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Tracks at 70 BPM

Tracks around 70 BPM, sorted into genre buckets with Camelot keys, halftime/doubletime context, and evidence labels. Styles covering this tempo include Dark Ambient, Vaporwave, Memphis Phonk.

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70BPM

Use this tempo page to find tracks around 70 BPM, then check Camelot keys before blending.

Halftime35 BPMDoubletime140 BPMTrack sample2 tracks within ±2 BPM
Closest stylesDark Ambient, Vaporwave, Memphis Phonk

Ranges are practical DJ references. Verify important tracks in your own library before a set.

How to Interpret 70 BPM

70 BPM
Main DJ grid for this page
Use it when loops, cue points, and phrase markers land cleanly.
35 BPM
Halftime feel
Use when the groove feels half as fast but the phrase structure still lines up.
140 BPM
Doubletime feel
Use for faster-feeling percussion or bridges into high-tempo styles.
±2 BPM
DJ tolerance for track examples
Small rounded-BPM differences are normal across analyzers.

Tempo Evidence for 70 BPM

This page shows tracks within a ±2 BPM DJ tolerance so the tempo page remains useful without pretending every example is an exact 70 BPM match.

Track evidence
2 tracks within ±2 BPM
Shown-track spread
68-71 BPM
Median of shown tracks
70 BPM
Matching genres
5 tempo matches
Halftime
35 BPM
Doubletime
140 BPM
Evidence level
Limited but reviewed: 2 near matches

Genres at 70 BPM

Genres whose BPM range covers 70, ranked by closeness to their typical tempo:

Dark Ambient
6080 BPM · typical 70
typical
Vaporwave
6090 BPM · typical 75
-5 BPM
Memphis Phonk
7090 BPM · typical 80
-10 BPM
Wave
7090 BPM · typical 80
-10 BPM
Ambient IDM
60100 BPM · typical 80
-10 BPM

Halftime and Doubletime of 70

Use the halftime/doubletime BPM tool to plan transitions between tempo zones while keeping perceived tempo consistent.

Adjacent BPMs

Browse tracks at neighboring BPMs to plan a set's tempo arc:

Mixing Tips at 70 BPM

Verify the grid

Verify unknown tracks with the BPM tapper before mixing. Software-detected BPM is occasionally off by 2x or 0.5x for halftime-feel tracks.

Match the key

Match keys with the Camelot wheel , at any single BPM, key compatibility is the dominant variable for clean mixes.

Plan tempo moves

When transitioning to a different tempo zone, use the halftime/doubletime calculator or the pitch and tempo calculator.

Zoom out

See the full BPM landscape at the EDM genre chart.

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Data used: 2 reference tracks within ±2 BPM

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Evidence: 2 reference tracks within ±2 BPM of 70, from a 290-track reference dataset.

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.

How this page is made: This page is generated from rounded BPM values, reference track metadata, and the Vibes genre taxonomy. Tracks within ±2 BPM are shown first; when that bucket is empty, nearest reference tempo matches are labeled as fallbacks.

BPM pages use rounded tempo values and a ±2 BPM tolerance for track examples. Edge tempos use nearest reference tracks and clearly label them as nearby references.

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Frequently Asked Questions

70 BPM falls within the BPM range of 5 genres in our taxonomy. The closest matches by typical tempo: Dark Ambient, Vaporwave, Memphis Phonk.
Halftime of 70 BPM is 35 BPM, doubletime is 140 BPM. Halftime feel keeps the same tempo but plays drum patterns at half the rate; doubletime overlays drums at twice the rate. Both are common in hybrid electronic styles.
Camelot keys aren't BPM-specific: any of the 24 Camelot codes can show up at 70 BPM depending on the producer's choice. Use the Camelot wheel to match keys between two tracks at this tempo for harmonic transitions, regardless of genre.
70 BPM is at the typical 70 BPM for Dark Ambient. The genre's full range spans 60-80 BPM.
Stay in the same key family using the Camelot wheel, mix during breakdowns to mask BPM differences, and use the BPM tapper to verify unknown tracks. For tempo shifts, the half-time and double-time calculator helps plan transitions between BPM zones.