Hardstyle BPM: 145–160 beats per minute
Distorted, pitched kicks and reverse bass. Classic hardstyle was 140–150; modern “raw” styles run 150–160. Drop a track below to see whether it sits in the usual hardstyle range.
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Hardstyle tempo chart
Each row is a tempo in the typical hardstyle 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, 150 BPM, is in bold.
| BPM | Beat (ms) | 1/8 (ms) | Dotted 1/8 (ms) | 4/4 bar (s) | 16 bars (s) | Half | Double |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145 | 413.8 | 206.9 | 310.3 | 1.66 | 26.5 | 72.5 | 290 |
| 146 | 411.0 | 205.5 | 308.2 | 1.64 | 26.3 | 73 | 292 |
| 147 | 408.2 | 204.1 | 306.1 | 1.63 | 26.1 | 73.5 | 294 |
| 148 | 405.4 | 202.7 | 304.1 | 1.62 | 25.9 | 74 | 296 |
| 149 | 402.7 | 201.3 | 302.0 | 1.61 | 25.8 | 74.5 | 298 |
| 150 | 400.0 | 200.0 | 300.0 | 1.60 | 25.6 | 75 | 300 |
| 151 | 397.4 | 198.7 | 298.0 | 1.59 | 25.4 | 75.5 | 302 |
| 152 | 394.7 | 197.4 | 296.1 | 1.58 | 25.3 | 76 | 304 |
| 153 | 392.2 | 196.1 | 294.1 | 1.57 | 25.1 | 76.5 | 306 |
| 154 | 389.6 | 194.8 | 292.2 | 1.56 | 24.9 | 77 | 308 |
| 155 | 387.1 | 193.5 | 290.3 | 1.55 | 24.8 | 77.5 | 310 |
| 156 | 384.6 | 192.3 | 288.5 | 1.54 | 24.6 | 78 | 312 |
| 157 | 382.2 | 191.1 | 286.6 | 1.53 | 24.5 | 78.5 | 314 |
| 158 | 379.7 | 189.9 | 284.8 | 1.52 | 24.3 | 79 | 316 |
| 159 | 377.4 | 188.7 | 283.0 | 1.51 | 24.2 | 79.5 | 318 |
| 160 | 375.0 | 187.5 | 281.3 | 1.50 | 24.0 | 80 | 320 |
Mixing hardstyle with neighbouring genres
The pitch change needed to play a typical 150 BPM hardstyle 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 150 | Approach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Techno | 125–150 (typ. 132) | -12.0 % | Bridge track or cut |
| Trance | 130–145 (typ. 138) | -8.0 % | Bridge track or cut |
Detected hardstyle at half or double?
If the detector reports 75 or 300 for a hardstyle 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 hardstyle range. More in half-time and double-time BPM.
Delay times at 150 BPM
| Note | Straight (ms) | Dotted (ms) | Triplet (ms) | LFO (Hz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 — Half note | 800.0 | 1200.0 | 533.3 | 1.25 |
| 1/4 — Quarter note | 400.0 | 600.0 | 266.7 | 2.50 |
| 1/8 — Eighth note | 200.0 | 300.0 | 133.3 | 5.00 |
| 1/16 — Sixteenth note | 100.0 | 150.0 | 66.7 | 10.00 |
| 1/32 — Thirty-second note | 50.0 | 75.0 | 33.3 | 20.00 |
Full chart: 150 BPM to ms.
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