{"id":27116,"date":"2023-06-09T11:10:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T15:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=27116"},"modified":"2024-08-09T13:33:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T17:33:49","slug":"how-to-make-uk-drill-beat-jay-cactus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/how-to-make-uk-drill-beat-jay-cactus\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make a UK drill beat in FL Studio (with Jay Cactus)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jay Cactus is a world-renowned musician and educator who&#8217;s known for his drill production chops.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years, he has amassed a massive following on his YouTube channel, where he teaches music production and sound design across multiple genres, but with a particularly keen focus on UK drill and rap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/5gnKERjr4yzlriCiN3lyo6?si=4d90b39193284a09\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In celebration of the recent release of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/packs\/x10\/designer-drums-capsule-2-jay-cactus\/\" target=\"_blank\">his <em>Designer Drums Capsule 2<\/em> sample pack on Splice Sounds,<\/a> we invited Jay Cactus to the Splice YouTube channel to break down how to make a UK drill beat in FL Studio. 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