Online Drum Pad
16 MPC-style pads you can play right now. Click, tap, type, or plug in a MIDI controller.
Play Drums Instantly
Padwolf gives you 16 playable pads in your browser. No download, no setup. Drag an audio file onto a pad to load it. Click the pad to play the sound. That's it. Every pad responds instantly — under 1 millisecond trigger latency using the Web Audio API. Fast enough for real-time performance, not just programming.
Open the drum padsFour Ways to Trigger Pads
1. Mouse / Touchscreen — click or tap any pad. Works on phones, tablets, and desktops. 2. Computer Keyboard — pads are mapped to a 4×4 key grid: 1 2 3 4 → Pad 1-4 Q W E R → Pad 5-8 A S D F → Pad 9-12 Z X C V → Pad 13-16 Space = stop all 3. MIDI Controller — plug in any USB MIDI controller or pad (Akai MPD, Arturia MiniLab, etc.). Padwolf auto-detects it via Web MIDI. Default mapping: MIDI notes 36-51 (standard MPC). Velocity sensitive. 4. Touch + Keyboard combo — on tablets with a Bluetooth keyboard, you get both tap and key input simultaneously.
Load Any Sound
Unlike preset-only drum pads, Padwolf lets you load your own samples. Drag audio files from your computer (MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG) onto any pad. Use any sound as a drum pad: • Drum kit samples (kick, snare, hi-hat) • Vocal chops and ad-libs • Instrument one-shots (piano chords, guitar stabs) • Sound effects (risers, impacts, transitions) • Recorded samples (record something, drag it in) 16 pads × unlimited sounds = infinite possibilities.
Shape Each Pad
Every pad has independent controls: • Pitch — shift up or down by semitones and fine cents. Load one hi-hat and create different tones on different pads. • Volume — adjust in dB. Balance your kit without external mixing. • Trim — set start and end points on the waveform. Tight samples trigger cleaner. • Loop — toggle to make a sound repeat continuously when triggered. • Mute Groups — assign pads to choke groups. When one pad plays, it silences others in the same group. Essential for open/closed hi-hat realism.
From Pads to Patterns
Once your pads are loaded, switch to the Sequencer tab to program patterns. The 16-step grid lets you place each pad on specific beats. But you don't have to use the sequencer. Padwolf is equally powerful as a live performance tool — finger drum on the pads (or keyboard/MIDI) and just play. Record your performance or jam freely.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. The 16-pad layout, mute groups, pitch/volume per pad, and step sequencer are directly inspired by MPC workflow. If you've used an MPC, Padwolf will feel familiar instantly.
For practice and casual performance, yes. Trigger latency is under 1ms with Web Audio. For stage performance you'd want a dedicated hardware setup, but for jamming, YouTube streams, or practice sessions, it works great.
Any class-compliant USB MIDI controller works — no drivers needed. Padwolf uses the Web MIDI API built into Chrome, Edge, and Opera. Firefox requires a flag to be enabled. Default note mapping is 36-51 (standard MPC), adjustable in the interface.