Validation Machine ±
- BPM
- 144
- Half-time
- 72
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 99/100
- Pop
- 6/100
- Length
- 6:37
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -4.3 dB
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Validation Machine [Second Dose]original12A · 143
Validation Machine ± runs 144 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), a driving up-tempo techno record. The feel is dark and driving. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Darker than 99% of Cleric's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Energy:
- hotter than 95% of Cleric's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 95% of Cleric's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 87% of Cleric's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Validation Machine ± in?
Validation Machine ± by Cleric is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Validation Machine ±?
Validation Machine ± runs at 144 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Validation Machine ±?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Validation Machine ± good for peak time?
With energy 99 out of 100 at 144 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 144 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 135-153 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 144 — 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 144 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
