Machine
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 98
- Double-time
- 196
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 14/100
- Pop
- 3/100
- Length
- 2:53
- Released
- 2009
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Soma Quality Recordings
- Loudness
- -22.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 6.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBBVL0907201
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A slow-groove tempo techno cut, Machine sits in G major (9B) at 98 BPM. The feel is brooding and low-slung. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. 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. The master is squashed flat, built for loudness (crest 6 dB). A 2009 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 99% of Harvey McKay's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Tempo:
- slower than 99% of Harvey McKay's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 99% of Harvey McKay's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 98% of Harvey McKay's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 49%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 40%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 12%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 0%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Machine in?
Machine by Harvey McKay is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Machine?
Machine runs at 98 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Machine?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Machine good for peak time?
With energy 14 out of 100 at 98 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 98 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 92-104 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 98 — 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 98 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
