Dubs 3
30s preview
- BPM
- 137
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 99/100
- Pop
- 26/100
- Length
- 5:15
- Released
- 2008
- Album
- The Dubs 3
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Hardgroove
- Loudness
- -7.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.0 dB
- ISRC
- NLMH60800001
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 137 BPM in E major (12B), Dubs 3 is a driving up-tempo techno production. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. 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 2008 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 97% of Ben Sims's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Energy:
- hotter than 93% of Ben Sims's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 91% of Ben Sims's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 89% of Ben Sims's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Dubs 3 in?
Dubs 3 by Ben Sims is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Dubs 3?
Dubs 3 runs at 137 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Dubs 3?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is Dubs 3 good for peak time?
With energy 99 out of 100 at 137 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
12B → 11B · 1B · 12AFrom 12B, 1B (B major) lifts the energy a step; 12A (D♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 11B (A major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12B at 137 BPM: 1B (B major) — move to 1B to push the floor harder; 12A (D♭ minor) — switch to 12A for a mood change without losing the groove; 11B (A major) — drop to 11B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 129-145 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 7B rather than 12B; below -5% it reads as 5B. With key lock on, it stays 12B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 99/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 137 — 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 137 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
