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whot Bpm do u use?
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:41 pm
by razer-wire
I use 130
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:55 pm
by narcossist
Different track sound better/worse at different tempos depending upon how crowded/melodic/rythmic/heavy/dancefloor orientated etc, they are.
Experiment but keep it within 135>145 if you want DJs to mix it. Think we've had this question a few times before.

Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:27 am
by theverdict
I use 1-3.5
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:36 am
by threnody
I've dropped things down to 130 for more chill tracks but usually operate at 140 to start and then see what it's saying at different tempos...seeing as everything gets pitched up/down in sets anyway things will get blurred....as narcossist says taking things too wild won't help a dj as a track at 130 will have to (roughly) pitched to +8 to mix in to a 140 track at 0.
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:25 am
by smudge
140 bpm.
I'm not good enough at drum programming to make my tracks roll at 135 bpm.
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:30 am
by shonky
Been trying to get them to 140bpm, but I prefer the older dubstep speeds of 130-135 - think you have to keep it 140bpm with halfstep though as it's just terminally slow otherwise
A lot of beats just don't work at faster speeds I find
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:38 am
by ramadanman
my tracks are generally lower than 140
hungarian skank is at 132
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:07 pm
by evs
most of the time i use around 140 but got one tune that is 135 bpm
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:32 pm
by will
140
although im pushing the boat out and working on one at 139.99
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:36 pm
by shonky
Will wrote:140
although im pushing the boat out and working on one at 139.99
Easy now, that's going to be a bastard to mix
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:56 pm
by Jubz
Have stuck with 138.
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:11 pm
by pk-
yeah 138 here
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:06 am
by product
i'd usually work at 280, but produce the tune at 140
just so i can be a bit more creative with percussion
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:10 am
by random trio
138-140
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:52 pm
by fullyrecordingz
144 str8 up
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:19 am
by sek [espionage]
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:25 am
by composite_human
140
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:22 pm
by unlikely
i work between 130 - 140 but (kion) Yard Music is almost 150. Magicite is 135 to fit in weirder off steps and sounds really "rushed" sped up, the more space you want between beats the slower you go (stating the obvious).
Genres of dance music always go through patches of speeding up and down depending on trend so don't worry about it i guess, just do what feels right
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:07 pm
by dj silo
I'm glad this question came up, I work at 140Bpm, but always wondered if I should reduce a touch, and drop to about 135Bpm, thus giving cretain sounds, some hang-time.....................................
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:16 pm
by lord_qzuma
140