Beat the Track
30s preview
- Key
- 5A · C minor
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 10m
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 35/100
- Length
- 6:24
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Bush
- Loudness
- -7.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.9 dB
- ISRC
- AUXN21732496
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Beat the Track - Steve Ward Manipulationoriginal10B · 124
- Beat the Track - Drumcomplex & Roel Salemink Mixoriginal9B · 124
At 126 BPM in C minor (5A), Beat the Track is a club-tempo techno production. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 94% of Carl Cox's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Groove:
- groovier than 84% of Carl Cox's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 77% of Carl Cox's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 77% of Carl Cox's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 41%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 17%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Beat the Track in?
Beat the Track by Carl Cox is in C minor, or 5A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Beat the Track?
Beat the Track runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Beat the Track?
From 5A it blends harmonically with 6A, 5B, 4A. Moving to 6A lifts the energy a step.
Is Beat the Track good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
5A → 4A · 6A · 5BFrom 5A, 6A (G minor) lifts the energy a step; 5B (E♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 4A (F minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 5A at 126 BPM: 6A (G minor) — move to 6A to push the floor harder; 5B (E♭ major) — switch to 5B for a mood change without losing the groove; 4A (F minor) — drop to 4A 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 12A rather than 5A; below -5% it reads as 10A. With key lock on, it stays 5A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 94/100).
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.
