Are these loops really free to use?

Yes. Every loop here is either CC0 (a modern creator released it with all rights waived) or public domain (old enough that copyright has expired). Both are free for any use, including commercial releases, with nothing owed. Each download ships with a certificate naming the source so you have the receipt on file.

How are loops different from one-shots?

A loop is a phrase that repeats cleanly — a drum break, a bassline, a chord progression — so you can drop it in and build around it. A one-shot is a single hit or note. These pages are loops only; one-shots live in the Sound Lab and Drum Kit tools.

Can I chop, pitch, and rearrange these?

That is the whole idea. Because the source is cleared, you can chop a loop into one-shots, pitch it, time-stretch it, and combine it with your own parts or other catalog loops — and the certificate still covers the result. Nobody else is starting from this exact arrangement.

Where do these loops come from?

They are sourced from Freesound creators who released their work CC0, then screened against a copyright database and enriched (BPM, key, tags) before they reach a bucket. We assigned every loop its bucket ourselves, so a card lands here because it belongs — not because of a fuzzy tag match.

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Loops

Cleared, royalty-free sample loops — drum, house, synth, vocal and more — with a license certificate per download

A loop is a phrase you can build a whole track around — a break, a bassline, a chord bed. Every loop here is CC0 or public domain, so you can chop it, pitch it, rearrange it, and stack it with your own parts or other catalog loops, and the receipt still covers the blend. Pick a bucket and dig — the loop nobody else has is the one you rework.

Browse loops by type

Piano & KeysChord progressions and melodic figures on piano, Rhodes, and keys — instant harmonic foundation.SynthLeads, arps, and plucks — synth phrases ready to be chopped, pitched, and re-voiced.GuitarRiffs, chords, and picked lines — acoustic and electric phrases with real player feel.OrganHammond and church-organ phrases — warm, drawbar-rich beds and stabs.StringsViolin, cello, and section lines — bowed phrases from delicate to cinematic.BrassTrumpet, sax, and horn-section lines — bright, punchy melodic stabs and riffs.Flute & WoodwindFlute, clarinet, and woodwind phrases — breathy, expressive lead lines.WorldHarp, sitar, kalimba, and global instruments — textures from outside the standard kit.MelodyTopline and lead phrases across instruments — the hook to build a track around (includes general music loops).Drum LoopsFull breaks, grooves, and rhythm beds — drag one in and the pocket is already there.PercussionShakers, congas, toms, and hand-percussion patterns to layer movement under a beat.BassBasslines and sub grooves — the low end that locks a track to its drums.VocalsAcapellas, choir phrases, and vocal toplines — voices free to chop, pitch, and re-sing.HouseFour-on-the-floor grooves, stabs, and club-ready beds built for house and its cousins.

Loops you can actually flip

Most loop packs get bought thousands of times — the same eight bars end up in a thousand beats. These are different: they are cleared parts meant to be taken apart and recombined, not played straight. Chop a guitar loop into one-shots, layer a percussion loop under your own kit, re-sing a vocal phrase — the certificate follows the result, and the arrangement is yours alone. Spin melodic loops into a kit →

Loops, answered

Are these loops really free to use?: Yes. Every loop here is either CC0 (a modern creator released it with all rights waived) or public domain (old enough that copyright has expired). Both are free for any use, including commercial releases, with nothing owed. Each download ships with a certificate naming the source so you have the receipt on file.
How are loops different from one-shots?: A loop is a phrase that repeats cleanly — a drum break, a bassline, a chord progression — so you can drop it in and build around it. A one-shot is a single hit or note. These pages are loops only; one-shots live in the Sound Lab and Drum Kit tools.
Can I chop, pitch, and rearrange these?: That is the whole idea. Because the source is cleared, you can chop a loop into one-shots, pitch it, time-stretch it, and combine it with your own parts or other catalog loops — and the certificate still covers the result. Nobody else is starting from this exact arrangement.
Where do these loops come from?: They are sourced from Freesound creators who released their work CC0, then screened against a copyright database and enriched (BPM, key, tags) before they reach a bucket. We assigned every loop its bucket ourselves, so a card lands here because it belongs — not because of a fuzzy tag match.

Want more than loops? Build a kit in the Sound Lab, split your own track with the stem separator, or browse the whole catalog.

* What “cleared” means. Every sample starts from material that's already free to use:

Public domain — copyright has expired or never applied, so the work belongs to everyone.
CC0 — the creator waived all rights, effectively placing the work in the public domain.
CC-BY — the creator allows commercial use as long as you credit them (your certificate shows who and how).

On top of that licensing foundation, every sample is also screened against 150M+ commercial recordings by audio fingerprinting — the same core technology behind Shazam — to catch anything mislabeled, and ships with a certificate logging the source, license, and screening result. That's two independent signals: free at the source, and no match to a known commercial release. Strong, verifiable evidence — not a legal guarantee; you remain responsible for confirming rights before commercial release. See our Terms.