DABRO Music presents Groovella - a melodic soul and funk toolkit for hip-hop production. Warm pianos, dusty guitars, expressive brass and lush strings are recorded with care and ready to drop into your arrangements.

We tracked real instruments with a musical, minimal signal path: close mics plus room capture for natural space; ribbon mics and large-diaphragm condensers on brass and strings; DI blended with a miked tube combo into a 1x12 cabinet on bass and guitars. Sessions took place in a treated live room with wooden floors, with an iso booth for amps when needed. Timing was kept intentionally human, with subtle swing and behind-the-beat phrasing typical of soul and boom-bap. You’ll hear ghost notes, grace-note pickups, dynamic swells, and call-and-response lines between sections. Light tape-style saturation and minimal compression gently glue the takes while keeping the transients and room tone intact.

What’s inside

203 files: 43 piano loops, 21 brass loops, 17 string loops, 17 guitar loops, 19 synth loops, 5 pad loops, 2 pluck loops, 34 bass loops, 42 drum loops, 2 drum fills, and 1 wooden loop. Tempos range from 73-154 BPM. WAV 24Bit 44.1kHz, 100% royalty-free.

Inspiration

Anderson .Paak, Tom Misch, Mark Ronson, D’Angelo, Vulfpeck.

Suitable for

Soul, Funk, Hip-Hop, Boom Bap, Lo-Fi, R&B.

Compatibility

Works in all major DAWs (Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro, etc.). Clean folder structure for quick previewing and fast idea building.

Bring warm melodies and soulful harmonies to your beats with Groovella.