Is the Beat Maker really free?

Yes. It runs in your browser with no download, no account and no limit on how many beats you make. The drum sounds are generated live by your browser, so nothing has to load before you can play.

How do I share my beat?

Press Share beat. The whole beat — tempo, swing, key, chords and every hit — is stored in the link itself, so anyone who opens it hears exactly what you made and can change it. Nothing is uploaded.

Swing delays every second sixteenth note a little, so straight hi-hats start to bounce. It is the feel behind boom bap and a lot of funk. Turn it off for tight, even electronic grooves.

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Beat Maker: make a beat in your browser

Tap drums into the grid, put piano chords on top and press play. Start from a ready-made groove or an empty grid, change the tempo, add swing, and share your beat as a link anyone can open and remix.

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Key

Tempo104 BPM

Beat 1

Beat 2

Beat 3

Beat 4

Chords

Piano

Hi-hat

Clap

Snare

Kick

Tap a square to add a hit, tap it again to remove it. Changes play on the next loop.

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Play the piano part yourself

Here the piano row plays chords for you. In Piano Aura on your iPhone you play them with your own fingers on a full keyboard, learn songs with falling notes, and record your own music in Create Music to share.

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How can I make a beat online for free?

Use the Beat Maker from Piano Aura: a free drum machine that runs in your browser with no download or account. Tap kick, snare, hi-hat and clap into a 16-step grid, add a piano chord on any step, set the tempo between 60 and 180 BPM and press play. The Share button turns your beat into a link anyone can open, play and remix.

How to make a beat

1Start from a groove. Pick a starter beat — pop, boom bap, house, trap or dembow — or press Clear to begin with an empty grid. Each column is one sixteenth note; four columns make one beat.
2Build the drums. Put the kick on the strong beats, the snare or clap on beats two and four, and fill the space with hi-hats. Tap a square to add a hit and tap it again to remove it.
3Add piano chords. Pick a key and a chord for each beat, then tap the piano row where you want the chord to play. Every chord on the menu belongs to the key, so they always fit together.
4Set the tempo, then share. Drag the tempo between 60 and 180 BPM and turn on swing for a looser feel. Share beat copies a link that opens your beat, ready to play, on any phone or computer.

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Questions about the Beat Maker

Is the Beat Maker really free?: Yes. It runs in your browser with no download, no account and no limit on how many beats you make. The drum sounds are generated live by your browser, so nothing has to load before you can play.
How do I share my beat?: Press Share beat. The whole beat — tempo, swing, key, chords and every hit — is stored in the link itself, so anyone who opens it hears exactly what you made and can change it. Nothing is uploaded.
What does swing do?: Swing delays every second sixteenth note a little, so straight hi-hats start to bounce. It is the feel behind boom bap and a lot of funk. Turn it off for tight, even electronic grooves.
Can I make beats in the Piano Aura app?: The drum machine is a free web tool. The Piano Aura app on iPhone is a piano: play a full keyboard, learn songs with falling notes, and use Create Music to record your own playing, add chords and share the result.