Trance BPM: 130–145 beats per minute
Long build-ups and breakdowns over a steady kick. Uplifting trance is usually 136–140; psytrance is faster, roughly 140–148. Drop a track below to see whether it sits in the usual trance range.
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Trance tempo chart
Each row is a tempo in the typical trance 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, 138 BPM, is in bold.
| BPM | Beat (ms) | 1/8 (ms) | Dotted 1/8 (ms) | 4/4 bar (s) | 16 bars (s) | Half | Double |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 461.5 | 230.8 | 346.2 | 1.85 | 29.5 | 65 | 260 |
| 131 | 458.0 | 229.0 | 343.5 | 1.83 | 29.3 | 65.5 | 262 |
| 132 | 454.5 | 227.3 | 340.9 | 1.82 | 29.1 | 66 | 264 |
| 133 | 451.1 | 225.6 | 338.3 | 1.80 | 28.9 | 66.5 | 266 |
| 134 | 447.8 | 223.9 | 335.8 | 1.79 | 28.7 | 67 | 268 |
| 135 | 444.4 | 222.2 | 333.3 | 1.78 | 28.4 | 67.5 | 270 |
| 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 trance with neighbouring genres
The pitch change needed to play a typical 138 BPM trance 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 138 | Approach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Techno | 125–150 (typ. 132) | -4.3 % | Direct mix |
| Hardstyle | 145–160 (typ. 150) | +8.7 % | Bridge track or cut |
| UK garage | 128–140 (typ. 132) | -4.3 % | Direct mix |
Detected trance at half or double?
If the detector reports 69 or 276 for a trance 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 trance range. More in half-time and double-time BPM.
Delay times at 138 BPM
| Note | Straight (ms) | Dotted (ms) | Triplet (ms) | LFO (Hz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 — Half note | 869.6 | 1304.3 | 579.7 | 1.15 |
| 1/4 — Quarter note | 434.8 | 652.2 | 289.9 | 2.30 |
| 1/8 — Eighth note | 217.4 | 326.1 | 144.9 | 4.60 |
| 1/16 — Sixteenth note | 108.7 | 163.0 | 72.5 | 9.20 |
| 1/32 — Thirty-second note | 54.3 | 81.5 | 36.2 | 18.40 |
Full chart: 138 BPM to ms.
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