Spectrum
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 7/100
- Length
- 5:58
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Theory Recordings
- Loudness
- -9.8 dB
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Spectrum is a peak-time tempo techno track in A major (11B) at 130 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 80% of Ben Sims's catalogue.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Spectrum in?
Spectrum by Ben Sims is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Spectrum?
Spectrum runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Spectrum?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Spectrum good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 130 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 83/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — 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 130 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
