Riddles
30s preview
- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:32
- Released
- 2018
- Album
- Chicago
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -8.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.5 dB
- ISRC
- DKMN61804603
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Riddles runs 123 BPM in B minor (10A), a club-tempo progressive house record. It reads as bright and euphoric. 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 unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Brighter than 99% of Franky Wah's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Franky Wah's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 96% of Franky Wah's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 84% of Franky Wah's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Riddles in?
Riddles by Franky Wah is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Riddles?
Riddles runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Riddles?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Riddles good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 123 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 123 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 116-130 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 123 — 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 123 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
