Make a neo-soul beat with real pocket.
Blue Smoke is already loaded below — an 88 BPM swung groove on the Blue Hour kit: rimshot backbeat, soft grand comping in D♯ major, an 808-glide sub walking underneath, and a harp pluck answering between chords. Press play, then sit in the pocket. No download, no account.
▼ THE NEO-SOUL BEAT IS ALREADY IN THE MACHINE BELOW — BLUE HOUR · 88 BPM.
Blue Smoke 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 neo-soul 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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Rimshot on the backbeat
Kick on the one with late, lazy answers; rimshot snare on 2 and 4. Neo-soul drums whisper — pull every drum a little down in the mix and let the keys lead.
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Swing until it leans
Push SWING toward 18–25% so the hats fall behind the grid — the D'Angelo lean. Straight neo-soul isn't neo-soul.
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Rich chords, walking sub
Soft grand comps on major-key chord tones (the starter is D♯ major, I–vi colors), a gliding sub walking I–IV–vi–V beneath, one harp answer per bar. Export it on the Output tier ($3.99 once) when it's smooth.
Free to build & hear. $3.99 to own the master.
Build and hear a neo-soul 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
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- ✓ 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 Blue Hour
- ✓ 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.
Neo-Soul beat questions
Is this neo-soul beat maker free?
Yes — the preloaded groove plays in full and the drums, keys, tempo, key and scale are free with no account. Blue Hour is a Creative kit ($1 once), which unlocks editing its bass, pluck, and vox rows plus swing and panning; 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 neo-soul?
Usually 65–95 BPM with heavy swing. The starter beat runs at 88 BPM with 18% swing — the pocket comes from the swing as much as the tempo.
How do I get neo-soul chords without a keyboard?
Set the KEY·SCALE control to a major or dorian scale and place Keys pads on chord tones — each pad labels its note name, so you can voice-lead by ear. The Blue Hour kit's soft grand is tuned for exactly this comping.
Can singers record over my exports?
Yes — exports are entirely yours. Output ($3.99 once) renders a clean 44.1kHz stereo WAV that sits perfectly under vocals in any DAW.
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.