Something - Truncate Remix
30s preview
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 69/100
- Pop
- 4/100
- Length
- 5:47
- Released
- 2013
- Album
- Something
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Theory Recordings
- Loudness
- -11.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.7 dB
- ISRC
- NLMH61300050
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Something - Ben Sims Remixremix10A · 125
- Something (Sims Beats mix edit)version9A · 126
A peak-time tempo techno cut, Something - Truncate Remix sits in D♭ minor (12A) at 128 BPM. The groove is strong and floor-ready. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More bass-heavy than 96% of Ben Sims's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Groove:
- groovier than 95% of Ben Sims's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 88% of Ben Sims's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 77% of Ben Sims's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 44%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 13%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Something - Truncate Remix in?
Something - Truncate Remix by Ben Sims is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Something - Truncate Remix?
Something - Truncate Remix runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Something - Truncate Remix?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Something - Truncate Remix good for peak time?
With energy 69 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 128 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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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.
