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BPM'S

Post by therebel730 » Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:27 am

what tempo do you guys work on? ive heard 140 is the standard for dubstep;; but standards are barriers;; although i do like allota my stuff on the 140's some times a good melody fits better on a 145 or 130;; whaddya think?

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Re: BPM'S

Post by Prolific___ » Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:40 am

Listen to some of skream's live mixes, he pitches most of his stuff up to 145-150, brings up the energy immensely IMO. I personally work around that tempo (145-150), but I mostly do more breaks oriented stuff.
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Re: BPM'S

Post by xmantrax » Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:50 am

Depends on what I'm doing. Just go with whatever feels right.

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Re: BPM'S

Post by jaimelee » Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:52 am

xmantrax wrote:Depends on what I'm doing. Just go with whatever feels right.
This ^

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Re: BPM'S

Post by thefrim » Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:23 pm

it seems 143 works quite well, noticed this from Cookie Monsta tracks

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Post by sigbowls » Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:35 pm

Prolific___ wrote:Listen to some of skream's live mixes, he pitches most of his stuff up to 145-150, brings up the energy immensely IMO. I personally work around that tempo (145-150), but I mostly do more breaks oriented stuff.
got any links?
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Re: BPM'S

Post by Astral » Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:45 pm

Depends what I've been listening to before the DAW's opened, bit of house, probably down to 134, DnB 145. Depends on my frame of mind before I actually start, am I energy orientated or chilled out.
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Re: BPM'S

Post by deadly_habit » Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:49 pm

139.3 just to screw with people who don't know how to ride a fader :6:

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Re: BPM'S

Post by Prolific___ » Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:37 pm

deadly habit wrote:139.3 just to screw with people who don't know how to ride a fader :6:
I actually run into this A LOT when mixing :lol: Mala likes to screw with me a bit.
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Post by jrisreal » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:31 pm

do what sounds good...
you can always change the tempo if you feel it needs to be faster or slower
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Re: BPM'S

Post by Joakim » Sat Apr 09, 2011 8:56 pm

For house/electro I like 128 - 135 (tho i think 135 normally's too fast, but depends on the bassline tho), 140-150ish bpm i like dub :D music have no rules, it's about doing what you feel is right, your ears are the best weapon! they should deside your "rules"

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Post by skwiggo » Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:05 pm

my slowest tracks - 110bpm (house stuff)

fastest tracks - 135bpm (dubsteppish/drum machine/old school electro stuff)

i think making stuff in a variety of bpms helps the creative juices flows (and challenges the djs playing your tracks :D )

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Re: BPM'S

Post by Basic A » Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:19 pm

Prolific___ wrote:
deadly habit wrote:139.3 just to screw with people who don't know how to ride a fader :6:
I actually run into this A LOT when mixing :lol: Mala likes to screw with me a bit.
Do you run digital? :lol:
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Re: BPM'S

Post by Prolific___ » Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:31 pm

Basic A wrote:
Do you run digital? :lol:
:a: cds! and 9/10 times the bpm counters are off, so I don't even bother with them...
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Re: BPM'S

Post by ogunslinger » Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:41 pm

um depends on the tune but generally 139-143, 136 has been working good lately tho

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Re: BPM'S

Post by Basic A » Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:13 pm

Prolific___ wrote:
Basic A wrote:
Do you run digital? :lol:
:a: cds! and 9/10 times the bpm counters are off, so I don't even bother with them...
Yeah, your problem is that DMZ tracks are generally only sold as records so you probably have a vinyl rip with motor-tremble included unless its one of those rare songs they let out digi... :4:

CDS = digital too, didnt mean to cause confusion on that, when i say digital I mean anything that not vinyl haha, from cdjs to timecodes to midi to w/e... No hate for it though ftr, CDJs + pc effects for me all day long.

N arent all counters always wrong? Even my DAW cant get adman bpm right lmfao.
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Re: BPM'S

Post by Fused Productions » Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:37 pm

Where I work best is at/around 145 :)
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Re: BPM'S

Post by kikaruu » Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:56 pm

Whatever works, really. As stated previously, BPM is adjustable, and if you can yourself to residing within a sort of framework, things might start to stagnate. As for me, I normally range about 130-150 for dubstep, and from 150-240 for breakcore and drum & bass. Lowest was probably around 50 for the earliest stuff I've worked on. Ahh... nostalgia.
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Re: BPM'S

Post by therebel730 » Sun Apr 10, 2011 12:05 am

Fused Productions wrote:Where I work best is at/around 145 :)
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Re: BPM'S

Post by therebel730 » Sun Apr 10, 2011 12:07 am

the tempo count in fl studio has 3 0's next to the larger numbers that can be changed;; what exactly is that doing? i notice no difference.

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