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Play our free online drum kit! This virtual drum set lets you practise beats, grooves and fills with your keyboard, mouse or touchscreen — no drum kit needed.

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Play with your computer keyboard too: Q–U for the cymbals and toms, A–G for the hi-hat and snare, and Space for the bass drum.

More About Drums

Drums: What Is a Drum Kit and How Is It Used In Music?

What Is a Drum Kit and How Is It Used In Music?

The drum kit is the rhythmic backbone of almost every modern band. A standard set brings together the kick drum, snare, hi-hat, toms and cymbals, each with its own voice, played together to create a groove. It drives rock, pop, jazz, funk and film music, holding the tempo and shaping the feel of a song. The online drum kit puts those same sounds on your screen, so you can explore beats and fills without owning a kit.
Drums: Why Practise With An Online Drum Kit?

Why Practise With An Online Drum Kit?

Drum kits are expensive, bulky and loud — three good reasons beginners put off starting. A virtual drum kit removes all of them: it is free, it fits on your laptop, and you can practise with headphones at any hour without disturbing anyone. It is a genuinely useful way to learn how a groove is built, get familiar with each drum's role, and work on your timing before investing in a real kit.
Drums: How To Use The Online Drum Tool For Practice?

How To Use The Online Drum Tool For Practice?

Start by playing each drum on its own so you learn where the kick, snare, hi-hat and toms sit and how each one sounds. Then build the basic rock beat — kick on beats 1 and 3, snare on 2 and 4, steady eighth notes on the hi-hat — and loop it until it feels even. Play along with a metronome at a slow tempo and only speed up once the groove stays steady. From there, add simple fills at the end of every four bars to start joining patterns together.
Drums: Master Drums With Online Tools And Expert Guidance!

Master Drums With Online Tools And Expert Guidance!

A virtual kit is a great place to understand grooves, but drumming is physical — stick grip, limb independence and dynamics all need a trained eye. Use the online drum tool to explore rhythms and build your timing day to day, and pair it with personalised lessons from an Artium teacher to develop proper technique. Together they take you from tapping out your first beat to playing confidently with other musicians.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. You can learn the layout of a kit, how each drum sounds, and how common grooves are built. It is a solid way to develop timing and rhythmic understanding before moving to a physical kit.

Click or tap the drums on screen, or use the mapped keys on your keyboard. Keyboard controls are usually easier once you start playing patterns, since you can hit two drums at the same time.

The standard setup includes a kick drum, snare, hi-hat, toms and cymbals — everything you need to play the grooves used across rock, pop and film music.

Not entirely. A virtual kit is excellent for learning patterns and timing, but real drumming involves stick control, limb coordination and dynamics that you can only build on a physical kit or practice pad.

Yes, and it is one of the best ways to use it. Pair it with the Artium online metronome, start slow, and increase the tempo only when your groove stays steady — that is how solid timing is built.

Yes, it is completely free and runs in your browser with nothing to install. If you want to learn drums properly, you can book a free trial class with an Artium Academy teacher.