Make a boom bap beat the 90s way — free.
Corner Store is already loaded below — a swung 90 BPM head-nodder on the Dust Break kit: punchy kick, gritty snare on 2 and 4, walking bass, and a plucked lead answering in D dorian. Press play, then chop it your way. No download, no account.
▼ THE BOOM-BAP BEAT IS ALREADY IN THE MACHINE BELOW — DUST BREAK · 90 BPM.
Corner Store is loaded · or tap another starter beat
Free studio: 2 kits, drums + Keys in any key & scale with swappable voices, 16 steps, volume & mute, and a standard-quality WAV export — no account needed. The locked rows play in shared beats and audition on tap. Output unlocks all 12 kits, the 7 instrument rows, swing & panning, the clean 44.1kHz master, save slots & share links — $3.99 →
How to make a boom bap beat in Beatloom
The starter beat above already follows these moves — pull it apart pad by pad, or clear the grid and build your own from the recipe.
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Boom, then bap
Kick on the one (the boom), snare hard on 2 and 4 (the bap). Add one or two off-grid kick answers late in the bar — boom bap grooves come from where the kick isn't.
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Swing is the secret
Push the SWING control up around 20% so the eighth-note hats drag behind the beat. That drunk-drummer feel is the whole genre; straight hats read as house, not hip hop.
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Walk the bass, keep keys lazy
Lock the bass to the kick on the root and walk it up before the loop turns. Two or three Keys comps on the backbeats is plenty — then export it on the Output tier ($3.99 once) and write to it.
Free to build & hear. $3.99 to own the master.
Build and hear a boom-bap beat free in this tab — no account, and the standard-quality WAV is free too. Output ($3.99) unlocks every kit and instrument row, 32 steps, swing & pan, the clean 44.1kHz stereo master, save slots & shareable links. One payment, not a subscription.
FREE · BUILD & HEAR
Free Studio
$0
- ✓ 2 drum kits — Neon 808 & Velvet Lo-Fi
- ✓ 7 tracks (drums + Keys), 16 steps
- ✓ Any key & scale, voice variants
- ✓ Build & hear your beat — no account
- ✓ Standard-quality WAV export — free, yours to keep
- ✗ Pro instrument rows, extra kits, swing & pan
OUTPUT
Studio Pro
$3.99 once, yours for good
- ✓ All 12 drum kits — including Dust Break
- ✓ 7 more instrument rows, sample & loop rows, 32 steps, swing & pan
- ✓ Clean 44.1kHz stereo WAV master — up from the free standard WAV
- ✓ 3 pattern save slots
- ✓ Shareable beat links
Pro preview · listening only
Hear the beat you just made with Pro entitlements — a Pro kit plus the locked bass, strings, stab & bell rows, audible right here. Playback only: editing and export stay locked until you unlock.
Boom-Bap beat questions
Is this boom bap beat maker free to use?
Yes — press play and edit the drums, keys, tempo, key and scale, and mix for free, with no account. The Dust Break kit's bass and pluck rows are Creative sounds ($1 once) — they play in full on the free page; Creative unlocks editing them, and Output ($3.99 once) unlocks the clean 44.1kHz stereo WAV master, save slots and shareable links (standard-quality export is free).
What BPM is boom bap?
Classic boom bap sits between 85 and 95 BPM. The starter beat runs at 90 BPM with 22% swing — the two numbers that make a loop nod instead of march.
Do I need vinyl samples for boom bap?
No — Beatloom's Dust Break kit synthesizes the punchy kick, gritty snare, and tape-hazed shakers live in your browser, so there's nothing to dig for and nothing to clear.
Can rappers use beats I export?
Yes — exports are 100% yours. Output ($3.99 once) downloads a clean 44.1kHz stereo WAV ready for a booth session.
Cost, licence & export
How much does Beatloom cost?
Building and hearing a beat is free, with no account. Creative is $1 once and unlocks all twelve kits, seven more instrument rows, sample and loop upload, 32 steps, swing and panning. Output is $3.99 once and adds the clean 44.1kHz stereo WAV master, three save slots and shareable beat links — a standard-quality WAV export is free on every tier. Nothing is a subscription and nothing renews.
Are the beats royalty-free? Can I use them commercially?
Yes. Everything you make in Beatloom is royalty-free and yours on every tier, including free. Release it, sell it, monetise it, and use it in paid client work — video, ads, podcasts, social — with no per-project licence, no attribution and no extra fee. The one thing you cannot do is resell the raw Beatloom sounds as a sample pack.
Can I export my beat as a WAV file?
Yes. Standard-quality export is free. The one-time $3.99 Output unlock adds clean 44.1kHz stereo WAV masters, three pattern save slots and shareable beat links. Exports download straight to your device.
Does Beatloom work on a Chromebook, or on a phone?
Yes. Any modern browser works — Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari, on desktop or mobile, including Chromebooks. On phones the step grid scrolls sideways; headphones are recommended for the sub-bass.
Make beats in another style
Same free studio, different starter beat already loaded.