Funk and R&B drum practice tracks, performed by a real drummer
Real recorded funk and R&B play-alongs with pocket-deep grooves and syncopated hi-hat work, synced to a metronome, so you can lock into the feel instead of a quantized loop.
Hear the funk tracks
Real tracks from this category, all free in the app. Nothing plays until you press play.
Real recorded funk, R&B, and hip-hop-influenced grooves organized by tempo and feel, played with the ghost notes and hi-hat accents that make a pocket a pocket, each paired with its own BPM and a metronome that stays locked to the track.
Why practice to a performed groove instead of a programmed one?
Funk lives in the small stuff, like a slightly buried ghost note, a hi-hat that opens a hair before the snare, or the exact push-and-pull that puts a groove in the pocket instead of just on the grid. A quantized loop smooths all of that out by definition. Practicing against a real recorded performance keeps that feel intact, so what you're locking into is an actual pocket, not a metronome with drum sounds attached.
Deep pocket, ghost notes, and syncopation
The category spans laid-back R&B grooves through tighter, more syncopated funk feels, each recorded at a tempo and feel that holds up under repetition. It's something you can loop for ten minutes and still be working on, not something that gets boring after the second pass.
Frequently asked questions
What's in the funk and R&B category?
Real recorded funk, R&B, and hip-hop-influenced grooves organized by tempo and feel, each paired with its own BPM and a metronome that stays locked to the track.
Do the funk tracks include ghost notes and hi-hat work?
Yes. The tracks are played by an actual drummer, so the ghost notes, hi-hat accents, and pocket that define a funk groove are all there to practice against, not smoothed out by a loop.
How many tracks are in the funk and R&B category?
Over 20 tracks, with more added as the app is updated.
Is the funk and R&B category free?
Every loop has a free 10-second preview, and you can pick 3 loops to keep free forever, with the full player. A one-time Drum Lab Pro purchase ($14.99) unlocks every track in every genre, plus loop export. No subscription.