Simple Things
30s preview
- BPM
- 75
- Double-time
- 150
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 50/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 3:46
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -15.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.1 dB
- ISRC
- QM4TX1972824
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Simple Things is a techno track in B♭ minor (3A) at 75 BPM. 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 11 dB). Slower than 96% of Aparde's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- darker than 86% of Aparde's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 83% of Aparde's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 10%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Simple Things in?
Simple Things by Aparde is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Simple Things?
Simple Things runs at 75 BPM.
What mixes well with Simple Things?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Simple Things good for peak time?
With energy 50 out of 100 at 75 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
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 75 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%: 70-80 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 high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 75 — 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 75 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
