Scratches
30s preview
- BPM
- 80
- Double-time
- 160
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 84/100
- Pop
- 21/100
- Length
- 4:02
- Released
- 2015
- Album
- Dominonation
- Genre
- Deep House
- Label
- BPitch Control
- Loudness
- -7.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.2 dB
- ISRC
- DEAE61400056
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Scratches: downtempo deep house, D major (10B), 80 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of Argy's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 99% of Argy's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 86% of Argy's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 77% of Argy's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Scratches in?
Scratches by Argy is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Scratches?
Scratches runs at 80 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Scratches?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is Scratches good for peak time?
With energy 84 out of 100 at 80 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10B at 80 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 75-85 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 80 — 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 80 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
