Love - Dub
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 79/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 5:06
- Released
- 2010
- Album
- Love
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Hardgroove
- Loudness
- -10.4 dB
- ISRC
- NL-MH6-10-00004
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Loveoriginal7B · 133
Against the original (7B at 133 BPM), this version runs 5 BPM slower and moves the key from 7B to 8A.
Love - Dub runs 128 BPM in A minor (8A), a peak-time tempo techno record. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. Brighter than 82% of Ben Sims's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Love - Dub in?
Love - Dub by Ben Sims is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Love - Dub?
Love - Dub runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Love - Dub?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Love - Dub good for peak time?
With energy 79 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 128 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 79/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
