Severed Ties
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 87/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:50
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.0 dB
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Severed Ties is a peak-time tempo techno track in B♭ minor (3A) at 128 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Developer's catalogue.
- Tempo:
- slower than 87% of Developer's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Severed Ties in?
Severed Ties by Developer is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Severed Ties?
Severed Ties runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Severed Ties?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Severed Ties good for peak time?
With energy 87 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 128 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 87/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
