Der Samtfalter
30s preview
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 55/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:58
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -7.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.1 dB
- ISRC
- DEMI31400064
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 124 BPM in A♭ minor (1A), Der Samtfalter is a club-tempo tech house production. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Format:B's catalogue.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 96% of Format:B's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 92% of Format:B's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 86% of Format:B's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 41%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 17%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Der Samtfalter in?
Der Samtfalter by Format:B is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Der Samtfalter?
Der Samtfalter runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Der Samtfalter?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Der Samtfalter good for peak time?
With energy 55 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 124 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-131 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 124 — 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 124 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
