A Drumstick and a Light Fixture - Re-touch
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- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 92/100
- Pop
- 8/100
- Length
- 5:18
- Released
- 2024
- Album
- Scope 003 EP
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -3.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.2 dB
- ISRC
- DETB32400543
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A club-tempo house cut, A Drumstick and a Light Fixture - Re-touch sits in A minor (8A) at 126 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). Hotter than 85% of Dennis Ferrer's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Brightness:
- darker than 85% of Dennis Ferrer's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is A Drumstick and a Light Fixture - Re-touch in?
A Drumstick and a Light Fixture - Re-touch by Dennis Ferrer is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is A Drumstick and a Light Fixture - Re-touch?
A Drumstick and a Light Fixture - Re-touch runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with A Drumstick and a Light Fixture - Re-touch?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is A Drumstick and a Light Fixture - Re-touch good for peak time?
With energy 92 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 126 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 92/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — 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 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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