Live Percussion. Every Tempo. Performed, not programmed.
Real performances at the exact tempo your track needs, no time-stretching, no MIDI. Recorded through 19 legendary microphones.
Trusted by producers for Adele, LCD Soundsystem, Taylor Swift and Massive Attack
Since using it, I’ve put One Up Loops on half the tracks I’ve produced.
Here's how percussion gets done today.
We're here to offer a new approach.
Record It Yourself
Setting up mics, getting a good room sound, and nailing the performance takes time. You're getting one sound, not options.
Hire a Session Percussionist
Spending $100+/hour on a demo that might not leave your hard drive is a hard sell.
Search Sample Libraries
They're all pre-mixed with no raw mic options, the feels are inconsistent, and you can't seamlessly orchestrate from one pattern to the next.
Program It With MIDI
Programming hi-hats, shakers or tambourines that sound good? They don't sit on a grid. If you want it to groove, MIDI isn't the tool.
Kill the groove and you kill the song.
We built what we wished existed.
It started during COVID. Two drummers living four houses apart. All the gigs gone overnight.
You know what I always wanted? Real hi-hat loops at every tempo. Because whenever I program hi-hats, they just sound fake.
— Spencer Cheyne, Co-Founder, JUNO award-winning mixing engineer
So we did it. Months of recording. Months of editing. Then we realized hi-hats weren't enough, so we recorded shakers and tambourines too. Every tempo from 60 to 220 BPM. Four feels. 19 legendary microphones. Half a million files.
ZERO TIME-STRETCHING. ZERO MIDI. JUST REAL PERFORMANCES THAT LINK TOGETHER INTO FULL ARRANGEMENTS IN MINUTES.
No more rummaging, I have beautifully recorded percussion at my fingertips.
Don't take our word for it.
Hear it in action.
Find it. Drop it. Done.
Pick your instrument & tempo.
Hi-hats, shakers, tambourines and more. Choose your feel: straight, slinky, swung, or 6/8.
Audition mics against your track.
Preview loops while your DAW plays. Tens of thousands of dollars of microphones at your fingertips.
DRAG, DROP, GROOVE.
Download the WAV file. Drag it in. Under a minute from search to session.
Switch instruments? It remembers your tempo.
Jump from shakers to tambourines and the site stays at your BPM. Because you're building a full arrangement, not starting over.
One Up Loops is an integral part of my workflow now. I am forever changed.
Every Tempo. Every Feel.
Every Mic.
Hi-Hats
Shakers
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Loops, Grooves & One Shots
Plus thousands of kick, snare and cross-stick one shots. A massive collection of Zildjian cymbals. And a growing library of full-kit grooves.
Why every tempo matters.
Time-stretching thins transients and introduces artifacts. But beyond the sonics: the human body plays differently at different speeds. A shaker at 72 BPM is a fundamentally different performance than a shaker at 140 BPM.
19 Legendary MicrophonesMics.
We surrounded each instrument with up to 23 microphones simultaneously. Then ran every signal through SSL, NEVE, and API preamps. Every loop exists in every mic option — select between stereo and mono.
AKG 414
Versatile workhorse. Crystalline top end.

Coles 4038
Dark. Detailed. Heavy.

Telefunken 251
Lush, airy presence. Expensive shimmer.

Neumann U87
Studio Standard. Every detail.

RCA 44
Thick. Intimate. Velvety warmth.

Neumann U47
The most legendary mic ever made.

Plus 13 more:
AKG C12 · AKG C451 · Beyerdynamic M160 · Neumann KM54 · Neumann KM184 · Neumann M49 · Neumann M269 · Neumann U67 · Neumann U87 (Vintage) · RCA KU3A · Royer R-121 · Shure SM7B · Sony C-800G
Flesh & Blood in the era of AI
I never have to record, time-stretch, or edit percussion loops again. It’s crazy!
Built For Artists Who Hear The Difference.
Studio Owners & Mixers
You know what a C12 sounds like. You need loops that save hours without compromising your sound. Drop them in, pick your mic, move on.
Songwriters & Composers
Focus on the song. We'll handle the pocket. Drop in a tambourine that actually breathes and write to a groove that's already alive.
In-the-Box Producers
You don't have a live room. You have a laptop. Real performances, dropped into your session, that make your tracks sound like they cost $10k to record.
Artists & Bands in the Studio
Track your own rhythm section, but drop in a shaker or tambourine with the character of a $300/day session player. Without booking one.
The secret click track.
Use our loops as feel-based click tracks for live sessions. Lock into a swung tambourine instead of a sterile metronome.
Hear It From the Pros.
Award-winning artists share why One Up Loops changed their workflow.
6 Years in Development
500,000+ Loops, Grooves & One Shots
Iconic Signal Chain
Less Than A Single Hour With
A Session Player.
A Session Percussionist: $100+/hour.
A single sample pack: $25–$50.
Hunting through sample-pack libraries: Priceless hours lost.
One Up Loops: Unlimited Access to Everything
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