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The Best Afrobeat Samples FOR YOUR PROJECT

Afrobeat samples are the rhythmic and melodic building blocks for the genre. Our new Co-Producer plugin listens to your track and serves up unlimited afrobeat loops and other sounds that just work.

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Description
BPM
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Uplifting Shekere

Bright, rattling shekere with an afrobeat lift.

Bright, rattling shekere with an afrobeat lift.

Plena Simple Groove

Easy, rhythmic groove with a plena afrobeat vibe

Easy, rhythmic groove with a plena afrobeat vibe

All Mine Harmonies

Soulful vocal harmonies with an afrobeat touch

Soulful vocal harmonies with an afrobeat touch

Uplifting Bass Melody

Cheerful bassline with an afrobeat bounce

Cheerful bassline with an afrobeat bounce

Chosen Bass Phrase

Selected, groovy bass with an afrobeat pulse

Selected, groovy bass with an afrobeat pulse

Dreamy E Folk Lead

Ethereal folk lead with a dreamy afrobeat feel.

Ethereal folk lead with a dreamy afrobeat feel.

Dulcimer Flutter Arp

Light, fluttering dulcimer in an afrobeat arp

Light, fluttering dulcimer in an afrobeat arp

Groovy Conga Basics

Funky, essential congas for an afrobeat beat

Funky, essential congas for an afrobeat beat

Amapiano Groove

Smooth, amapiano-inspired afrobeat rhythm

Smooth, amapiano-inspired afrobeat rhythm

Delicate Vocals Run

Soft, intricate vocal run with afrobeat flair

Soft, intricate vocal run with afrobeat flair

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A FASTER WORKFLOW FOR Afrobeat Samples

Our Co-Producer cuts through the noise, serving up thousands of royalty-free afrobeat samples that lock into your track's key and tempo. Forget endless scrolling for afrobeat loops; just drag and drop the perfect sound straight into your DAW.

STEP 1

Search "afrobeat", or any genre, vibe or key

We built Co-Producer to scan your session and pull afrobeat samples that just work with your song's groove and chords.

STEP 2

Preview unlimited afrobeat ideas in your song

Fire up any DAW and hear how our afrobeat samples and afro beat loops instantly conform to your song’s key and tempo.

STEP 3

Drop your new afrobeat samples without leaving your DAW

Pull in our afrobeat samples and afrobeat loops. Turn any afrobeat sample or afro beat loops into unlimited, one-of-a-kind, royalty-free versions to keep your sound original.

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A NEW plugin that listens to your track and helps you find premium, royalty-free samples that fit right into your music. Work faster with unlimited access to a vast collection of samples and easy drag-and-drop, without ever leaving your DAW.
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Output Co-Producer
$9.99
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Billed monthly. All prices shown in USD.

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Unlimited access to all samples and new updates:

A NEW plugin that listens to your track and helps you find premium, royalty-free samples that fit right into your music. Work faster with unlimited access to a vast collection of samples and easy drag-and-drop, without ever leaving your DAW.
Co-Producer
Output One
$14.99
/mo.

Billed monthly. All prices shown in USD.

Try 7 days free

Unlimited access to all samples, instruments, updates & plugins:

Arcade is the hitmaker’s go-to plugin for inspiration. Produce with unlimited pro samples and instruments that you can play, shape, and tweak to sound entirely original.
Arcade
Thermal makes it easy to experiment and dial in new distortion sounds. A user-friendly experience is key to controlling the deeply powerful, multi-stage engine.
Thermal FX
A NEW plugin that listens to your track and helps you find premium, royalty-free samples that fit right into your music. Work faster with unlimited access to a vast collection of samples and easy drag-and-drop, without ever leaving your DAW.
Co-Producer
Your sounds, insane rhythms. Add extreme effects to any input in real time, in the studio or on the stage.
Movement FX
With Portal, granular synthesis takes your sounds to another dimension. Easily alter any audio input - VSTs, drums, vocals, live guitar, you name it - in a new and musical way.
Portal FX
Get access to over 500+ additional presets for Portal, Thermal and Movement.
All FX Expansions

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What are afrobeat samples?

Afrobeat samples are rhythmic and melodic building blocks defined by syncopated drum patterns, hypnotic basslines, and interlocking guitar or horn phrases. We see producers use these afro beat loops to inject immediate groove into a track or chop up a single afrobeat sample to build fresh hooks. It’s all about that polyrhythmic conversation between instruments, giving your production a vibrant, undeniable pulse.

What kinds of afrobeat samples do I get with Co-Producer?

Think of Co-Producer less as a static pack and more as your personal AI scout. It analyzes your track and pulls perfectly matched, royalty-free afrobeat loops and one-shots from our cloud library, so you get the right groove for your project instantly.

What is Output Co-Producer?

Co-Producer is our AI plugin that listens to your track—like your latest afrobeat hit—to recommend royalty-free, musician-made samples that match your project’s key and tempo. It’s the fastest way to find compatible afro beat loops.

What DAWs does Co-Producer work with?

Co-Producer runs in all major DAWs on Mac and PC, including Ableton, Logic Pro (11.1+), FL Studio, Reason, Reaper, Pro Tools, Cubase, Studio One, and GarageBand. Get those afrobeat loops into your project without any friction.

How does Co-Producer work with various types of afrobeat samples?

Our AI analyzes your track’s harmony, rhythm, and complexity to find complementary afrobeat loops. It serves up premium, royalty-free samples matched to your session's key and tempo. Your audio is never used for training—all our afrobeat samples are curated by our expert sound designers.

Are these afrobeat samples free to access?

You bet. We give you free, unlimited access to all our afrobeat samples—and everything else—for 7 days with a free trial so you can find the right afro beat loops for your track. Go ahead and try it; we’re pretty sure you’ll get hooked.

What’s included in Co-Producer apart from afrobeat samples?

Beyond the perfect afrobeat sample, Co-Producer unlocks our entire cloud library of royalty-free sounds. Want to go deeper? Upgrade to Output One to get all our FX plugins—Portal, Thermal, Movement—plus Arcade and every preset expansion we make.

Are these copyright and royalty free afrobeat samples?

Yes, all our sounds, including every afrobeat sample, are 100% royalty-free. We want you to use these afro beat loops in your tracks and keep every cent. Now go cook up some hits.

Why does Co-Producer go on my master track?

Place Co-Producer on your master track or main output so it can analyze your entire session. Our AI needs to hear your audio to recommend the most suitable afrobeat samples and afro beat loops for your track. Just press play and let it get to work finding the right afrobeat sample.

How do I manage my Output plan when I sign up?

  • Our plans are totally flexible, putting you in the driver's seat.
  • Just sign into your Output account to cancel or change your subscription—no hoops to jump through.
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