Wasting Time - 2016 Remaster
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- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 58/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:06
- Released
- 2016
- Album
- Movements 10
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -10.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.3 dB
- ISRC
- GB45A1600375
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Wasting Time - M.A.N.D.Y. Remixremix3B · 122
- Wasting Timeoriginal7A · 126
- Wasting Timeoriginal5A · 126
Wasting Time - 2016 Remaster runs 126 BPM in D minor (7A), a club-tempo tech house record. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Booka Shade's catalogue.
- Energy:
- calmer than 81% of Booka Shade's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 41%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 35%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 3%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Wasting Time - 2016 Remaster in?
Wasting Time - 2016 Remaster by Booka Shade is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Wasting Time - 2016 Remaster?
Wasting Time - 2016 Remaster runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Wasting Time - 2016 Remaster?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is Wasting Time - 2016 Remaster good for peak time?
With energy 58 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
7A → 6A · 8A · 7BFrom 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7A at 126 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
