Effort 7 - Demo Mix
30s preview
- BPM
- 131
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 84/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 4:57
- Released
- 2018
- Album
- Ben Sims pres. Tribology
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -7.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.8 dB
- ISRC
- NLMH61800042
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Effort 7original3A · 131
Effort 7 - Demo Mix: peak-time tempo techno, F♯ major (2B), 131 BPM. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Darker than 91% of Ben Sims's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Effort 7 - Demo Mix in?
Effort 7 - Demo Mix by Ben Sims is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Effort 7 - Demo Mix?
Effort 7 - Demo Mix runs at 131 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Effort 7 - Demo Mix?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Effort 7 - Demo Mix good for peak time?
With energy 84 out of 100 at 131 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 131 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 123-139 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 84/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 131 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 131 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
