Rock drumming means different things to different people. For some, it’s all about high-energy and power. For others, however, it’s more about a deep pocket and play-for-the-song mentality. While the rock genre is vast (just think of all the rock genres: classic rock, hard rock, Southern rock, blues-rock, pop rock, alt rock, to name a […]
MusicTech Magazine Reviews a customer favorite: Classic Backbeats II In the March 2019 edition of MusicTech Magazine, reviewers took a good look at one of our all-time favorite drum loop collections: Classic Backbeats II. This old-school library of drum grooves, all inspired by the timeless drum beats of 50s and 60s, really delivers that early […]
A Beta Monkey user reminds us of what makes Beta Monkey different We received an email recently. At first view, it was a nice compliment about the work we do here at Beta Monkey. And, of course, it was a testament to the non-stop work by a very talented artist, Simon Reich. Simon has been […]
Take a break and jam along with this funk play-along! Obviously, this funk drum track play-along is just the tip of the iceberg for the wealth of funky goodness you’d find on Rock Hard Funk I. After all, Rock Hard Funk serves up over 1000 live funk drum loops to inspire any serious funk songwriting […]
More Great Loops and Samples for 2019! 2018 was a great year for Beta Monkey. We are always amazed how the back catalog of drum loops and samples continues to inspire and help create new music from musicians around the world. Having been a reliable resource for so many artists throughout the world – whether […]
Want the easiest way to play along with some live, acoustic rock drum tracks? Just click play! Rock Drum Track Play-Along – Rock Drum Loops 90 BPM About this Backing Track This 16th note beat delivers a solid rock drum backing track, a great groove to jam along with and to inspire new songwriting ideas. […]
Try jamming along this 90 BPM Rock Backing Drum Track! For all you out there looking for some quality drum tracks to jam along with, we’ve been putting together a few different play-along videos in a number of different musical styles. It’s an easy and fun way to just play along to a solid rock […]
The Double Bass Mania Series – Still Inspiring Metal Drum Tracks Every now and then you get sucked down the Youtube wormhole and you come across all sorts of things. This video came up and we heard the drums and thought, “Hey, wait a minute, these drum tracks sound familiar!” Sure enough, the audio was […]
Live, unedited jazz drum tracks… that’s what Jazz Essentials II is all about! When you think of jazz, you think of free-flowing improvisation. Free, unfettered, exploration of a a musical idea that demands space and time to develop. Jazz is about communication between musician and musician as well as musician with the audience. At its […]
We have Beta Monkey users in over 60 countries around the world – never expected that when we starting releasing grooves back in 2002! Here are some recent kind words shared with us… Los mejores Loops de Bateria en el mercado Buenas tardes con todos, se que he dejado abandonado un poco el blog, ha […]