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 standard-quality export — no account needed. The locked rows play in shared beats and audition on tap. Studio Pro unlocks all 7 instrument rows plus a sample row, 7 more kits, swing, panning, and clean stereo WAV export →
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 free and write to it.
Free to play. $5 once to own the studio.
Everything you just played with — the sequencer, two kits, keys in any key and scale, mixing, and beat export — is free forever, no account. Studio Pro is a single $5 payment, not a subscription.
TIER 1
Free Studio
$0
- ✓ 2 drum kits — Neon 808 & Velvet Lo-Fi
- ✓ 7 tracks (drums + Keys), 16 steps
- ✓ Any key & scale, voice variants
- ✓ Export your beat (standard quality)
- ✗ Pro instrument rows, all 9 kits, swing, stereo WAV
TIER 2
Studio Pro
$5 once, yours for good
- ✓ All 9 drum kits — including Dust Break
- ✓ 7 more instrument rows — bass, stab, pluck, strings, brass, bell & vox
- ✓ Sample & loop upload rows — slice, repitch, tempo-sync
- ✓ 32 steps, swing, panning & save slots
- ✓ Stereo WAV export — clean 44.1kHz masters
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, then export your beat with no account. The Dust Break kit's bass and pluck rows are Studio Pro sounds ($5 once) — they play in full on the free page; unlocking Pro lets you edit them.
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. The free export downloads instantly; Studio Pro upgrades it to a clean 44.1kHz stereo WAV ready for a booth session.
Make beats in another style
Same free studio, different starter beat already loaded.