What BPM is Uplifting trance?
Uplifting trance has a median tempo of 138 BPM. Half of all uplifting trance sits between 138 and 140 BPM, measured across 1,446 analysed tracks. The genre's editorial range is 138–145 BPM; our catalog measures slightly tighter.
Trance · 2000s — present
Measured 13 August 2026 from 1,446 uplifting trance tracks in our catalog. 164 tempo outliers removed by a Tukey IQR fence. No track needed a half-time correction. 61 tracks (4.2%) carry a tempo our detectors flagged for review; they are included in these figures.
Method: how we correct half-time BPM detection — why fast genres get stored at half speed, and the rule we apply before publishing a median.
Median BPM
138
Middle half
138–140
9 in 10
138–140
Mean
139
Tracks measured
1,446
BPM distribution
1,446 tracks · median 138 BPM · most of the catalog sits between 138 and 140 BPM · 164 outliers removed by IQR filter.
How tightly does uplifting trance hold its tempo?
Half of all uplifting trance sits inside a 2 BPM window, 138 to 140. Widen to nine tracks in ten and the band runs 138–140 BPM. No trance genre charted below holds a tighter middle half — Trance spreads over 10 BPM.
10th percentile 138 · lower quartile 138 · median 138 · upper quartile 140 · 90th percentile 140 BPM
How uplifting trance tempo has shifted
Across 318 uplifting trance tracks spanning 2013–2025, the median has crept up by 1.0 BPM (from 138 to 139) with the highest median in 2025 (139 BPM) and the lowest in 2013 (138 BPM).
Why this tempo?
Uplifting trance settled at 138–145 BPM because it occupies the sweet spot between peak-time dancefloor energy and melodic clarity. At these tempos, kick patterns remain punchy without sacrificing the intricate breakdown arrangements that define the genre—typically 16 or 32-bar sections where synth layers build toward euphoric peaks. The 2000s proliferation of 4/4 kick drum machines and sampler-based production made this range ideal for sustaining tension across long phrase structures. Below 138 BPM, the genre loses urgency; above 145 BPM, the melodic counterpoint becomes rhythmically muddy. The tempo also aligns with the genre's festival and superclub heritage, where sustained energy across 60–90 minute DJ sets required a pace that avoided listener fatigue while maintaining emotional trajectory.
Where your track fits
Three reference points along the BPM axis for uplifting trance, with what the position implies about the track.
Groovy side
Lower quartile — patient builds, deeper grooves, long blends.
Peak-time edge
Upper quartile — pushes the floor, bridges into faster neighbours.
Where uplifting trance sits on the tempo axis
Median BPM of uplifting trance compared to neighbouring genres in the same family. Closer medians mean easier cross-genre transitions.
Progressive trance
128 BPMUplifting trance
138 BPMTrance
138 BPMVocal trance
138 BPMTech trance
140 BPMPsytrance
142 BPM
Popular uplifting trance tracks at the median BPM
Catalog tracks within ±2 BPM of 138, sorted by popularity.
Top uplifting trance artists in the catalog
Names you’ll meet often when building uplifting trance sets.
- Alan Morris15
- Alex M.O.R.P.H.13
- Talla 2XLC13
- ReOrder9
- UDM9
- 40THAVHA8
- Allen Watts7
- Cold Blue7
Producing uplifting trance — tempo notes
- ›Build breakdowns with 16-bar silence or pad-only sections at 138–142 BPM; the slower end of the range gives melodic elements room to develop before the kick re-enters at full intensity.
- ›Lock sidechain compression to quarter-note or eighth-note subdivisions at your session's BPM; uplifting trance relies on tight kick-to-synth pumping to create the characteristic euphoric swell.
- ›Use swing or shuffle on hi-hats and percussion at 140 BPM to avoid metronomic rigidity; 8–12% swing preserves the mechanical precision while adding groove.
Mixing uplifting trance sets — tempo notes
- ›Blend tracks over 32 bars minimum when mixing at 140 BPM; the long breakdown structures demand extended EQ transitions to avoid jarring frequency clashes between melodic peaks.
- ›Ride the low-mid (200–400 Hz) during breakdowns to manage kick bleed from incoming tracks; uplifting trance's layered synth bass can mask timing issues if not carefully isolated.
- ›Use tempo-sync'd delay (quarter-note or dotted-eighth at 142 BPM) on reverb sends to maintain rhythmic cohesion across breakdown-to-peak transitions.
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