Lo-Fi Beat Maker

Lo-fi drums are slow, swung and soft around the edges. The Dusty kit runs everything through a low-pass filter so the hats never get harsh, and 30% swing gives that lazy, behind-the-beat feel.

Steps

Warm, filtered, knocking drums for lo-fi and boom bap

808 bass & chords

Gm7 → C7 → Fmaj7 → Dm7

Chord sound
808
CHD
Gm7 · then C7, Fmaj7, Dm7 on later loops

The 808 follows the chord root in each bar; set a step's offset to walk the bassline. Pads hold until the next chord hit. Stabs are short.

Click a step once for a hit, twice for an accent, three times to clear. Space plays/stops, T taps tempo, R makes a random beat.

Export
Saved beats (0)

Nothing saved yet. Beats stay on this device only.

Describe a beat, get a starting pattern

Type a vibe or a genre. AI writes the pattern into the grid above; edit it from there.

Ask the beat coach

Gets feedback on the pattern you have right now: what works, what to try next.

How to make a lo-fi beat

  1. Keep the tempo between 70 and 90 BPM.
  2. Use the Dusty Boom Bap kit: it filters out the top end for a worn, tape-like tone.
  3. Push swing to 25–35%. This single control creates most of the lo-fi feel.
  4. Lower the hi-hat volume and add a quiet shaker on the in-between 16ths.
  5. Keep the kick simple and leave empty bars: lo-fi is meant to sit under a melody.

Typical tempo: 70–90 BPM. Need to match a reference track? Find its tempo with tap tempo.

Lo-fi hip hop · 78 BPM · 30% swing

Slow, heavily swung and filtered. The lazy feel comes from swing, not from playing off the grid.

Lo-fi beat questions

How do I make drums sound lo-fi?

Slow tempo, heavy swing, softer hats and a low-pass filter. The Dusty kit here does the filtering for you; the rest is the swing slider.

What BPM is lo-fi hip hop?

Usually 70–90 BPM. Many popular tracks sit between 75 and 85.

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