
Shaded
- BPM
- 140
- Half-time
- 70
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 89/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 5:05
- Released
- 2004
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Truesoul
- Loudness
- -6.2 dB
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Shaded - Clouded Vision's Acid Dubversion1A · 120
- Shaded - Compuphonic & Kolombo Remixremix4A · 128
- Shaded - Jesper Dahlbäck's Lost Remixremix1B · 132
- Shaded - Shaded Compuphonic & Kolombo Dubversion3B · 128
- Shaded (feat. Krister)original12A · 140
At 140 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), Shaded is a driving up-tempo techno production. It reads as bright and euphoric. It is vocal-led. A 2004 production that still circulates in sets. Brighter than 96% of Cari Lekebusch's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 95% of Cari Lekebusch's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 89% of Cari Lekebusch's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 77% of Cari Lekebusch's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Shaded in?
Shaded by Cari Lekebusch is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Shaded?
Shaded runs at 140 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Shaded?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Shaded good for peak time?
With energy 89 out of 100 at 140 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
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 140 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%: 132-148 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 peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 89/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 140 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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