Startup
30s preview
- BPM
- 135
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 100/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 4:11
- Released
- 1998
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -11.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.2 dB
- ISRC
- DEE829814520
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Startup: driving up-tempo techno, B♭ minor (3A), 135 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. 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 14 dB). A 1998 production that still circulates in sets. Hotter than 90% of Chris Liebing's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 84% of Chris Liebing's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 75% of Chris Liebing's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 8%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Startup in?
Startup by Chris Liebing is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Startup?
Startup runs at 135 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Startup?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Startup good for peak time?
With energy 100 out of 100 at 135 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 135 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 100/100).
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.
