138-145 BPM · electronic music sketch

Psytrance

Psytrance is defined by its rolling bassline: a kick on every beat with short bass notes filling the gaps, producing the continuous pulse the genre is known for. Acid-style leads, heavy delay and phasing, and a long psychedelic breakdown give it its trippy, immersive character at 138-145 BPM.

138-145 BPM
Psychedelic
Rolling-bass
Hypnotic
Trippy

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Sonic character of Psytrance

Psychedelic
Rolling-bass
Hypnotic
Trippy

Authentic BPM range: 138-145

How Psytrance is built

Psytrance is defined by its rolling triplet-feel bassline: a kick on every beat with a short bass note in the gaps, producing the continuous 16th pulse the genre is known for at 138–145 BPM.

Kick & bass
Locked pair — kick on the beat, two short bass notes between kicks, sidechained so they never overlap, at 138-145 BPM.
Percussion
Fast 16th-note hats with shifting velocities, plus glitchy fills and reverse hits placed at bar ends.
Lead
Acid-style sequences and resonant plucks run through heavy delay, phasers and pitch modulation.
Atmosphere
Long evolving pads and granular textures carrying the psychedelic character, especially through the breakdown.
Arrangement
Extended intro, gradual layer stacking, a long atmospheric breakdown near the midpoint, then a denser second half mutating the lead pattern rather than replacing it.

Arrangement

Extended intro, gradual layer stacking, a long atmospheric breakdown around the midpoint, then a denser second half with the lead pattern mutated rather than replaced.

Want to build it yourself? Read the step-by-step Psytrance production guide or compare it with the rest of the Trance family.

What producers use Psytrance sketches for

  • Sketching a rolling bassline loop and expanding it into a full psytrance arrangement
  • Practicing delay and phaser automation on acid-style lead lines
  • Reference tracks for pacing long psychedelic breakdowns
  • Stem-separating a generated track to isolate the rolling bass for sound design

Psytrance vs neighbouring styles

Psytrance vs Hard Trance

Hard trance keeps a straighter four-on-the-floor pulse with hoover synths and euphoric chord stabs, while psytrance is defined by its rolling triplet-feel bass and heavier use of psychedelic FX.

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Psytrance vs Acid Techno

Acid techno keeps the 303 line independent over a straighter groove, whereas psytrance locks its bass into the kick pattern to create the genre's signature continuous roll.

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Frequently asked questions

What creates the psytrance 'rolling' bass sound?

A kick on every beat combined with two short sidechained bass notes in between, creating a continuous 16th-note pulse rather than a sustained sub.

What BPM should psytrance be generated at?

138-145 BPM is the typical range.

How long should the breakdown be in a psytrance track?

Psytrance breakdowns are usually longer and more atmospheric than in other trance styles, often built around evolving pads before the second half mutates the lead pattern.

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