Place the kick
Put a kick on step 1. Add another where the groove needs a push—often around steps 7, 9, or 11.
A hands-on 16-step drum machine for sketching grooves, practicing timing, or giving your next riff somewhere to land.
Choose a preset or tap steps, then press Play.
Every lane moves left to right through one bar. Active steps make sound when the playhead sweeps across them. Start simple, listen for the space, then add one detail at a time.
Put a kick on step 1. Add another where the groove needs a push—often around steps 7, 9, or 11.
Steps 5 and 13 are beats two and four. A snare or clap there creates the familiar backbeat.
Try closed hats on odd-numbered steps, then use swing and one open hat to loosen the pattern.
No microphone needed. TuneToy creates these drum sounds with the Web Audio API. Your pattern and controls can be saved in this browser, while the sound itself never leaves the device.