How to make a phonk beat on your phone with cowbell and 808

A phonk beat built from scratch with the Phonk kit, loaded on bank F. Track 1 gets a distorted kick and a half-time snare, then the hi-hats; the cowbell melody goes on track 2 and an 808 with a slide on track 3. 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 close it.

The Phonk kit is a plugin of full PadLoop, like the third track and the performance recording: in the 7-day trial everything is unlocked.

Step-by-step guidePhonk beats →Cowbell melodies in key, distorted 808 and Memphis vocals.

Transcript

1. 0:00 Make a phonk beat from scratch
2. 0:02 Pick track 1 and tap REC: a one-bar count-in starts
3. 0:05 Phonk kit on bank F. Track 1: distorted kick and half-time snare
4. 0:08 The loop starts again by itself: listen before adding more
5. 0:12 REC again on track 1: hi-hats
6. 0:16 Track 2: the cowbell melody
7. 0:20 Track 3: 808 with a slide
8. 0:24 All the layers, in time. Now arrange it.
9. 0:28 LOOP tab: mute the drums in time for a break
10. 0:32 …then the bass: the tension builds
11. 0:35 Drop: everything comes back in
12. 0:39 Hold an effect while it plays: filter down, then echo
13. 0:46 Note repeat on the hi-hat: rolls in time
14. 0:50 The performance recording is ready to share or export

Last updated: 21 October 2026