I know we all are provably tire of talking about BPM, yet I can’t see to get enough. As much as I had read and search it seem that no genre stick to the assumed BPM range, and for all I know BPM does play a major part in properly mixing. To cut to the chase let me ask this question: Many of the top DJ software are capable of BPM analysis and they all have range that can be selected based on the genre you are looking to analyze. Now since the BPM as I can tell in many occasion do not stick with the song base on it genre and in case the fact the it is a remix or else, will using the open range which seem to be 60 - 200 still pretty much assigned the proper BPM to a song. I understand the double or half issue but this will only affect a song BPM if it is outside of the range. So a song that is 120 BMP should not show as 60 BPM I will think since the range is from 60 - 200 and vice versa. I have may genre in my library and I’m looking to simplify the process of sorting them base on BPM but in may occasion song that are label 140 BPM may actually sound better at 70 BPM and this is also an issue when you are looking for the right song to mix base on BPM, Energy and Key.
Well you should be able to recognize if 2 Songs have Close Bpm-rates without a Software if you want to be a DJ.
The rest then is only counting for fine-Justing and as support-function.
btw Ls4life: you write “let me ask this question:” but I can’t see any question…you just go on on your comment…so also the question back from me: Wut???
Sorry for the mess, chicken scratch, jibber Jabber and all you can come up with. I should had keep it simple and to the point. All I was interested to know was if there was a save BPM range that can be used to analyze several genre since most DJ software are capable of BPM analysis and they offer a range. This can help when building library base on BPM of the song just to simplify track search. Thank you for your comments.
I think it’s called knowing your tracks and putting them crates buddy. Have a 145 techno track that you can mix into a Double time section on a Dubstep track? Into the Dubstep crate it goes! Great thing with digital is you can put copies into both crates.
Personally I use the lower bpm range. However, my open format sets can go from 80’s to top 40, to metal, to ragga.
Honestly, bpm should not be your focus in mixing. Yes you need to know how to beat match, but you also should know how to play multiple genres smoothly and know how to mix creatively. Theres nothing more boring than a set that holds the same exact bpm for the entire set.
English isn’t this guys strong point… There are tracks classified as certain genres based on their general composition that will be way outside of the accent bpm range…
House tracks it’s not uncommon to find them in the 100bpm range technically is not pitch this track beyond 107-108 at most the key change will be drastic and if it has vocals you’ll notice hard… Secondly you can run key lock which will sometimes work and sometimes not depending on track format and bit rate … This short coming of keylock can be overcome by doing a straight low swap mixing in your mids and highs first then swapping low maybe when phrase of a bassline starts… If track is sub bass heaven forget it shit will sound out…
One thing to remember these days genres have kinda changed… Techno now days is more in the 124-128 range but is called minimal techno sometimes… However when I think techno I think along the 138-142 style tech.:.. But again times have changed…
id wager it depends on your musical leanings, if you are more prone to half dubstep to mix with hip hop, default to the lower range(making your dubstep 70 bpm). if you are more prone to mixing dubstep to electro house..default to the higher range(making your hip hop 140 bpm). in the end it does not matter…its simple math and a button press away if you want to go the other direction.
We laugh but I have what seems like ten times more things at 128 than 122 soooooo
But for real, I always set my range from 70-139, and generally speaking it works out. You can tell what Dubstep songs analyzed at 70 BPM or Drum & Bass analyzed at 80bpm are supposed to be doubled that.
