Play drums online along to your favorite music, have a virtual drummer career and create your custom drum collection.

Virtual Drumming Custom Drums is the premier music game to play drums online, join the drum world now, the game is free!

Welcome virtual drummer, you're about to set foot -and hands- into a drum world full of music, drums and online games.

Develop your skills as a top virtual drummer by assembling an impressive collection of drum sets in Virtual Drumming's Custom Drums, the pioneering drum-building game in the world of percussion. Now you can design and play the drum kit of your dreams.
Perform your favorite music online at your highest level and grow your unique collection of custom drums as the game and your virtual drumming journey progresses.

Getting Game Started

When you first launch the game, you can play drums online with your first basic custom drum set, using your PC keyboard.

In the Practice Room, you can familiarize yourself with the game by playing drum beats along with your favorite songs and exploring various sections of the music game.
Using the Navigation Menu buttons in the bottom-left corner, you can access the Custom Drums Store, the Key Settings panel, and the Game Sounds panel.

Next to the menu, you'll find a field displaying your nickname, which you can update anytime by simply clicking on it.

Once you feel ready to perform live music, you can exit the Practice Room and begin your first game Performance by clicking the bottom-right button. Use the same button to end your session and return to the Practice Room. You can choose from seven different locations for practice and live concerts.

Custom Drums and all our online music games use Local Storage, ensuring your game progress is automatically saved within your browser. Each time you return to the game, your custom settings will be preserved. However, if you switch browsers or clear your browser's cache, your game progress and Custom Drums settings will be lost.

Custom Drums Store

In the Custom Drums Store you can get new drum sets, snares, cymbals, percussion, and manage your custom drums anytime.

Like a real drummer in the music world, within this virtual game you can set up your drum set according to your preferences. The Custom Drums Store is where all the magic happens, featuring four main sections: Drum Sets, Cymbals, Snares, and Options. Within the first section, you can select a drum kit to configure and play. Once you've created a drum set, you can load it, make modifications, or acquire new sets to add to your Custom Drums collection.

Each drum set can be combined with various cymbals, snares, and other options. These specific elements apply only to the currently selected drum set, allowing for tailored customization.

To load a drum set, whether new or one you already own, simply click on its icon. After selecting a drum set, you have the option to click again to customize its appearance. This involves three main steps: first, choose from 40 available drum shell designs and preview them applied to your custom drums.

Next, pick drum heads for the toms and kick drum, available in white, transparent, or black finishes, along with hardware finishes in chrome, gold, or black.

Finally, choose the sound for the toms and kick drums. When you're satisfied with your design, click FINISH to complete your custom setup.

Selecting cymbals, snare drums, and other accessories is straightforward. Simply click on their icons to choose them. For snare drums and accessories, you can even hear their sound as you make your selection.

Custom Drums Game Key Settings

Whenever you get a new drum set in the Custom Drums Store, you'll use the default game settings keys to play it.

To modify the game keys for a drum set, start by selecting KEYS from the bottom game menu. Next, click on the button corresponding to the element you wish to assign—such as the snare drum, bass drum, toms, hi-hat, or cymbals—and then press the key you want to link to that element. Keep in mind that only unassigned keys can be selected for your custom drum setup.
If your keyboard struggles with multiple keystrokes, changing the keys can help prevent keyboard "ghosting" issues.

To clear all current settings and reset the game keys, click RESET. To return to the default configuration, select DEFAULT. If you want to keep your chosen key setup for the current drum set, click SAVE.
Note, however, that changing the cymbals in a drum set will erase your saved key settings. For this reason, finalize your cymbal selection before saving.

All Custom Drums configurations and other progress made in our music making games are stored using Local Storage. Be aware that switching to a different internet browser or clearing your browser's cache will result in the loss of both game progress and customized settings.

Custom Drums Game Sound Settings

Custom Drums features a control panel to adapt the volume of every drum set to the songs and the music you want to play.

To adjust the sound settings on a drum set, press the SOUNDS button in the menu. Within the sound panel, you'll find controls for the main volume, dynamics, and individual sliders for each component of the virtual drum set.

By moving these sliders, you can fine-tune the volume of each drum and cymbal, tailoring the drum sound to suit the music or songs you wish to play.
The dynamics control allows you to alter the distinction between single strokes and rolls. Lower values result in a more powerful but uniform sound, while higher values provide a smoother tone with more realistic rolls.

To reset to the default sound settings, click DEFAULT. If you'd like to save your customized sound settings for the current drum set, click SAVE.
Keep in mind that Virtual Drumming's online music games and Custom Drums rely on Local Storage. If you switch internet browsers or clear your browser's cache, your Custom Drums settings will be lost, requiring you to start over.