Empathy
- Key
- 5A · C minor
- BPM
- 176
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 10m
- Energy
- 89/100
- Pop
- 9/100
- Length
- 4:59
- Released
- 2019
- Album
- Alientronic
- Genre
- Minimal
- Loudness
- -10.7 dB
- ISRC
- DEAE61900009
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A minimal cut, Empathy sits in C minor (5A) at 176 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. Faster than 99% of Ellen Allien's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 97% of Ellen Allien's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 88% of Ellen Allien's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 78% of Ellen Allien's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Empathy in?
Empathy by Ellen Allien is in C minor, or 5A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Empathy?
Empathy runs at 176 BPM.
What mixes well with Empathy?
From 5A it blends harmonically with 6A, 5B, 4A. Moving to 6A lifts the energy a step.
Is Empathy good for peak time?
With energy 89 out of 100 at 176 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
5A → 4A · 6A · 5BFrom 5A, 6A (G minor) lifts the energy a step; 5B (E♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 4A (F minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 5A at 176 BPM: 6A (G minor) — move to 6A to push the floor harder; 5B (E♭ major) — switch to 5B for a mood change without losing the groove; 4A (F minor) — drop to 4A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 165-187 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 12A rather than 5A; below -5% it reads as 10A. With key lock on, it stays 5A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 176 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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