Scissors
30s preview
- BPM
- 129
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 70/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 8:35
- Released
- 2016
- Album
- SLAM004
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -13.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBKQU1795575
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Scissors: peak-time tempo techno, B♭ minor (3A), 129 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. 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 17 dB). A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. Darker than 97% of Anetha's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Tempo:
- slower than 90% of Anetha's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 88% of Anetha's catalogue
- Reach:
- more underground than 82% of Anetha's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 41%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 37%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 3%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Scissors in?
Scissors by Anetha is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Scissors?
Scissors runs at 129 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Scissors?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Scissors good for peak time?
With energy 70 out of 100 at 129 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 129 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 121-137 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 129 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 129 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
