Happy Hardcore Still Works - Original Mix
30s preview
- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 47/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 8:20
- Released
- 2012
- Album
- Supermarkt
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -12.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.6 dB
- ISRC
- NLF711203728
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Happy Hardcore Still Worksoriginal3B · 121
Happy Hardcore Still Works - Original Mix: club-tempo progressive house, D♭ major (3B), 123 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and steady. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of 16BL's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Energy:
- calmer than 92% of 16BL's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 92% of 16BL's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 89% of 16BL's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 43%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 13%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Happy Hardcore Still Works - Original Mix in?
Happy Hardcore Still Works - Original Mix by 16BL is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Happy Hardcore Still Works - Original Mix?
Happy Hardcore Still Works - Original Mix runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Happy Hardcore Still Works - Original Mix?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Happy Hardcore Still Works - Original Mix good for peak time?
With energy 47 out of 100 at 123 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 123 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 116-130 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.
Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 123 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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