How to make a lo-fi beat on your phone, from piano to bass

A lo-fi beat built from scratch in PadLoop, starting from the chords. Track 1 gets slow piano chords, track 2 soft, laid-back drums and track 3 a round bass. Then the arrangement: in the LOOP tab the drums and then the bass drop out in time for a break, the drop brings everything back, and a held filter, echo and note repeat rolls on the hi-hat finish it off.

In the free version you get 2 looper tracks: the third track and the performance recording come with full PadLoop, and the 7-day trial unlocks everything.

Step-by-step guideLo-fi beats →Lo-fi at 82 BPM with swing, vinyl and keys: ready in a tap or from scratch.

Transcript

1. 0:00 Make a lo-fi beat from scratch
2. 0:02 Pick track 1 and tap REC: a one-bar count-in starts
3. 0:06 Track 1: slow piano chords
4. 0:12 The loop starts again by itself: listen before adding more
5. 0:18 Track 2: soft, laid-back drums
6. 0:24 Track 3: a round bass
7. 0:31 All the layers, in time. Now arrange it.
8. 0:36 LOOP tab: mute the drums in time for a break
9. 0:43 …then the bass: the tension builds
10. 0:49 Drop: everything comes back in
11. 0:55 Hold an effect while it plays: filter down, then echo
12. 1:07 Note repeat on the hi-hat: rolls in time
13. 1:13 The performance recording is ready to share or export

Last updated: 21 October 2026