Human Machine
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 120
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 69/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:59
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.2 dB
- ISRC
- GRKM11300085
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Human Machine: club-tempo techno, G major (9B), 120 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Christian Smith's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- slower than 97% of Christian Smith's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 94% of Christian Smith's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 86% of Christian Smith's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 44%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 16%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 10%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Human Machine in?
Human Machine by Christian Smith is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Human Machine?
Human Machine runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Human Machine?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Human Machine good for peak time?
With energy 69 out of 100 at 120 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 120 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%: 113-127 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 120 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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