Mike Loves the Horn
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 46/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:08
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -12.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.0 dB
- ISRC
- NLEW31100011
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Mike Loves the Horn is a peak-time tempo tech house track in G major (9B) at 128 BPM. Spoken-word passages run through it. 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 11 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Groovier than 99% of Carlo Lio's catalogue.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Carlo Lio's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 96% of Carlo Lio's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 95% of Carlo Lio's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 46%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 10%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Mike Loves the Horn in?
Mike Loves the Horn by Carlo Lio is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Mike Loves the Horn?
Mike Loves the Horn runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Mike Loves the Horn?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Mike Loves the Horn good for peak time?
With energy 46 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 128 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
