Toad
30s preview
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 64/100
- Pop
- 9/100
- Length
- 6:13
- Released
- 2016
- Album
- Toad vs Cicada
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- H. Productions
- Loudness
- -9.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.4 dB
- ISRC
- SE3JM1501701
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Toad: club-tempo techno, B minor (10A), 126 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. Darker than 98% of Cari Lekebusch's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- better known than 94% of Cari Lekebusch's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 89% of Cari Lekebusch's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 85% of Cari Lekebusch's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 44%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 16%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 10%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Toad in?
Toad by Cari Lekebusch is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Toad?
Toad runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Toad?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Toad good for peak time?
With energy 64 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 126 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A 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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Other recommendations
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.
