Xtc
30s preview
- BPM
- 138
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 73/100
- Pop
- 9/100
- Length
- 4:44
- Released
- 2020
- Album
- Ellen Allien Presents We Are Not Alone, Pt. 1
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.4 dB
- ISRC
- DEAE62000048
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Xtc is a driving up-tempo techno track in D♭ major (3B) at 138 BPM. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. Faster than 85% of Ellen Allien's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 81% of Ellen Allien's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 78% of Ellen Allien's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 45%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 17%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 8%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Xtc in?
Xtc by Ellen Allien is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Xtc?
Xtc runs at 138 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Xtc?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Xtc good for peak time?
With energy 73 out of 100 at 138 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 138 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 130-146 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 138 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
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