The Sound - Ben Sims 25th Anniversary Edit
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- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:45
- Released
- 1987
- Album
- The Sound & Bassline (KMS Classics 25th Anniversary Ben Sims Remixes Part 2)
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -7.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.7 dB
- ISRC
- QMVZM1100015
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Sound - Ben Sims 25th Anniversary Edit is a peak-time tempo techno track in G major (9B) at 128 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 1987 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Ben Sims's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 96% of Ben Sims's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 84% of Ben Sims's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 22%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Sound - Ben Sims 25th Anniversary Edit in?
The Sound - Ben Sims 25th Anniversary Edit by Ben Sims is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Sound - Ben Sims 25th Anniversary Edit?
The Sound - Ben Sims 25th Anniversary Edit runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with The Sound - Ben Sims 25th Anniversary Edit?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Sound - Ben Sims 25th Anniversary Edit good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 128 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 128 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%: 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 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 96/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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