Formation
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 7:21
- Released
- 2016
- Album
- Moonstruck
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Label
- Sudbeat
- Loudness
- -9.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.8 dB
- ISRC
- UKACT1640047
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 123 BPM in G major (9B), Formation is a club-tempo progressive house production. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. 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 2016 production that still circulates in sets. Hotter than 95% of Cid Inc's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 90% of Cid Inc's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 79% of Cid Inc's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 17%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Formation in?
Formation by Cid Inc is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Formation?
Formation runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Formation?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Formation good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 123 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
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 123 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%: 116-130 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 floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 123 — 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 123 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
