128 bpm tech house drum loop 2 bars

About this sample

This 128 BPM tech house drum loop spans two bars with a classic four-on-the-floor kick built from a sine wave sweeping from 150 Hz down to 48 Hz, shaped by a tight exponential decay and tanh saturation for weight. Claps hit on beats 2 and 4, generated from multi-layered, micro-delayed white noise filtered between 1 kHz and 4 kHz for a sharp, natural snap. Open hi-hats on the off-beats use high-passed white noise with medium decay, while closed hi-hats play a 16th note pattern with velocity variation and short decay, producing a crisp ticking groove. Each element is individually faded to avoid clicks, then mixed, slightly saturated, and normalized to -3 dB.

Suitable for tech house and similar electronic genres at 128 BPM, this loop works well as a rhythmic foundation or a layering element. Its clear transient definition allows for additional percussion or bass elements without muddiness, but care is needed to avoid frequency clashes with low-end instruments. Slight EQ or compression can enhance its presence in a full mix.