Normal Is A Weapon
30s preview
- BPM
- 139
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 70/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:36
- Released
- 2025
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -10.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.1 dB
- ISRC
- DEH742523895
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 139 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), Normal Is A Weapon is a driving up-tempo techno production. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. 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. More underground than 99% of Funk Assault's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- slower than 85% of Funk Assault's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 80% of Funk Assault's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 80% of Funk Assault's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 41%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 15%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Normal Is A Weapon in?
Normal Is A Weapon by Funk Assault is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Normal Is A Weapon?
Normal Is A Weapon runs at 139 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Normal Is A Weapon?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Normal Is A Weapon good for peak time?
With energy 70 out of 100 at 139 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 139 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 131-147 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 139 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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