Binary Choices
- BPM
- 140
- Half-time
- 70
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 12/100
- Length
- 3:23
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Tentacles Recordings
- Loudness
- -9.4 dB
- ISRC
- US83Z1815711
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Binary Choices is a driving up-tempo techno track in F♯ major (2B) at 140 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 97% of Colyn's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 86% of Colyn's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 83% of Colyn's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 80% of Colyn's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Binary Choices in?
Binary Choices by Colyn is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Binary Choices?
Binary Choices runs at 140 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Binary Choices?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Binary Choices good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 140 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 140 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 132-148 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 83/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 140 — 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 140 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
