need to turn" pop" song into dance/club. what should the min bpm be?

ItsAPandemic · 7th September 2010

A good friend of mine is playing at an event and needs his pop songs more "danceable." His songs range from 80-90 bpm and he wants a 4/4 kick. Normally i would just warp it and be fine. But he is goin to play some instruments live and sing on top of it. Im a little skeptical in the idea, but he is admit on it. What's ur opinion on the min and/or max bpm i should go to.

djanthonyw · 7th September 2010

120-128bpm

For anything in the lower 80's you might want to bring the tempo down to double time it. 80 - 16 = 64 x 2 = 128.

MarvinDog · 7th September 2010

127 is disco heaven.

msl · 7th September 2010

115-125 for a chilled house vibe, might be easier said than done, as that amount of warping probably won't be subtle!

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NewSc2 · 7th September 2010

Some pop/dance songs are slower than you might think. I know lots of slow but pumpy hip-hop tracks. But otherwise yes, at least 115+. If it's less than 120, he better have a big moving bassline underneath.

Kramdown · 7th September 2010

I DJ on weekends and most of the best dance stuff is in the upper range of the 120s: Sexy Chick (David Guetta) I Gotta Feeling (BEPs) I'm In Miami Bitch (LMFAO) Hotel Room Service (Pitbull) Right Round (Flo Rida) Whine Up (Kat Deluna) I'm The Ish (DJ Class) ...

But there's great dance stuff between 80 and 90 too. Often these are 1/16 type beats. Drop It Low (Ester Dean) is 88 and is a go-to track that I can always count on to fill the dance floor.

Replay is another example at 90:

dhollmusik · 7th September 2010

shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit, you all dance like zombies.

go straight double-time, mate...drench his vox with reverb & echo over something like this:

YouTube - Psykovsky - Hellove Ja Wohl Yo (Dark Psy Trance)

WDM · 8th September 2010

Most of the trance is on 135-139 bpm.
~70 bpm original song could be easily converted to ~140 bpm with 4x4 beat.

7th September 2010	#1
ItsAPandemic Gear Head Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 31 Thread Starter	need to turn" pop" song into dance/club. what should the min bpm be? A good friend of mine is playing at an event and needs his pop songs more "danceable." His songs range from 80-90 bpm and he wants a 4/4 kick. Normally i would just warp it and be fine. But he is goin to play some instruments live and sing on top of it. Im a little skeptical in the idea, but he is admit on it. What's ur opinion on the min and/or max bpm i should go to.

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msl Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dublin Posts: 3,454 1 Review written	115-125 for a chilled house vibe, might be easier said than done, as that amount of warping probably won't be subtle! . __________________ "It's like a throbbing jellyfish of low end" Joseph Micolo Latest releases here & here

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7th September 2010	#2
djanthonyw Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Boston Posts: 3,344	120-128bpm For anything in the lower 80's you might want to bring the tempo down to double time it. 80 - 16 = 64 x 2 = 128.

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MarvinDog Gear addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 437	127 is disco heaven.

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NewSc2 Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 612	Some pop/dance songs are slower than you might think. I know lots of slow but pumpy hip-hop tracks. But otherwise yes, at least 115+. If it's less than 120, he better have a big moving bassline underneath.

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Kramdown Gear Head Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 46	I DJ on weekends and most of the best dance stuff is in the upper range of the 120s: Sexy Chick (David Guetta) I Gotta Feeling (BEPs) I'm In Miami Bitch (LMFAO) Hotel Room Service (Pitbull) Right Round (Flo Rida) Whine Up (Kat Deluna) I'm The Ish (DJ Class) ... But there's great dance stuff between 80 and 90 too. Often these are 1/16 type beats. Drop It Low (Ester Dean) is 88 and is a go-to track that I can always count on to fill the dance floor. Replay is another example at 90:

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dhollmusik Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Berlin Posts: 1,854 4 Reviews written	shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit, you all dance like zombies. go straight double-time, mate...drench his vox with reverb & echo over something like this: YouTube - Psykovsky - Hellove Ja Wohl Yo (Dark Psy Trance)

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WDM Gear maniac Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 280	Most of the trance is on 135-139 bpm. ~70 bpm original song could be easily converted to ~140 bpm with 4x4 beat.