Crossing the Wrong Line
30s preview
- BPM
- 148
- Half-time
- 74
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 100/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:59
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -5.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBLV62035387
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 148 BPM in B minor (10A), Crossing the Wrong Line is a fast techno production. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. 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. More underground than 99% of Alarico's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Energy:
- hotter than 98% of Alarico's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 91% of Alarico's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Crossing the Wrong Line in?
Crossing the Wrong Line by Alarico is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Crossing the Wrong Line?
Crossing the Wrong Line runs at 148 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Crossing the Wrong Line?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Crossing the Wrong Line good for peak time?
With energy 100 out of 100 at 148 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 148 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 139-157 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 148 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 148 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
