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Chords that do the talking. Contemporary, alternative and neo-soul production from producers looking for a voice to put on top.

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What R&B loops usually bring

An R&B loop is usually chords first. Loop makers bring Rhodes, electric piano, guitar, warm pads or stacked vocal harmonies, with extended chords such as sevenths and ninths doing the emotional work. The best ones leave space in the middle of the mix, because a singer is going to live there.

Tempo runs wide, from slow jams around 60 BPM to bouncier records near 100, and the feel is often swung or laid back. A loop that already implies a melody, without spelling one out, gives a topliner something to answer.

Collaborating on R&B loops

R&B collaborations often grow past two people once a beat exists: a producer, the loop maker, a topliner, the artist, sometimes a vocal producer. That is the reason to settle the loop maker's credit early, while it is still just the two producers, instead of trying to add it once the split already has several names on it.

On ColabLoop, you ask the loop's owner to build on it, and if they accept, a private room opens with the full WAV to take into your own DAW. When the beat is released, both of you attest that the owner is on the split. ColabLoop records those attestations; registering the split with a PRO or distributor is still yours to do.

R&B questions

What BPM is R&B?
R&B usually sits between 60 and 100 BPM. Slow jams at the bottom, bounce and two-step toward the top. These are conventions, not rules, and nothing on ColabLoop restricts the tempo of R&B loops.
What instruments suit an R&B loop?
Keys and guitar more than anything: Rhodes, Wurlitzer, piano, clean or chorused guitar, plus pads and vocal harmonies. Extended chords give R&B its colour, and a loop that changes chord every bar or two leaves room for a topline.
Can an R&B loop be used for rap?
Often. R&B chords sit under a lot of melodic rap and trap soul, sometimes at double time. If the tempo is close to what you need, try it at half or double speed before stretching it.

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