Morse Code
30s preview
- BPM
- 101
- Open Key
- 11d
- Energy
- 82/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:30
- Released
- 2006
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -3.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.4 dB
- ISRC
- USHM20686381
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Morse Code is a slow-groove tempo downtempo track in B♭ major (6B) at 101 BPM. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). A 2006 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Bonobo's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 92% of Bonobo's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 87% of Bonobo's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Morse Code in?
Morse Code by Bonobo is in B♭ major, or 6B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Morse Code?
Morse Code runs at 101 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Morse Code?
From 6B it blends harmonically with 7B, 6A, 5B. Moving to 7B lifts the energy a step.
Is Morse Code good for peak time?
With energy 82 out of 100 at 101 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
6B → 5B · 7B · 6AFrom 6B, 7B (F major) lifts the energy a step; 6A (G minor) settles into the relative minor; 5B (E♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6B at 101 BPM: 7B (F major) — move to 7B to push the floor harder; 6A (G minor) — switch to 6A for a mood change without losing the groove; 5B (E♭ major) — drop to 5B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 95-107 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 1B rather than 6B; below -5% it reads as 11B. With key lock on, it stays 6B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 101 — 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 101 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
