Steel Thing
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 10/100
- Length
- 3:38
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -4.9 dB
- ISRC
- USUYG1485659
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 128 BPM in F♯ minor (11A), Steel Thing is a peak-time tempo tech house production. Tonally it lands dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Hotter than 98% of Claude VonStroke's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 83% of Claude VonStroke's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 82% of Claude VonStroke's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 82% of Claude VonStroke's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Steel Thing in?
Steel Thing by Claude VonStroke is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Steel Thing?
Steel Thing runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Steel Thing?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is Steel Thing good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 128 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 128 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%: 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 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 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.
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