Future Bass BPM Chart
Quick answer
What is the Future Bass BPM range?
A visual BPM chart for Future Bass and its 3 sub-genres: compare tempo bands side by side, spot where ranges overlap, and pick mixing partners before planning transitions.
- DJ-ready reference
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- Methodology included
Future Bass BPM Reference
Future Bass: 130-160 BPM, typical 150 BPM.
| Genre | BPM Range | Typical BPM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Future Bass | 130-160 | 150 | Bright, melodic, supersaw-led bass music. Flume, Illenium, San Holo, Louis The Child. Stutter chords, vocal chops, and emotional drops. |
| Glitch Hop | 100-115 | 108 | Hip-hop tempo bass music with heavy glitch processing. Pretty Lights, GRiZ, Opiuo. 110 BPM swing, funky drums, talkbox vocals. |
| Color Bass | 140-150 | 145 | Vibrant, harmonically dense subgenre with overlapping chord stacks and 'colorful' sound design. Chime, MYRNE, Crystal Skies aesthetic. |
| Kawaii Future Bass | 140-160 | 150 | Anime-styled, hyper-cute future bass. Snail's House, Rin, Tomggg. Pixel-pop melodies, sugary vocal chops, J-pop influence. |
vibesdj.io/dj-tools - BPM ranges are practical DJ references, not strict genre boundaries.
Future Bass
Bright, melodic, supersaw-led bass music. Flume, Illenium, San Holo, Louis The Child. Stutter chords, vocal chops, and emotional drops.
Sub-genre tempo spectrum
3 styles- Core DJ range
- 130–160 BPM
- Practical target
- 150 BPM
- Track spread
- 100–170 BPM
- Track evidence
- View 9 reference tracks
Chart ranges are DJ planning references. Check the grid and phrase markers on the exact track edit before mixing.
About Future Bass BPM
Bright, melodic, supersaw-led bass music. Flume, Illenium, San Holo, Louis The Child. Stutter chords, vocal chops, and emotional drops. The core DJ range spans 130-160, with 150 BPM as a practical target. Sub-genres split the parent genre into narrower tempo bands, which is why this chart is more useful than one number alone.
Reading the grid
How to Read Future Bass BPM in DJ Software
Future Bass is usually mixed around 130-160 BPM, with 150 BPM as a practical DJ target. The reference tracks on this page span 100-170 BPM, so use the grid that makes loops and phrase markers line up cleanly.
| Reading | Meaning | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 130-160 BPM | Core Future Bass DJ range | Beatmatch normally, then check phrasing around intros, breaks, and drops. |
| 65-80 BPM | Halftime interpretation of the core range | Double the grid if 8-bar loops or cue points feel too slow. |
| 150 BPM | Practical target for crate filtering | Use as a starting point, then sort by energy, key, and arrangement. |
| < 130 BPM | Slower adjacent or bridge records | Treat as tempo bridges unless the grid doubles cleanly into the core range. |
| > 160 BPM | Faster outliers or double-time readings | Check whether the track behaves better as halftime before using it as a fast transition. |
Track Evidence
This rail separates the core DJ range from the tracks shown here, so the page can be useful without hiding bridge records or outliers.
- Tracks shown
- 9
- Track spread
- 100-170 BPM
- Below core range
- 5 tracks
- Inside core range
- 3 tracks
- Above core range
- 1 track
- Mean of shown tracks
- 129 BPM
- Median of shown tracks
- 124 BPM
- Evidence level
- Limited but reviewed: 9 tracks, 3 core examples
Counts describe the reference tracks resolved on this page, not every record in the genre.
DJ Overview for Future Bass
Use this as a mixing and library-prep description, not an encyclopedia entry.
| Aspect | Detail |
|---|---|
| Sound palette | Supersaw stabs, Vocal chops, Bright melodies, Stuttered chords |
| Drum feel | 130-160 BPM core range; check whether slower readings work better doubled or as halftime. |
| Arrangement and phrasing | Confirm intro, build, drop, breakdown, and outro cue points before trusting the analyzer value. |
| Energy use in a set | builds, drops, and higher-energy transitions |
| Often compared with | Kawaii Future Bass, Color Bass, Glitch Hop |
Tracks in Future Bass
Related Charts
Mix Into Future Bass
Tempo overlap is only one part of the decision. These suggestions separate BPM fit from style fit so same-tempo but unrelated genres do not look like natural transitions.
| Genre | BPM fit | Style fit | Transition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawaii Future Bass140-160 BPM · typical 150 | High | High | Long blend, harmonic blend, or drop swap |
| Color Bass140-150 BPM · typical 145 | High | High | Long blend, harmonic blend, or drop swap |
| Glitch Hop100-115 BPM · typical 108 | Low | High | Breakdown transition or tempo-reset blend |
| Hard Techno145-160 BPM · typical 150 | High | Medium | Short blend; verify arrangement and energy |
| Schranz145-160 BPM · typical 150 | High | Medium | Short blend; verify arrangement and energy |
| Twilight Psytrance144-156 BPM · typical 150 | High | Medium | Short blend; verify arrangement and energy |
| Nitzhonot145-155 BPM · typical 150 | High | Medium | Short blend; verify arrangement and energy |
| Suomisaundi140-160 BPM · typical 150 | High | Medium | Short blend; verify arrangement and energy |
Hey, it's Ben Modigell 👋
I've been DJing and producing music as "so I so," focusing on downtempo, minimal, dub house, tech house, and techno. My background in digital marketing, web development, and UX design over the past 6 years helps me create DJ tutorials that are clear, practical, and easy to follow.
Methodology
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Author and Methodology
Maintained by Ben Modigell, founder of Vibes. Ben builds DJ library, preparation, BPM, and harmonic-mixing tools for working DJs.
- Data used
- 3 mapped sub-genres and 9 reference tracks
- Source
- Audio features sourced from ReccoBeats (https://reccobeats.com); track metadata via Spotify Search API. Spotify deprecated audio-features for new apps in Nov 2024. Manual label reference tracks use Beatport BPM/key metadata where available.
- Evidence
- 3 Future Bass sub-genres and 9 reference tracks from a 391-track reference dataset.
- How this page is made
- This chart is generated from the Vibes genre taxonomy and reference track metadata where available. AI-assisted research helped draft taxonomy notes; chart ranges and tables are rendered from structured data.
Chart ranges are designed for DJ set planning. Producers can release tracks outside these ranges, especially remixes, VIP edits, live versions, and halftime arrangements.
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