Pro Tools® gives you integrated drum software to create, sequence, and edit beats effortlessly. Build custom kits, design patterns, and shape performances with powerful MIDI and audio tools to craft your own sound. From punchy electronic hits to natural, humanized rhythms, it brings creativity and control together in one connected workflow.
design, edit, and shape your drums
Program drum patterns quickly
Get beats going instantly with GrooveCell™, a virtual drum instrument loaded with drum sounds, a built-in step sequencer, and inspiring effects that shape ideas quickly.
Build custom drum kits
Drag audio from your session or library into the sampler to turn any sound, sample, or vocal into playable hits.
Shape drum dynamics
Give your grooves a human feel by editing velocity and swing. Adjust accents, balance hits, and add natural variations to make programmed drums sound alive.
Perfect your groove
Take total control of timing with quantization and transient editing to make each hit happen exactly when it sounds right to your ear.
Precise Navigation
Tab to Transient
Quickly jump between drum transients for fast, intuitive navigation.
auto drum chops
Beat Detective
Automatically slice drum hits for faster editing and loop chopping.
find new rhythms
MIDI Effects
Explore polyrhythms and new grooves that push your drum ideas further.
resources
Drum programming guide
Learn the essentials of sequencing, sound design, and editing drums.
Tips for producing 808s
Learn how to shape and program 808s that hit hard and cut through any track.
Start programming drums in Pro Tools
Build kits, program patterns, and refine performances to create drums that stand out.
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