Poignant Letters - Radio Edit
30s preview
- BPM
- 122
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 56/100
- Pop
- 4/100
- Length
- 3:44
- Released
- 2022
- Album
- Poignant Letters
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -15.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.0 dB
- ISRC
- ZA59D2200005
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Poignant Letters - Extendedversion12A · 122
- Poignant Letters - Corntemporaryoriginal12A · 63
Against the original (12A at 63 BPM), this version runs 59 BPM faster in the same key.
At 122 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), Poignant Letters - Radio Edit is a club-tempo progressive house production. It reads as balanced in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). More bass-heavy than 82% of Cornelius SA's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Energy:
- calmer than 80% of Cornelius SA's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 10%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Poignant Letters - Radio Edit in?
Poignant Letters - Radio Edit by Cornelius SA is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Poignant Letters - Radio Edit?
Poignant Letters - Radio Edit runs at 122 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Poignant Letters - Radio Edit?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Poignant Letters - Radio Edit good for peak time?
With energy 56 out of 100 at 122 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 122 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%: 115-129 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 mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 122 — 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 122 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
