Killing You Softly
30s preview
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 127
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 58/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:41
- Released
- 2016
- Album
- Take Off
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -7.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.0 dB
- ISRC
- DEKB71565708
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Killing You Softlyoriginal1B · 127
Killing You Softly runs 127 BPM in B major (1B), a peak-time tempo techno record. Tonally it lands balanced in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Deniz Bul's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Groove:
- groovier than 95% of Deniz Bul's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 91% of Deniz Bul's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 89% of Deniz Bul's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Killing You Softly in?
Killing You Softly by Deniz Bul is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Killing You Softly?
Killing You Softly runs at 127 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Killing You Softly?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is Killing You Softly good for peak time?
With energy 58 out of 100 at 127 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1B at 127 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 119-135 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 127 — 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 127 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
