Smeatons
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:08
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Files Rec
- Loudness
- -6.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.1 dB
- ISRC
- SEY4Y1400401
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Smeatonsoriginal8A · 128
Smeatons is a peak-time tempo techno track in A minor (8A) at 128 BPM. Tonally it lands 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. A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Ansome's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 96% of Ansome's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 88% of Ansome's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 83% of Ansome's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 44%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Smeatons in?
Smeatons by Ansome is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Smeatons?
Smeatons runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Smeatons?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Smeatons good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 128 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 83/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
