A taut drum membrane filling the frame, lit at a steep raking angle

A loop in five.

fiv4 is a browser instrument. One bar, five beats, running now. Press play to hear it.

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Beat by beat

  1. 01

    One

    Kick, hat, ping and sub. Beat 1 of 5 — carries the accent.

  2. 02

    Two

    Hat only. Beat 2 of 5.

  3. 03

    Three

    Rim and hat. Beat 3 of 5.

  4. 04

    Four

    Kick and hat. Beat 4 of 5 — carries the accent.

  5. 05

    Five

    Hat only. Beat 5 of 5.

Where the accent goes

Five pads, 1–5. Tap to move the accent. The ring answers.

Take it with you

The pattern and the tempo live in the address bar and in this browser. Change something, copy the link, come back later — it is where you left it.

This page’s link — updates as you change the pattern above.