Techno BPM: 125–150 beats per minute
Driving four-on-the-floor. Detroit and minimal techno run 125–132; peak-time and hard techno often 135–150. Drop a track below to see whether it sits in the usual techno range.
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Techno tempo chart
Each row is a tempo in the typical techno 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, 132 BPM, is in bold.
| BPM | Beat (ms) | 1/8 (ms) | Dotted 1/8 (ms) | 4/4 bar (s) | 16 bars (s) | Half | Double |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | 480.0 | 240.0 | 360.0 | 1.92 | 30.7 | 62.5 | 250 |
| 127 | 472.4 | 236.2 | 354.3 | 1.89 | 30.2 | 63.5 | 254 |
| 129 | 465.1 | 232.6 | 348.8 | 1.86 | 29.8 | 64.5 | 258 |
| 131 | 458.0 | 229.0 | 343.5 | 1.83 | 29.3 | 65.5 | 262 |
| 133 | 451.1 | 225.6 | 338.3 | 1.80 | 28.9 | 66.5 | 266 |
| 135 | 444.4 | 222.2 | 333.3 | 1.78 | 28.4 | 67.5 | 270 |
| 137 | 438.0 | 219.0 | 328.5 | 1.75 | 28.0 | 68.5 | 274 |
| 139 | 431.7 | 215.8 | 323.7 | 1.73 | 27.6 | 69.5 | 278 |
| 141 | 425.5 | 212.8 | 319.1 | 1.70 | 27.2 | 70.5 | 282 |
| 143 | 419.6 | 209.8 | 314.7 | 1.68 | 26.9 | 71.5 | 286 |
| 145 | 413.8 | 206.9 | 310.3 | 1.66 | 26.5 | 72.5 | 290 |
| 147 | 408.2 | 204.1 | 306.1 | 1.63 | 26.1 | 73.5 | 294 |
| 149 | 402.7 | 201.3 | 302.0 | 1.61 | 25.8 | 74.5 | 298 |
| 132 | 454.5 | 227.3 | 340.9 | 1.82 | 29.1 | 66 | 264 |
Mixing techno with neighbouring genres
The pitch change needed to play a typical 132 BPM techno 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 132 | Approach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tech house | 122–130 (typ. 126) | -4.5 % | Direct mix |
| Trance | 130–145 (typ. 138) | +4.5 % | Direct mix |
| House | 118–130 (typ. 124) | -6.1 % | Bridge track or cut |
| Hardstyle | 145–160 (typ. 150) | +13.6 % | Bridge track or cut |
Detected techno at half or double?
If the detector reports 66 or 264 for a techno 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 techno range. More in half-time and double-time BPM.
Delay times at 132 BPM
| Note | Straight (ms) | Dotted (ms) | Triplet (ms) | LFO (Hz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 — Half note | 909.1 | 1363.6 | 606.1 | 1.10 |
| 1/4 — Quarter note | 454.5 | 681.8 | 303.0 | 2.20 |
| 1/8 — Eighth note | 227.3 | 340.9 | 151.5 | 4.40 |
| 1/16 — Sixteenth note | 113.6 | 170.5 | 75.8 | 8.80 |
| 1/32 — Thirty-second note | 56.8 | 85.2 | 37.9 | 17.60 |
Full chart: 132 BPM to ms.
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