Incubation (Ritual)
30s preview
- BPM
- 127
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 87/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:40
- Released
- 2013
- Album
- Incubation
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -11.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.6 dB
- ISRC
- DELG71300461
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Incubation (Ritual)original12B · 127
- Incubation (Prologue)original6B · 169
- Incubation - Recondite Remixremix12A · 127
Incubation (Ritual) is a peak-time tempo techno track in E major (12B) at 127 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. 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. A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Function's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Brightness:
- darker than 96% of Function's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 86% of Function's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 43%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 14%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Incubation (Ritual) in?
Incubation (Ritual) by Function is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Incubation (Ritual)?
Incubation (Ritual) runs at 127 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Incubation (Ritual)?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is Incubation (Ritual) good for peak time?
With energy 87 out of 100 at 127 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
12B → 11B · 1B · 12AFrom 12B, 1B (B major) lifts the energy a step; 12A (D♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 11B (A major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12B at 127 BPM: 1B (B major) — move to 1B to push the floor harder; 12A (D♭ minor) — switch to 12A for a mood change without losing the groove; 11B (A major) — drop to 11B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 119-135 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 7B rather than 12B; below -5% it reads as 5B. With key lock on, it stays 12B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 87/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 127 — 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 127 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
