Drum loop library · 180 BPM

Free 180 BPM Drum Loops

A curated collection of 24 royalty-free drum loops locked to 180 BPM: punk and hardcore eighths, thrash metal skank beats, fast bebop ride patterns, the top of drum and bass, hardstyle kicks and the doubled reading of 90 BPM boom bap. Every loop was generated with DrumLoop AI and curated by ear.

24 loops WAV · 24-bit Royalty-free 180 BPM

Punk_Fast_Eighths_Crash_Ride_180BPM.wav punk
0:11 — 180
Hardcore_D_Beat_Driving_Kit_180BPM.wav
0:05 — 180
Thrash_Skank_Beat_Double_Kick_180BPM.wav thrash
0:11 — 180
Bebop_Fast_Swing_Ride_Brushes_180BPM.wav swing
0:11 — 180
Fast_DnB_Two_Step_Tight_180BPM.wav dnb
0:05 — 180
Hardstyle_Kick_Reverse_Bass_Pattern_180BPM.wav
0:05 — 180
Doubled_BoomBap_90_Felt_Sixteenths_180BPM.wav boom bap
0:11 — 180
Ska_Punk_Upstroke_Snare_Rolls_180BPM.wav
0:05 — 180

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About 180 BPM drum loops

180 BPM is three beats a second, and at that speed the drummer is the engine. Punk and hardcore run their eighths here, thrash metal lives on the skank beat at this tempo, and bebop drummers ride it with a brush pattern that sounds relaxed only because they have played it for years. It is the top of the drum and bass range and the floor of hardstyle, and any 90 BPM boom bap pattern written in sixteenths is, mathematically, a 180 BPM pattern in eighths, which is a useful trick for producers who want the density without the speed.

Every loop was generated with DrumLoop AI and curated by ear, locked to exactly 180 BPM so it sits on your grid with no stretching. The metal library and the jazz library go deeper by style, the 174 BPM and 200 BPM libraries flank it, and the free 180 BPM metronome keeps the count when you practise. Need a feel these 24 loops do not cover? Describe it, set 180 BPM, and generate an original royalty-free loop in seconds. Browse the full free drum loops library for more tempos.

FAQs

Are these 180 BPM drum loops royalty-free?

Yes. Every loop in this pack is 100% royalty-free. Start DrumLoop AI's free two-day trial, download the WAVs, and use them in commercial or non-commercial tracks with no clearance and no attribution.

What genres work at 180 BPM?

Punk, hardcore and ska punk, thrash and metalcore, fast bebop and gypsy jazz, the fast end of drum and bass, hardstyle and speed garage. It is also the doubled reading of 90 BPM hip hop.

Is 180 BPM the same as 90 BPM doubled?

Yes, and the relationship is useful. A 90 BPM boom bap pattern in sixteenth notes is a 180 BPM pattern in eighths. Drop a 180 loop under a 90 BPM track for a double-time section, or the <a href="/drum-loops/90-bpm">90 BPM library</a> for the original pocket.

Can I make my own 180 BPM drum loop?

Yes. Describe the beat ("thrash skank beat, double kick, crash on one"), set the tempo to 180 BPM, and DrumLoop AI generates an original royalty-free loop in seconds. The free two-day trial includes generation credits.

Need a different groove at 180 BPM?

Describe the beat in your head. DrumLoop AI generates it — original, royalty-free, at exactly 180 BPM.

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