Drill beat generator
A ready-made drill beat prompt you can generate here on your choice of model, ElevenLabs or Google Lyria.
Starter prompt
Drill beat, ~140 BPM half-time in G minor, sliding 808 bass gliding between notes, sparse menacing piano or bell melody, skittering hi-hats with triplet rolls, hard rimshot snare on the offbeat, dark and ominous, sparse and spacious arrangement, instrumental.
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Drill beat, ~140 BPM half-time in G minor, sliding 808 bass gliding between notes, sparse menacing piano or bell melody, skittering hi-hats with triplet rolls, hard rimshot snare on the offbeat, dark and ominous, sparse and spacious arrangement, instrumental. around 110 BPM.
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Drill is built on its bass: an 808 that slides and glides between notes is the sound, more than any drum or melody. Around it sits a sparse, dark arrangement, a menacing piano or bell line, skittering hi-hats and that distinctive offbeat snare, at a half-time ~140 BPM feel that hits slow and heavy.
The prompt below puts the sliding 808 front and centre with the space drill needs to breathe. Generate it here on your choice of model, or reverse a drill beat you like to capture its key and tempo before you start tweaking.
What makes a good drill beat prompt
Name the sliding or gliding 808 first and most clearly, because that movement is the defining feature of drill. Ask for a half-time feel at around 140 BPM, an offbeat or syncopated snare, and skittering hi-hats with triplet rolls. Keep the arrangement sparse and the mood dark and menacing, and state the key so the gliding 808 and the melody stay in agreement.
Tweaking the starter prompt
For UK drill, lean into a colder, more minimal piano or string melody and a tighter, drier mix. For Brooklyn drill, push the 808s harder and add more aggressive vocal-style energy. Swap the piano for a detuned bell or muted guitar to change the character, and add 'reversed sample intro' or 'ad-libs' for texture without full vocals.
Start from a track you like
If a drill beat has the menace you want, run it through the reverse tool. It detects the tempo and key from the audio and infers the mood and instrumentation, giving you a prompt anchored to a real reference rather than a guess. Edit it, then generate from there.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this free?
- The prompt and editing tools are free; generating a full track here runs on credits, on licensed, commercially cleared models.
- What BPM is a drill beat?
- Drill is usually written around 140 BPM but felt in half-time, so the slow snare makes it sound closer to 70. The starter prompt uses ~140 BPM with a half-time feel.
- Can I use the music commercially?
- Yes, we generate on licensed, commercial-cleared models (ElevenLabs, Google Lyria), so beats you make here are cleared for commercial use.