The Wah Theory
30s preview
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 37/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 6:41
- Released
- 2017
- Album
- The Second Step EP
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -8.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBKQU1751534
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- The Wah Theory - Lukas Freudenberger Remixremix3B · 125
The Wah Theory: peak-time tempo techno, F♯ minor (11A), 128 BPM. The feel is brooding and low-slung. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 99% of AnGy KoRe's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Groove:
- groovier than 99% of AnGy KoRe's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 84% of AnGy KoRe's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 42%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 10%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Wah Theory in?
The Wah Theory by AnGy KoRe is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Wah Theory?
The Wah Theory runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with The Wah Theory?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is The Wah Theory good for peak time?
With energy 37 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 128 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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