Saigon
30s preview
- BPM
- 135
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 7/100
- Length
- 6:10
- Released
- 2025
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Arcane Music
- Loudness
- -8.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.8 dB
- ISRC
- FR96X2551429
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A driving up-tempo techno cut, Saigon sits in F♯ minor (11A) at 135 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. Faster than 94% of Carlo Lio's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Energy:
- hotter than 92% of Carlo Lio's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 91% of Carlo Lio's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 89% of Carlo Lio's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 17%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Saigon in?
Saigon by Carlo Lio is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Saigon?
Saigon runs at 135 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Saigon?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is Saigon good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 135 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 135 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 127-143 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 97/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 135 — 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 135 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
