Tools and resources

Session desk

Hear the kit, find a tempo, check a key, and split a sale before you list. Nothing here leaves this browser.

Kit room

These are the same drums the sequencer uses. Learn the sound, then draw with it.

Tap tempo

Tap on the beat for a couple of bars. The number settles once it hears two hits.

120

Delay times

BPM

1/4500 ms
1/8250 ms
Dotted 1/8375 ms
1/8 triplet167 ms
1/16125 ms

Key, scale, chords

RootScale

Notes: A · B · C · D · E · F · G

Sits well with E Minor, D Minor, and the relative C Major.

Sale split

After the 15% shop fee, this is what each side keeps on one license.

License priceYour share before the shop fee: 60%

You take home

$41

Collaborator

$27

Mix pass

Leave headroomIf the master is slamming, pull every fader down before you reach for a limiter.
Kick and bass take turnsSolo them. If the low end pumps in a bad way, shorten the bass notes under the kick.
Hats sit behind the snareClosed hats are glue. Turn them down until the snare still cracks on 2 and 4.
Check a phone speakerSmall speakers sum to mono. If the hook disappears, it was only living in the stereo field.
The loop restarts cleanA hanging open hat or 808 into beat 1 makes the downbeat feel late. Mute the tail and listen.
A/B a referenceMatch loudness by ear, then compare kick weight and how much room a vocal would have.

Notes from the booth

Leases versus an exclusive

A lease lets more than one artist use the beat. They can release the song, but they do not own the instrumental. An exclusive ends new sales. Price the exclusive high enough that you are happy never leasing it again. On Mays the listing fee is separate from the license price: you pay to post, then you earn when someone buys.

What to send a rapper

Send the key, the BPM, and a loop that is already arranged in 4 or 8 bars even if the file is a short bounce. Say whether the hook is the lead or the keys. If you only have the studio grid, bounce four bars of WAV from the transport and put the title in the filename.

Turn a loop into a song

Keep the same drums and drop the lead for a verse. Bring the lead back for the hook. A common map is 4 bars intro, 8 verse, 8 hook, 8 verse, 8 hook, 4 out. You do not need a new pattern for every section — muting the lead row is an arrangement.

Samples, in plain language

If you did not play it or program it, someone else may own it. A drum break from a record, a vocal chop from a song, or a famous melody can all need clearance before you sell the beat. Loops you program in this studio are yours to list. That is the safe default.

How the money moves here

Listing costs $15. Each sale pays you 85%. The other 15% is the shop. Request a payout from Sell when the available balance is above zero. This demo never charges a real card and never sends a bank transfer — the ledger is saved in the browser so you can practice the whole loop.