MIDI Drum Patterns You Need [free download] [updated 2025]

MIDI drum patterns are great because they give you great drum loops but with the ease and control to switch them up. MIDI is easy to edit, whereas audio can be tricky. 

The best part: MIDI drum patterns get you started right away without locking you in to a specific pattern. Drag one on the timeline and start crafting your beat. You can always add, modify, adjust later. 

When you want to make music, you want to get started in a flow. MIDI drum patterns grease the wheels so to speak. Simply add a midi drum pattern to your DAW and press play. Adjust to your liking. 

With that being said, here's several general midi drum patterns to get you started These cover a wide range of genres. Sign up below to download all patterns. 

Drag, Drop, Adjust.
I like to drag them in, start building the beat around the midi drum pattern. As I flesh out the beat with chords and melodies, I'll go back to the drums and make edits.

Again, since it's a midi drum pattern, it's as simple as clicking to add, move, remove, edit midi notes to get the beat to my liking.

Let's jump in with some midi drum pattern starters. 

Simple Kick, Snare, HiHat

Here's a simple kick, snare, hi hat pattern you can use for many genres. It's a simple kick on the 1 and 3, and snare on 2 and 4 and hi hats on top.

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Four On The Floor 

Four on the floor is used in a lot of pop music. It adds energy and excitement. But it can be used in other genres as well. 

Here's a four on the floor made with a midi drum pattern. 

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Double Kick

You see a lot of back to back kicks in hiphop and the subgenres in hiphop. It adds a nice feel and tension to the beat. Here's a midi drum pattern with a double kick back to back mixed in. 

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Two Kicks

Many beats start of with one kick. Sometimes you'll see two back to back like above. But often you'll hear many with a step in between those two kicks. That's what we hear here.

Used often in pop, but this can be used in many other genres as well including hiphop, boombap, country, and r&B. Here's the audio and you can sign up below to grab the midi drum pattern. 

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R&B Slow Jam Vibe

Speaking of R&B, here's a smooth chill R&B drum beat. It has a nice rhythm to it and can be used in R&B but also more chill pop songs, and of course lofi.

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Reggaeton

Reggaeton like other genres is a result of multiple styles of music coming together. It does have a very distinct drum pattern which you can see in the midi drum pattern below.

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Wrapping Up and Fading Out

Midi drum patterns are great ways to get started making music. They give you a drum beat instantly you can start to build around. As you build your beat, go back to the and edit the midi drum pattern to fit your vision. 

Make sure to check out all our midi drum patterns and guides for a complete set of amazing drum patterns.