Dubstep BPM: 136–145 beats per minute
Written at 140 BPM but felt at half time (70): the snare lands on beat 3 of each bar. Riddim and brostep keep the same tempo. Drop a track below to see whether it sits in the usual dubstep range.
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Dubstep tempo chart
Each row is a tempo in the typical dubstep 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, 140 BPM, is in bold.
| BPM | Beat (ms) | 1/8 (ms) | Dotted 1/8 (ms) | 4/4 bar (s) | 16 bars (s) | Half | Double |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | 441.2 | 220.6 | 330.9 | 1.76 | 28.2 | 68 | 272 |
| 137 | 438.0 | 219.0 | 328.5 | 1.75 | 28.0 | 68.5 | 274 |
| 138 | 434.8 | 217.4 | 326.1 | 1.74 | 27.8 | 69 | 276 |
| 139 | 431.7 | 215.8 | 323.7 | 1.73 | 27.6 | 69.5 | 278 |
| 140 | 428.6 | 214.3 | 321.4 | 1.71 | 27.4 | 70 | 280 |
| 141 | 425.5 | 212.8 | 319.1 | 1.70 | 27.2 | 70.5 | 282 |
| 142 | 422.5 | 211.3 | 316.9 | 1.69 | 27.0 | 71 | 284 |
| 143 | 419.6 | 209.8 | 314.7 | 1.68 | 26.9 | 71.5 | 286 |
| 144 | 416.7 | 208.3 | 312.5 | 1.67 | 26.7 | 72 | 288 |
| 145 | 413.8 | 206.9 | 310.3 | 1.66 | 26.5 | 72.5 | 290 |
Mixing dubstep with neighbouring genres
The pitch change needed to play a typical 140 BPM dubstep 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 140 | Approach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trap | 130–170 (typ. 140) | 0.0 % | Direct mix |
| UK garage | 128–140 (typ. 132) | -5.7 % | Direct mix |
| Drum & bass | 160–180 (typ. 174) | +24.3 % | Bridge track or cut |
Detected dubstep at half or double?
If the detector reports 70 or 280 for a dubstep 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 dubstep range. More in half-time and double-time BPM.
Delay times at 140 BPM
| Note | Straight (ms) | Dotted (ms) | Triplet (ms) | LFO (Hz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 — Half note | 857.1 | 1285.7 | 571.4 | 1.17 |
| 1/4 — Quarter note | 428.6 | 642.9 | 285.7 | 2.33 |
| 1/8 — Eighth note | 214.3 | 321.4 | 142.9 | 4.67 |
| 1/16 — Sixteenth note | 107.1 | 160.7 | 71.4 | 9.33 |
| 1/32 — Thirty-second note | 53.6 | 80.4 | 35.7 | 18.67 |
Full chart: 140 BPM to ms.
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