what is the optimum bpm?

[emef]

i think its 136bpm

at that tempo, everything old i own mixes with nearly everything new i own
136 rocks

[Spandex]

130

or 133.3333333

or 120

and probably a few others I've forgotten. Oh, 110 too. And 126. So many.

[Orang Utan]

yeah, it's either 128 or 135, but 110 and 98 can be sooo smoooth, then there's 160 which is ear-bleedingly awesome in the right circumstances

[big raff]

twats

[thembuzz]

now we've sorted that out, what's everyone's favourite note? i'm an f# man myself

[Loz]

b# for me

[Laszlo]

silly thread season

[Loz]

emef drunk thread season

[JE:5]

I always played my live sets at 134

[wheezer]

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[phil2]

How do you quantify optimum in regards to the amount of beats there are in a minute?

[soulcheck]

909 for me

[V Knid esq]

Me and Brian Eno are rocking the 1bpm set this year.

[Algy]

How do you quantify optimum in regards to the amount of beats there are in a minute?
The speed you most like bustin' moves on the dancefloor at?

96bpm & 134 bpm are my favourite speeds in that respect.

[phil2]

NO.
He asked what is *the* optimum bpm? Not, what is your favorite bpm is.

[emef]

correct phil
my favourite bpm is 145
not 136
136 is optimum bpm though

[thembuzz]

136.08, to be precise

[emef]

get real andrew, that throws the whole thing outta whack
as you well know

[Spandex]

NO.
He asked what is *the* optimum bpm? Not, what is your favorite bpm is.

Good point. I fell into the same trap. Sorry everyone.

[Sheridan]

According to Frankie Bones it is 133.
He says it will keep the dancefloor moving all night long.

[Orang Utan]

is there an online metronome so i can work it out?

[Orang Utan]

so there is:
http://www.metronomeonline.com/

[emef]

today i are mostly been allegro

[thembuzz]

get real andrew, that throws the whole thing outta whack
as you well know

you asked for the optimum bpm. if you're happy fucking about doing things by half-measures, then that's your look-out, but you asked and i told

[emef]

sometimes i question your motivation

[Hectic Cum Balthazar]

I like 112 of an evening

[The Physicist]

i think its between 136 and 137

[thembuzz]

sometimes i question your motivation

you wouldn't understand perfection, michael

[emef]

haha quoting loz wont help you

[stormfield]

105 / 210 bpm dancehall bashment tempo is incredibly efective on dancefloors as well

[V Knid esq]

I like 180bpm jungle best to dance to for protracted periods.

[emef]

aye, do like to chuck mesen around to decent drum'n'bass when i get the chance

[Dal-tech]

120. The old Chicago house and Nude Photo - Transmat tempo.

Really, all records should be around that tempo and if you do track which style fits "Up Temp" of course it should be faster. It's Up Tempo, Down Tempo, and the Medium dance tempo. Europeans started the trend of applying distortion to the kick and making the tempo faster. The newer DJAX records that do that don't sound bad. But sometime when you are listening to that your like why couldn't they do one track that is the medium tempo so I can mix it with older tracks like TRAX. Jeff Mills used to speed up his music because it fit his DJ style, the records themselves were not fast.

[Hectic Cum Balthazar]

120. The old Chicago house and Nude Photo - Transmat tempo.

It's still the one for me.

[thembuzz]

yes, best to make all tracks at roughly the same tempo, i find. blinkered conformity is sadly under-rated

[Hectic Cum Balthazar]

I can't keep up with your constant revolution. whoof.

[spoon]

fast is only good for sausage parties.