Ready for Action
30s preview
- Key
- 6A · G minor
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 11m
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:00
- Released
- 2018
- Album
- Ready For Action
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -8.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.3 dB
- ISRC
- FRPGF1700090
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Ready for Action - Beat Mixoriginal6A · 128
Ready for Action runs 128 BPM in G minor (6A), a peak-time tempo techno record. The feel is bright and euphoric. 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 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Brighter than 99% of Ben Sims's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Ben Sims's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 81% of Ben Sims's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Ready for Action in?
Ready for Action by Ben Sims is in G minor, or 6A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Ready for Action?
Ready for Action runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Ready for Action?
From 6A it blends harmonically with 7A, 6B, 5A. Moving to 7A lifts the energy a step.
Is Ready for Action good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
6A → 5A · 7A · 6BFrom 6A, 7A (D minor) lifts the energy a step; 6B (B♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 5A (C minor) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 6A at 128 BPM: 7A (D minor) — move to 7A to push the floor harder; 6B (B♭ major) — switch to 6B for a mood change without losing the groove; 5A (C minor) — drop to 5A 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 1A rather than 6A; below -5% it reads as 11A. With key lock on, it stays 6A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 96/100).
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.
