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Filter tracks by BPM range in Traktor Pro.

Traktor Pro lets you sort and search your collection by BPM, but building and saving BPM-filtered playlists takes manual effort. Vibes exports ready-made BPM-range subfolders straight into your NML so the work is already done before you open Traktor.

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Vibes app showing BPM and key analysis for a DJ library

Vibes analyzes BPM and key for every track, then exports BPM-range playlists into Traktor Pro.

Filter tracks by BPM range in Traktor Pro, step by step.

Traktor Pro 4.x gives you two native ways to work with BPM ranges. The first is sorting the Track Collection by BPM column and using the search bar to narrow by a specific tempo value. The second, and more powerful, method is Smartlists: dynamic playlists you define with BPM conditions such as 'greater than 124' and 'less than 128' that auto-populate from your full collection.

Open your Track Collection

In Traktor Pro, open the browser section and select Track Collection in the Browser Tree on the left side. This shows your full imported library as a sortable track list.

Sort by BPM

Click the BPM column header in the track list to sort ascending or descending. Shift-click a second column header to apply a secondary sort (for example, BPM within a Key sort). This groups tracks by tempo for visual scanning but does not lock the view to a specific range.

Create a Smartlist for a BPM range

Right-click the Playlists node in the Browser Tree and choose Create Smartlist. Name the Smartlist (for example, 124-128 BPM). In the Smartlist editor, add two BPM conditions: BPM 'greater than' 124 and BPM 'less than' 128, matching all conditions. The Smartlist auto-populates from your entire collection and updates automatically as you add tracks.

Use the search bar for a quick spot-check

Type a BPM value into the search field at the top of the browser to filter tracks matching that exact tempo. Note that the search bar returns exact text matches on BPM, not a range, so it is best for confirming a specific tempo rather than capturing a spread. For ongoing BPM-range curation, the Smartlist method from Step 3 is more reliable.

The catch

Traktor Pro 4 does have a native BPM range filter via Smartlists, which use 'greater than' and 'less than' numeric conditions and auto-populate dynamically. The search bar in the browser returns exact BPM text matches only and does not support a min/max range input directly, so use Smartlists for range-based filtering and the search bar only for quick single-tempo lookups.

Track 001

Artist A

128

Afterhours

Mysterious

Introspective

Track 001

Artist A

128

Afterhours

Mysterious

Introspective

Track 002

Artist B

124

Cozy Floor

Peaceful

Home

Track 002

Artist B

124

Cozy Floor

Peaceful

Home

Track 003

Artist C

132

Rave

Aggressive

Festival

Build & Release

Track 003

Artist C

132

Rave

Aggressive

Festival

Build & Release

The faster way

Export BPM-range playlists into Traktor automatically

Vibes analyzes every track for BPM and key, lets you filter your full library by BPM range in one click, and exports those filtered playlists directly into your Traktor NML as named subfolders. Your BPM crates are waiting in Traktor before you open it.

See how it works

BPM range filter in All Songs: set a numeric min and max to instantly see only the tracks that fit

Export subdivides your playlists into BPM-range subfolders inside Traktor's NML automatically

Find Compatible auto-fills a mixable BPM range from any anchor track so you prep with real context

BPM analysis runs on-device alongside key detection, so every track in your NML has accurate data

Organize in Vibes, export to Traktor Pro.

Your playlists, tags, ratings, and cue points travel back to the gear you play on, so nothing you do in Vibes is locked away.

Track 001

Artist A

128

Afterhours

Mysterious

Introspective

Track 002

Artist B

124

Cozy Floor

Peaceful

Home

Track 003

Artist C

132

Rave

Aggressive

Festival

Build & Release

Playlists

Vibes

Mood

Aggressive

Euphoric

Melancholic

Mysterious

Peaceful

Playful

Tense

Function

Arrangement

Sets

Club Night 12/28

NYE Closing Set

Rooftop 01/04

Frequently asked questions

The honest answers, including the trade-offs.

No. Vibes is a library prep and export tool, not a performance mixer. It builds and exports the BPM-range playlists into your NML before your session. You still open Traktor Pro to perform and the BPM-filtered playlists are already there waiting for you.

When you export from Vibes, you can enable BPM-range subdivision in the export settings. Vibes writes a named subfolder for each BPM band (for example, 120-124, 124-128) directly into your Traktor NML file alongside your vibe-based crates and Combinations.

Yes. The All Songs view in Vibes stacks filters: set a BPM range, select a Camelot key, and add vibe or folder filters on top. The track list updates immediately, and you can export the resulting selection as a playlist into Traktor.

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