Mainframe
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 127
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 6:35
- Released
- 2018
- Album
- Mainframe EP
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -5.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.6 dB
- ISRC
- CARH11800001
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Mainframe - Aguilar Remixremix8B · 126
- Mainframe - Classy Touch Remixremix9B · 127
- Mainframe - Dub Tiger Remixremix3A · 127
- Mainframe - James Hopkins & Cato Kane Remixremix11A · 127
- Mainframe - Leo Franco Remixremix11B · 128
- Mainframe - Mike Teknii Remixremix8A · 127
Mainframe runs 127 BPM in F minor (4A), a peak-time tempo tech house record. The feel is dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Groovier than 81% of Carlo Lio's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Mainframe in?
Mainframe by Carlo Lio is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Mainframe?
Mainframe runs at 127 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Mainframe?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Mainframe good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 127 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 127 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 119-135 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 83/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 127 — 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 127 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
