Amapiano BPM: 108–118 beats per minute
South African house offshoot with a slow, swung groove and percussive log-drum bass. Most tracks sit at 110–115. Drop a track below to see whether it sits in the usual amapiano range.
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| File | BPM | ½ / 2× | Conf. | Key (est.) | Length |
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Amapiano tempo chart
Each row is a tempo in the typical amapiano range, with the beat length, eighth and dotted-eighth delay times, bar and 16-bar phrase lengths, and the half- and double-time equivalents a detector might report. The most common tempo, 113 BPM, is in bold.
| BPM | Beat (ms) | 1/8 (ms) | Dotted 1/8 (ms) | 4/4 bar (s) | 16 bars (s) | Half | Double |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 | 555.6 | 277.8 | 416.7 | 2.22 | 35.6 | 54 | 216 |
| 109 | 550.5 | 275.2 | 412.8 | 2.20 | 35.2 | 54.5 | 218 |
| 110 | 545.5 | 272.7 | 409.1 | 2.18 | 34.9 | 55 | 220 |
| 111 | 540.5 | 270.3 | 405.4 | 2.16 | 34.6 | 55.5 | 222 |
| 112 | 535.7 | 267.9 | 401.8 | 2.14 | 34.3 | 56 | 224 |
| 113 | 531.0 | 265.5 | 398.2 | 2.12 | 34.0 | 56.5 | 226 |
| 114 | 526.3 | 263.2 | 394.7 | 2.11 | 33.7 | 57 | 228 |
| 115 | 521.7 | 260.9 | 391.3 | 2.09 | 33.4 | 57.5 | 230 |
| 116 | 517.2 | 258.6 | 387.9 | 2.07 | 33.1 | 58 | 232 |
| 117 | 512.8 | 256.4 | 384.6 | 2.05 | 32.8 | 58.5 | 234 |
| 118 | 508.5 | 254.2 | 381.4 | 2.03 | 32.5 | 59 | 236 |
Mixing amapiano with neighbouring genres
The pitch change needed to play a typical 113 BPM amapiano track at the typical tempo of a related genre. Within about ±6 % mixes comfortably on a standard pitch fader; see BPM for DJ mixing.
| Genre | Range | Pitch from 113 | Approach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrobeats | 95–115 (typ. 105) | -7.1 % | Bridge track or cut |
| Deep house | 110–125 (typ. 120) | +6.2 % | Bridge track or cut |
Detected amapiano at half or double?
If the detector reports 56.5 or 226 for a amapiano track, it has locked on to a different level of the beat. Set Tempo range to 80–160 so every result lands in the usual amapiano range. More in half-time and double-time BPM.
Delay times at 113 BPM
| Note | Straight (ms) | Dotted (ms) | Triplet (ms) | LFO (Hz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 — Half note | 1061.9 | 1592.9 | 708.0 | 0.94 |
| 1/4 — Quarter note | 531.0 | 796.5 | 354.0 | 1.88 |
| 1/8 — Eighth note | 265.5 | 398.2 | 177.0 | 3.77 |
| 1/16 — Sixteenth note | 132.7 | 199.1 | 88.5 | 7.53 |
| 1/32 — Thirty-second note | 66.4 | 99.6 | 44.2 | 15.07 |
Full chart: 113 BPM to ms.
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