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Drift phonk drum pattern

Straight and machine-tight at full tempo, not half-time; a four-on-the-floor kick, blown-out and lo-fi. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.

115 BPM · 808 kit · 1 bar

The pattern, step by step

Each step is a sixteenth note, four to a beat: step 1 is beat 1, 5 is beat 2, 9 is beat 3 and 13 is beat 4. A lit square is a hit; a fainter one is played softer.

  • Hit
  • Softer hit
The drift phonk drum pattern: the steps each drum plays
DrumSteps
Open hat3 (soft), 7 (soft), 11 (soft), 15 (soft)
Closed hat1 (soft), 2 (soft), 3 (soft), 4 (soft), 5 (soft), 6 (soft), 7 (soft), 8 (soft), 9 (soft), 10 (soft), 11 (soft), 12 (soft), 13 (soft), 14 (soft), 15 (soft), 16 (soft)
Clap13
Snare5, 13
Kick1, 5, 9, 13
Open these drums in the editor

They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 115 BPM. No account needed to start.

How drift phonk drums go

A heavy kick on every beat, a snappy distorted snare on 2 and 4 with a second snare layered on 4, closed hats on every sixteenth at low, varied velocity, a second hat on the off-beat eighths; no constant trap rolls.

Questions about drift phonk drums

What BPM is drift phonk?

Usually 90 to 120 BPM. This pattern plays at 115 BPM.

How do you make a drift phonk drum pattern?

Start with the kick on steps 1, 5, 9 and 13, the snare on steps 5 and 13, the clap on step 13, the closed hi-hat on every step and the open hi-hat on steps 3, 7, 11 and 15. Each step is a sixteenth note, four to a beat: step 1 is beat 1, 5 is beat 2, 9 is beat 3 and 13 is beat 4. Open it in the free editor to change any step.

Do drift phonk drums swing?

No: every hit lands straight on the grid. The editor’s Steps view can add swing if you want the groove to bounce.

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Make a drift phonk beat

The free editor opens with a whole drift phonk beat: drums, bass and chords, each part yours to change, add to or take away.

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