In fl studio, you can load samples in the channel rack and play a loop with the size you like, 1bar,2bar,3bar,4bar…Īfter you select the size you just have to click in the knobs, each knob represents 1/16bar, and to make changes easier you can make different drum loops for each bar or 4bars and then put them together on the playlist. You can make a drum loop using a drum machine by loading samples and making a pattern, which can be as complex as you want. There are some drum machines that are based on the hardware models and some DAWs have their own drum machine. In the past drum machines were a piece of hardware like the Roland TR-909, but today we have this drum machine as virtual software that we can load in the DAW where we make our music. To make a drum loop with a drum machine you just have to load the samples you want to use and select Drum MachineĪ drum machine is a machine were you make patterns with samples it has built-in. There are three ways to make drum loops: With a Drum Machine, with a Virtual Drum Kit or with Samples.

To create a drum loop you could record a drum kit and add it a different type of percussion, or have real percussion instruments like drum box(Cajon) or bongos, but in this post, I will talk only about virtual instruments, drum machines, and plugins that can be loaded inside a DAW. Old genres have drum loops that are used by modern songs, for example, drum loops made on genres like jazz or funk are incorporated in modern styles of pop and electronic music, changing the kick/snare, synths, or changing the tempo. Sometimes they are a central part of the track, like in an action cue or in a heavy metal track, while other times they are just accompanying other instruments or the vocal, like in a pop or EDM track. Drum loops are used in almost every music genre.

Fl studio drum loops