Tech house top loop 128 bpm 2 bars

About this sample

This 2-bar loop at 128 BPM features a tech house top layer built from synthetic percussion elements. It layers band-passed white noise for open and closed hi-hats, with the open hats placed on the upbeat sixteenth notes and a medium exponential decay, while the closed hats have a tight, short decay and appear on downbeats and syncopated steps. A continuous shaker pattern adds swinging 16th notes with varying velocity, processed through a 6-12 kHz bandpass filter. Syncopated pitched rimshots with a decaying pitch sweep from 800 to 180 Hz add subtle character. The entire loop is high-passed at 400 Hz to remove lows, slightly stereo widened, and gently saturated for cohesion.

This loop suits tech house and related electronic genres at 128 BPM, providing a rhythmic top layer that sits well above bass and kick drums. Use it to add groove and brightness, layering under more mid-focused percussion or melodic elements. Watch the high-pass filtering and saturation when mixing to avoid harshness; it works best as a clear, driving texture in the upper frequency range.