How to make a trap beat on your phone, layer by layer

A trap beat built from scratch in PadLoop, one layer at a time. Track 1 gets the kick with the clap on beat 3 (the half-time feel), then hi-hats in eighths with 16th-note rolls; the 808 bass goes on track 2 and the chords 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 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 guideTrap beats →Tuned 808s, hi-hat rolls and a ready-made Trap beat at 140 BPM.

Transcript

1. 0:00 Make a trap beat from scratch
2. 0:02 Pick track 1 and tap REC: a one-bar count-in starts
3. 0:04 Kick, with the clap on beat 3: the half-time feel
4. 0:08 The loop starts again by itself: listen before adding more
5. 0:11 REC again on track 1: hi-hats in 8ths with 16th rolls
6. 0:15 Track 2: the 808 bass
7. 0:19 Track 3: the chords
8. 0:23 All the layers, in time. Now arrange it.
9. 0:26 LOOP tab: mute the drums in time for a break
10. 0:30 …then the bass: the tension builds
11. 0:33 Drop: everything comes back in
12. 0:36 Hold an effect while it plays: filter down, then echo
13. 0:43 Note repeat on the hi-hat: rolls in time
14. 0:46 The performance recording is ready to share or export

Last updated: 21 October 2026