Shepherds
30s preview
- BPM
- 120
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 88/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 6:42
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -8.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.4 dB
- ISRC
- DEU672002985
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 120 BPM in F♯ major (2B), Shepherds is a club-tempo tech house production. It reads as 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. Slower than 91% of Alex Niggemann's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Energy:
- hotter than 84% of Alex Niggemann's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 83% of Alex Niggemann's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Shepherds in?
Shepherds by Alex Niggemann is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Shepherds?
Shepherds runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Shepherds?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Shepherds good for peak time?
With energy 88 out of 100 at 120 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 120 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 113-127 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 120 — 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 120 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
