Make an R&B 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 harp plucks answering between the chords. Press play, then sit in the pocket. No download, no account.
▼ THE R&B 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 an R&B 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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Swing the drums, then soften them
Push SWING to around 18–25% so the hats fall behind the grid — that lean is the pocket. Keep the kick lazy with late answers, a rimshot on 2 and 4, and pull every drum down in the mix so the keys lead.
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Let the sub walk, not stab
Instead of parking the bass on the root, walk it I–IV–vi–V under the chords and let it glide between notes — a sub that moves holds the low end without crowding the vocal.
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Comp rich chords, leave room for a singer
Soft grand comps on chord tones, one harp answer per bar, and nothing busy in the range where a voice sits. Export it on the Output tier ($3.99 once) when it feels like a slow jam.
Free to build & hear. $3.99 to own the master.
Build and hear a r&b 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 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.
R&B beat questions
Is this R&B 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, glide sub, harp and vox rows plus swing and panning; Output ($3.99 once) adds the clean 44.1kHz stereo WAV master, save slots and shareable links (standard-quality export is free).
What BPM is R&B?
Modern R&B usually sits between 60 and 95 BPM, and swung half-time drums often read slower than the tempo number suggests. The starter beat runs at 88 BPM with 18% swing.
How do I write R&B 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 a I to vi movement by ear. The Blue Hour kit's soft grand is voiced for exactly this comping.
Can I record vocals over a beat I export?
Yes — exports are entirely yours. Output ($3.99 once) renders a clean 44.1kHz stereo WAV that sits under a vocal in any DAW, with no per-project licence and no attribution required.
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.