Roy Batty Wants to Live
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 66/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:40
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -9.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.7 dB
- ISRC
- DEY470942967
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 124 BPM in C major (8B), Roy Batty Wants to Live is a club-tempo tech house production. 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. A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Ben Rau's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 98% of Ben Rau's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 94% of Ben Rau's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 94% of Ben Rau's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 41%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 10%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Roy Batty Wants to Live in?
Roy Batty Wants to Live by Ben Rau is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Roy Batty Wants to Live?
Roy Batty Wants to Live runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Roy Batty Wants to Live?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Roy Batty Wants to Live good for peak time?
With energy 66 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 124 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-131 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 124 — 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 124 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
