Metric
30s preview
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 38/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Released
- 2006
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -12.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.4 dB
- ISRC
- DEAE60600550
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Metric runs 130 BPM in A♭ major (4B), a peak-time tempo techno record. Tonally it lands subdued and even. 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 keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). A 2006 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Ellen Allien's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 90% of Ellen Allien's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 85% of Ellen Allien's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 76% of Ellen Allien's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Metric in?
Metric by Ellen Allien is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Metric?
Metric runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Metric?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Metric good for peak time?
With energy 38 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 130 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 122-138 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — 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 130 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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