Filter your crate to this range, then verify each track's beatgrid and Camelot key before you blend.
- Practical target
- 80 BPM
- Tracks shown
- 2 shown
- Track spread
- 94-140 BPM
- Inside core range
- 0 of 2
- Below · above
- 0 below · 2 above
- Median · mean
- 117 · 117 BPM
- Sub-genres
- None mapped
- Evidence
- Limited but reviewed: 2 tracks, 0 core examples
Counts describe the reference tracks resolved on this page, not every record in the genre. Use the BPM that makes loops, cue points, and phrase markers behave cleanly.
Quick answer
What BPM is Wave?
A DJ tempo guide for Wave: where the core range sits, and 2 reference tracks spanning 94-140 BPM, separated into core, adjacent, and outlier records.
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- Methodology included
Reference tracks
Wave Reference Tracks
Resolved Wave tracks, verified against their beatgrids with real BPM, Camelot key, energy and length, separated by DJ fit. Click any row to open its full sonic profile.
Adjacent and outlier examples
2 outside core
DJ fit notes
- Goth (Slowed + Reverb): Above the 70-90 BPM core range; check whether it behaves better as halftime.
- Japan - Original Mix: Above the 70-90 BPM core range; check whether it behaves better as halftime.
Genre family
The Wave Family
Wave sits at 70–90 BPM as a core DJ range, with 80 BPM as a practical target for crate filtering and set planning.
Wave BPM Reference
Wave: 70-90 BPM, typical 80 BPM.
| Genre | BPM Range | Typical BPM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wave | 70-90 | 80 | Half-time, emotive, witch-house-adjacent bass music. Sidewalks and Skeletons, BL▲CK † CEILING, Klimeks, Skit. Programmed at 140-160 with a 70-80 BPM perceived feel. |
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Wave
Half-time, emotive, witch-house-adjacent bass music. Sidewalks and Skeletons, BL▲CK † CEILING, Klimeks, Skit. Programmed at 140-160 with a 70-80 BPM perceived feel.
Reading the grid
How to Read Wave BPM in DJ Software
Wave is usually mixed around 70-90 BPM, with 80 BPM as a practical DJ target. The reference tracks on this page span 94-140 BPM, so use the grid that makes loops and phrase markers line up cleanly.
| Reading | Meaning | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 70-90 BPM | Core Wave DJ range | Beatmatch normally, then check phrasing around intros, breaks, and drops. |
| 35-45 BPM | Halftime interpretation of the core range | Double the grid if 8-bar loops or cue points feel too slow. |
| 80 BPM | Practical target for crate filtering | Use as a starting point, then sort by energy, key, and arrangement. |
| > 90 BPM | Faster outliers or double-time readings | Check whether the track behaves better as halftime before using it as a fast transition. |
DJ Overview for Wave
Use this as a mixing and library-prep description, not an encyclopedia entry.
| Aspect | Detail |
|---|---|
| Sound palette | Half-time trap drums, Ambient pads, Minor-key emotion, Witch-house lineage |
| Drum feel | 70-90 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 | tempo-reset, warmup, or halftime bridge |
| Often compared with | nearby tempo and parent-family styles |
Mix Into Wave
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Phonk70-90 BPM · typical 80 | High | Medium | Short blend; verify arrangement and energy |
| Ambient IDM60-100 BPM · typical 80 | High | Medium | Short blend; verify arrangement and energy |
| Vaporwave60-90 BPM · typical 75 | High | Medium | Short blend; verify arrangement and energy |
| Chillhop70-95 BPM · typical 85 | High | Medium | Short blend; verify arrangement and energy |
| Ambient60-120 BPM · typical 90 | High | Medium | Short blend; verify arrangement and energy |
| Dark Ambient60-80 BPM · typical 70 | High | Medium | Short blend; verify arrangement and energy |
Reference Artists in Wave
Artists represented in the current Wave track sample:
Common Keys for Wave
Most-used Camelot keys among the Wave tracks shown here:
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Mixing Tips
Tempo Window
Stay in the 70–90 BPM band for clean mixes; verify unknown tracks with the BPM tapper.
Harmonic Fit
Use the Camelot wheel to find compatible keys before transitioning, especially when Wave tracks have prominent melodic content.
Tempo Bridges
When bridging into a different tempo, use the key transposer to plan how pitch change affects key, or transition during a breakdown where the beat drops.
Next Reference
Browse the EDM genre BPM chart or the music genre tree to see how Wave relates to neighboring styles.
Typical Tempo
See tracks at the typical 80 BPM on the 80 BPM tracks page.
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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
- 2 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
- 2 reference Wave tracks from a 391-track dataset; 0 sit inside the core DJ range and 2 are labeled as adjacent or outlier examples.
- How this page is made
- This page is generated from the Vibes genre taxonomy, curated reference tracks, computed evidence statistics, and reference track metadata where available. AI-assisted research helped draft the taxonomy notes; the visible page is rendered from structured data and reusable page logic.
Genre BPM ranges are practical DJ references, not statistical claims about every track. Different edits, live versions, and analysis engines may report slightly different tempos.
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