68 BPM
68 BPM is mostly Techno (Peak Time / Driving), Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) and Psy-Trance in our catalog: 863 tracks, most of them written at 136 BPM and read here at half tempo.
Read this page as a detection result, not a tempo. Techno runs at 130–140 BPM, so the tracks listed here are written at 136 BPM and were measured at the half-time pulse. Beatmatch them against 136 BPM, not 68. Why half-time detection happens.
Mixing at 68 BPM
Direct mixing: tracks at 68 BPM blend smoothly with anything between 65 and 71 BPM using pitch adjustment.
Half-time and double-time: Halve 68 and you get 34; double it and you get 136. Both are the same pulse counted differently, which is why a track at 34 will drop cleanly under one at 68. In the catalog, 34 BPM sits outside the range we analyse and we hold 4,660 tracks stored at 136 BPM. Work the octave move out.
Energy flow: with 168 high-energy tracks in our catalog, 68 BPM is ideal for warm-up and mid-set grooves.
Sound profile
Tracks at 68 BPM tend to be a moderate-energy sound, averaged across 863 tracks.
Genre distribution
Of the 863 tracks we hold at 68 BPM, the biggest tags are Techno (Peak Time / Driving) (107), Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) (106), Psy-Trance (90), UK Garage / Bassline (82) and Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass (63). Those are track counts, not shares: a track can carry more than one genre tag, so they deliberately sum past the total rather than pretending to be percentages.
Where 68 BPM is crowded
The busiest genre and key cells inside the 863 tracks we hold at 68 BPM. If you are hunting for something to drop in at this tempo, these are the shelves with the most on them.
| Genre | Key | Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 10A | 12 |
| Techno (Peak Time / Driving) | 6A | 10 |
| Psy-Trance | 2B | 9 |
| Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 7A | 9 |
| Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 8A | 9 |
| UK Garage / Bassline | 12A | 9 |
Track counts, not shares — a track can carry more than one genre tag, so the cells overlap. These are tracks stored at 68 BPM; on a deck they run at 136. The keys and counts are unaffected by which pulse the tempo was read at.
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Frequently asked
What genres are commonly found at 68 BPM?
The most common genres at 68 BPM include Techno (Peak Time / Driving), Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic), Psy-Trance. Mixgraph has 863 tracks at this tempo across multiple genres. Most of those techno tracks are written at 136 BPM — techno runs at 130–140 BPM — and were detected at the half-time pulse. They will beatmatch against 136 BPM, not 68.
Is 68 BPM the same as 34 or 136 BPM?
Halve 68 and you get 34; double it and you get 136. Both are the same pulse counted differently, which is why a track at 34 will drop cleanly under one at 68. In the catalog, 34 BPM sits outside the range we analyse and we hold 4,660 tracks stored at 136 BPM.
What BPMs are compatible with 68 BPM for mixing?
Tracks between 65 and 71 BPM can be mixed smoothly using pitch adjustment. For creative transitions, try half-time mixing with 34 BPM tracks or double-time with 136 BPM tracks during breakdowns.
How do I transition between 68 and 70 BPM?
A 2 BPM difference is easily managed with your pitch fader or sync function. Focus on harmonic compatibility using the Camelot wheel — matching keys matter more than a small BPM gap. Use Mixgraph's chemistry scoring to find the best matches.
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About 68 BPM in DJ mixing
68 BPM is where our analysis lands when it hears techno at half tempo. On a deck these tracks run at 136 BPM, so read this page as a way into 136 rather than a tempo to mix at.
The busiest shelf at 68 BPM is Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) in 10A — 12 tracks. Energy splits 168 high / 597 medium / 98 low, so there is material here for a warm-up and for a peak either way.
Beatmatch these against 136 BPM, not 68. Everything else on this page — the keys, the energy split, the sound profile — is measured from the audio and holds regardless of which pulse the tempo was read at.
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