Stem Shovel wordmark
Stem Shovel App
Beta

Drum Machine

Free drum machine that works in your browser. Tap the cells to build a beat, press Play, and copy a link to share it.

SS Drumbo 001
120 bpm
Custom · pattern 1 of 1 16 steps · Acoustic
stopped
  • Session tempo
  • The metronome, the chord player and the looper on a page keep one tempo and one swing. The beat follows them unless told not to.

Kit
  • Acoustic
  • Electronic
  • Room
Patterns

  • Kick
  • Snare
  • Closed hat
  • Open hat
  • Clap
  • Rim
  • Low tom
  • Mid tom
  • High tom
  • Ride
  • Crash
  • Cowbell
  • Kick
  • Snare
  • Closed hat
  • Open hat
  • Clap
  • Rim
  • Low tom
  • Mid tom
  • High tom
  • Ride
  • Crash
  • Cowbell
  • Kick
  • Snare
  • Closed hat
  • Open hat
  • Clap
  • Rim
  • Low tom
  • Mid tom
  • High tom
  • Ride
  • Crash
  • Cowbell
  • Kick
  • Snare
  • Closed hat
  • Open hat
  • Clap
  • Rim
  • Low tom
  • Mid tom
  • High tom
  • Ride
  • Crash
  • Cowbell
  • Kick
  • Snare
  • Closed hat
  • Open hat
  • Clap
  • Rim
  • Low tom
  • Mid tom
  • High tom
  • Ride
  • Crash
  • Cowbell
  • Kick
  • Snare
  • Closed hat
  • Open hat
  • Clap
  • Rim
  • Low tom
  • Mid tom
  • High tom
  • Ride
  • Crash
  • Cowbell
  • Kick
  • Snare
  • Closed hat
  • Open hat
  • Clap
  • Rim
  • Low tom
  • Mid tom
  • High tom
  • Ride
  • Crash
  • Cowbell
  • Kick
  • Snare
  • Closed hat
  • Open hat
  • Clap
  • Rim
  • Low tom
  • Mid tom
  • High tom
  • Ride
  • Crash
  • Cowbell
  • Effects
    Delay
    Delay Timing
    • 1/8
    • 1/8 dotted
    • 1/4
    • 1/4 dotted
    • 1/2
    Reverb & Fuzz
    Wah
    Wah sweep
    • 1 beat
    • 2 beats
    • 1 bar
    • 2 bars
    • 4 bars
    Tone
  • Text-to-Beat
  • Random Beat Generator
    Style
    • Rock
    • Pop
    • Funk
    • Hip-hop
    • House
    • Breakbeat
    • Latin
    • Half-time
    • Fill

    kick on 1 and 3, snare on 2 and 4, hats on the eighths

  • Rock
  • Pop and funk
  • Hip-hop and electronic
  • World
  • Other meters
  • Fills

How to use the Drum Machine

Each row on the grid is a different drum. Each column represents a 16th note. Light up a square by pressing the grid button to play a beat at that point in time. Then press the play button to start the loop and hear your beat played back.

Quick Tips

  • To get started quickly select one of the Presets beats from the menu.
  • Try the tutorial to learn how to make your own beats.
  • Use the tap tempo button to set your tempo.
  • Use the space bar to start and stop the drum machine.
  • If you are signed into your account you can save and share beats.
Learn more about using the drum machine in the user docs. Drum machine docs