Drop Sample - Beta for direct loop import.
A redesigned, collapsible interface with independent Lane and Pad views.
Manual update checking from inside the device.
GET NOW
GET DEMO
(C) 2026 GridWave DSP.
Requirements vary by product. Check the product page before buying.
(C) 2026 GridWave DSP.
Check product info.
PAD PACKER
The Time Saver
for your
Drum Rack
MAX FOR LIVE
v1.4.1
$19.00
DON'T LET YOUR INSPIRATION EVAPORATE.
Slice to New MIDI Track gives you a Drum Rack. But the pads are in time order: kicks, snares, hats and percussion are mixed together.
Pad Packer groups similar Simpler sounds. Hear them together, arrange your groups, then write the layout back to the Rack. Matching MIDI notes follow the pads.
REVIEWS
PAD PACKER REVIEWS ON GUMROADLOAD
01
Start with a sliced MIDI track, an existing Drum Rack, or drop a drum loop into Pad Packer.
v
ALIGN
02
Group similar pads. Audition the sounds, rename groups and arrange them in your own order.
v
APPLY
03
Write the new layout to your source Rack. Matching MIDI notes on that track are remapped.
ABLETON LIVE
12.4 or later. Suite, or Standard with Max for Live.
MACOS
Apple silicon, 11.7.10 or later.
WINDOWS
Windows 10 22H2 or Windows 11 22H2 or later.
FLUCOMA
Bundled. No extra installation.
Hand-tested on Apple silicon with Live 12.4.3.
AMXD
Pad Packer 1.4.1
English User Guide
UPDATES
Free lifetime product updates
1.4.1 / SEP 18, 2026
macOS and Windows are both supported.
Pads dropped at the same insertion boundary form one new group. The header takes the earliest selected pad name; individual pad names are preserved.
1.4.1 / SEP 18, 2026
Both macOS and Windows are now supported.
Pads dropped on the same insertion boundary form one new group, even from different source groups. The new group header copies the earliest selected pad name; pad names stay as they are.
And some minor patches.
1.3.16
Edit groups after Align: drag Lane rows and group headers after Align. It goes onto the original Drum Rack, not Checkout. Pad view still does not move single pads - grab the header or use Lane.
Names: changing a group title does not rename the pads by itself. Press the box next to the name to stamp Group 1, Group 1 2... onto the pads. Double-click or Cmd+R a pad or row to rename just that one.
Re-Align: the square next to Sensitivity. Run Align again from the groups you already have.
Fixed little bugs: drag ghosts, insert lines, selection after drop, rename not hitting play / the wrong header.
1.2.1
UI change: fixed ugliness.
Some shortcuts added: you don't have to move your hands between keyboard and trackpad (or mouse) as much as in the old version.
A little faster than the older version. Fixed little bugs.
1.1.1
Faster Rack detection, Align, Apply and Checkout with fewer redundant Rack scans.
New Rack Cart and Track Cart workflows.
Multi-selection and whole-group Drag and Drop.
Inline group renaming and group Choke controls.
Real-time synchronization with native Drum Rack changes.
Saved grouping, analysis and Cart state with your Live Set.
Full 128-pad support.
Drop Sample - Beta for direct loop import.
A redesigned, collapsible interface with independent Lane and Pad views.
Manual update checking from inside the device.
GET NOW
GET DEMO
(C) 2026 GridWave DSP.
Requirements vary by product. Check the product page before buying.
(C) 2026 GridWave DSP.
Check product info.