House beat maker: start with a pattern
Use a steady kick pattern as the foundation of a house beat sketch, then edit the clap and hats to change how the two-bar loop moves.
Open the House presetBegin with the kick pulse
Choose House and generate the preset. Its kick marks four evenly spaced quarter-note positions in each bar: steps 1, 5, 9, and 13 on the 16-step row. Keep or remove hits to test a different pulse.
Add contrast with hats and clap
The preset places closed hats between the main kick positions and layers clap with the snare backbeat. Toggle any cell to simplify the groove or add a different accent. Listen after each change so the kick remains easy to follow.
Make a two-bar phrase
The sequencer contains two bars. Use the first as your base pattern and change a few cells in the second bar for a variation. Tempo is adjustable from 60 to 160 BPM; choose a value by listening to what suits your track.
Try this edit
If the pattern feels too busy, remove a few hat hits before changing the kick. A steady kick can make smaller edits elsewhere easier to compare.
How to use the beat sketchpad
- Open the House preset from this page.
- Choose an energy and set the tempo with the slider.
- Select Generate a beat to create a local pattern from the preset.
- Click grid cells to turn hits on or off, then press Play to listen.
Prototype limits
This is a browser-based pattern sketch, not an AI audio generator. The prompt does not determine the rhythm. Sounds are synthesized locally; AI generation and audio download are not available yet.
Frequently asked questions
Does this house beat maker export audio?
Not yet. You can play and edit a browser-synthesized two-bar pattern, but audio download is not implemented.
Can I customize the house pattern?
Yes. Click a step in any instrument row to turn that hit on or off.