In the City - Original Mix
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- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 91/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 8:00
- Released
- 2012
- Album
- In the City
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Theory Recordings
- Loudness
- -5.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.5 dB
- ISRC
- NLMH61200041
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- In the City - Orlando Voorn's Search & Destroy Remixremix10A · 134
- In The Cityoriginal4A · 132
A peak-time tempo techno cut, In the City - Original Mix sits in G major (9B) at 130 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. Darker than 84% of Ben Sims's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 83% of Ben Sims's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is In the City - Original Mix in?
In the City - Original Mix by Ben Sims is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is In the City - Original Mix?
In the City - Original Mix runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with In the City - Original Mix?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is In the City - Original Mix good for peak time?
With energy 91 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 130 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 122-138 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 91/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 130 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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