Make beats with an MPC-style drum machine in your browser
Play 16 drum pads with your keyboard, program patterns in the step sequencer, add swing and export your beat. Free, with no download and no signup.
A full drum machine that runs in a browser tab
BAP Studio is an online drum machine and beat maker built around the workflow of a classic 16-pad sampler. Every sound is synthesised in the browser, so there is nothing to install and nothing to wait for. Hit Z X C V, A S D F, Q W E R and 1 2 3 4 to play the pads, press Space to start the loop, and Enter to record.
Finger drumming
Sixteen velocity-sensitive pads across four banks - 64 sounds in total. Hit a pad lower for a softer note, or plug in a MIDI pad controller and play with real velocity. Note repeat rolls a held pad on the grid for hi-hat rolls and trap hats.
Step sequencer
Record live or draw hits straight onto the 16-step grid. Drag a step up or down for velocity, sideways to nudge it off the grid, and dial in swing until the loop breathes. Four patterns chain together into a song.
Sampler and chopper
Drop in any audio file or record from your microphone. BAP finds the transients, slices the sample and lays the chops across the pads. Drag a single slice onto one pad, or stack it as a velocity layer.
Export what you make
Bounce the loop to a pad with resample, download it as a WAV, export the pattern as MIDI, or copy a link that rebuilds your beat exactly as you left it.
Make a beat in a style
Each of these opens a machine that is already set up for one thing - the right kit, the right tempo, the right starting pattern - so you can hear the style before you change a note.
- Drum pads online16 pads · any tempo
- Finger drumming practicepads · velocity · repeat
- Boom bap beat maker88-94 BPM · swung
- Amen break maker165 BPM · the real break
- Amapiano beat maker110-115 BPM · log drums
- Drill beat maker138-145 BPM · half-time
- Phonk beat maker130-160 BPM · cowbell
- Reggaeton beat maker90-100 BPM · dembow
- Afrobeat beat maker100-115 BPM · polyrhythm
- Beat maker gameplay it like a game
- Learn Afrobeat finger drummingstep by step · 7 parts · polyrhythm
- Learn boom bap finger drummingstep by step · 7 parts · swing
- Learn dembow finger drummingstep by step · 6 parts · tresillo
- Learn Dilla swing finger drummingstep by step · 7 parts · feel
- Learn the half-time shufflestep by step · 8 parts · triplets
- Learn house finger drummingstep by step · 6 parts · four on the floor
- Learn jungle finger drummingstep by step · 8 parts · scored
- Learn trap finger drummingstep by step · 7 parts · half-time
Play a classic groove
24 rhythms that shaped modern music, each one a complete arrangement - main groove, variation, breakdown and fill - on a kit built only for it. Press play, then take it apart.
- Boom Bap91 BPM · HIP HOP
- Chipmunk Soul91 BPM · HIP HOP
- East Coast Hip Hop92 BPM · HIP HOP
- Trap Hi-Hat146 BPM · TRAP
- Dubstep140 BPM · BASS
- Four on the Floor124 BPM · HOUSE
- Disco120 BPM · DISCO
- Techno136 BPM · TECHNO
- Two Step134 BPM · GARAGE
- Motorik146 BPM · ROCK
- Jungle174 BPM · breakbeat
- Liquid Drum and Bass174 BPM · drum-and-bass
- Neurofunk Drum and Bass174 BPM · DRUM AND BASS
- Ragga Jungle170 BPM · breakbeat
- Amen Break174 BPM · BREAKS
- Amen Chops165 BPM · BREAKS
- Funk Break102 BPM · BREAKS
- Half-Time Shuffle92 BPM · ROCK
- Bo Diddley Beat136 BPM · ROCK
- Second Line92 BPM · FUNK
- Dembow96 BPM · DANCEHALL
- Bossa Nova136 BPM · LATIN
- Afrobeat114 BPM · AFRICAN
- One Drop Reggae74 BPM · REGGAE
Start from a genre
Each of these loads a different kit and a groove that is idiomatic to the style - press play and start editing.
- Boom Bap drum machine88-94 BPM
- Trap drum machine130-150 BPM (half-time feel)
- Lo-Fi Hip Hop drum machine70-85 BPM
- House drum machine120-126 BPM
- Techno drum machine130-140 BPM
- Drum and Bass drum machine172-176 BPM
- Afro House drum machine120-124 BPM
- UK Garage drum machine130-135 BPM
- Funk drum machine100-110 BPM
- 808 drum machine100-130 BPM
Learn a rhythm
Playable, editable breakdowns of the patterns that underpin most modern drum programming.
- Boom bap drum patterns: eight dialects, with MIDI and PDF80-94 BPM · cheat sheet
- Hi-hat patterns: trap, drill, house, garage and more8 genres · cheat sheet
- Hip hop drum patterns: all eight, with MIDI and PDF78-140 BPM · cheat sheet
- The Jungle Break: Syncopated Snares at 172172 BPM
- Boom Bap at 90 BPM: the dusty backbeat90 BPM
- Dilla-style drunk swing87 BPM
- Drill Hi-Hats: Triplet Stutters, 32nd Flicks and Gaps140 BPM
- Four on the Floor124 BPM
- The Full House Groove: Four on the Floor, Offbeat Hats and a Rolling Shaker124 BPM
- The Dembow Riddim96 BPM
- Trap Hi-Hats: 8ths, 32nd Bursts and a Triplet Turnaround140 BPM
- UK Garage 2-Step Drum Pattern: the Kick That Skips Beat 3133 BPM
What BPM is it?
The tempo of every genre here, with the genre playing at that tempo so you can hear the answer. The whole chart, or one style at a time:
- What BPM is lo-fi hip hop?70-85 BPM
- What BPM is hip hop?80-100 BPM
- What BPM is boom bap?88-94 BPM
- What BPM is reggaeton?88-100 BPM
- What BPM is funk?95-115 BPM
- What BPM is afrobeats?100-115 BPM
- What BPM is amapiano?110-115 BPM
- What BPM is disco?110-125 BPM
- What BPM is afro house?118-126 BPM
- What BPM is house?120-128 BPM
- What BPM is UK garage?130-135 BPM
- What BPM is techno?128-140 BPM
- What BPM is the Amen break?136-137 BPM
- What BPM is trap?130-150 BPM · half-time
- What BPM is drill?138-145 BPM · half-time
- What BPM is phonk?130-160 BPM · half-time
- What BPM is dubstep?138-142 BPM · half-time
- What BPM is jungle?160-175 BPM
- What BPM is drum and bass?170-176 BPM
- What BPM is neurofunk?172-176 BPM
Frequently asked
Is it really free?
Yes. There is no signup, no trial and no download. Everything runs locally in your browser.
Can I use my own samples?
Yes - drop any audio file onto the sampler, or record through your microphone. BAP chops it automatically and you can drag individual slices onto pads.
Does it work with a MIDI controller?
Yes, in browsers that support Web MIDI. Click MIDI, grant access, and pads respond to note messages with full velocity.
Can I export my beat?
You can export a WAV of the loop, a MIDI file of the pattern, a project file, or a shareable link containing the pattern itself.
BAP Studio is inspired by classic 16-pad sampler and drum-machine workflows. It is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Akai Professional, Roland, or any other manufacturer.
Made by Max Berggren.