Free · No download · Any pad controller Free · No download · Works with any pad controller
The drum pad
in your browser.
Tap it with your fingers, or plug in a pad controller on your computer. Then learn to really play it, with a free lesson every week. Tap it with your mouse, keys or fingers. Plug in a pad controller and it just works. Then learn to really play it, with a free lesson every week.
Sound on, then tap a pad. Sound on. Click a pad or use your keyboard: 1–4, Q–R, A–F, Z–V.
Play it any way you like.
No gear needed to start. When you are ready, bring your own pads.
Mouse, keys or touch.
Click the pads, tap them on a touchscreen, or play them from your keyboard. Sixteen pads, sixteen keys.
Plug in. It just works.
Connect a USB pad controller on your computer and it is picked up instantly, velocity and all.
Connect a USB pad controller or sampler and it is picked up instantly, velocity and all, in Chrome, Edge and Firefox.
Kits that hit.
Free drum kits, from dusty boom bap to warehouse house to heavy trap. Switch kits with a click.
Nothing to install.
No download and no account needed to play. Open the page and start making noise.
A new lesson.
Every week.
Short finger drumming lessons, straight to your inbox. Open one and the pad loads the right kit. Short finger drumming lessons, straight to your inbox. Open one and the pad loads the right kit, so you can play along straight away.
Works with the gear on your desk.
Any pad controller or sampler that sends MIDI over USB. Use Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a laptop or desktop, in Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer.
On your phone, play with touch. Controllers need a desktop browser. Wired headphones feel best, since Bluetooth adds delay. On iPhone and iPad you can play with touch. Controllers need a desktop browser. Wired headphones or speakers feel best, since Bluetooth adds delay.
Questions, answered.
Is it really free?
Yes. The drum pad and the weekly lessons are free.
Do I need a controller?
No. You can play with your mouse, keyboard or a touchscreen. A pad controller makes it feel like a real instrument.
Which controllers work?
Any controller or sampler that sends MIDI over USB, in Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer.
Do I need to know how to drum?
Not at all. Lesson one starts with a single kick and snare, and each week builds from there.
What will you send me?
One lesson a week and the occasional update. You confirm your sign-up by email, your address is stored in the EU, and you can unsubscribe any time.
Your pads are waiting.
Play now, or get lesson one in your inbox.