Wave BPM
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 the guide separates core examples from adjacent and outlier records.
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.
- Core DJ range
- 70–90 BPM
- Practical target
- 80 BPM
- Track spread
- 94-140 BPM
- Track evidence
- 2 shown
Use the BPM that makes loops, cue points, and phrase markers behave cleanly in your DJ software.
What BPM Is Wave?
Wave sits at 70–90 BPM as a core DJ range, with 80 BPM as a practical target for crate filtering and set planning.
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.
Track Evidence
This table separates the core DJ range from the tracks shown here, so the page can be useful without hiding bridge records or outliers.
- Tracks shown
- 2
- Track spread
- 94-140 BPM
- Below core range
- 0 tracks
- Inside core range
- 0 tracks
- Above core range
- 2 tracks
- Mean of shown tracks
- 117 BPM
- Median of shown tracks
- 117 BPM
- Evidence level
- Limited but reviewed: 2 tracks, 0 core examples
Wave Reference Tracks
Resolved Wave tracks with BPM and Camelot key, separated by DJ fit:
Adjacent and outlier examples
These tracks still help explain the Wave neighborhood, but they should not be treated as core examples without checking the grid.
Goth (Slowed + Reverb)
Sidewalks and Skeletons
Japan - Original Mix
Plastician
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Above the 70-90 BPM core range; check whether it behaves better as halftime.
Above the 70-90 BPM core range; check whether it behaves better as halftime.
DJ Overview for Wave
Use this as a mixing and library-prep description, not an encyclopedia entry.
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.
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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Author and Methodology
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Data used: 2 reference tracks
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.
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 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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