Rust
30s preview
- BPM
- 138
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 90/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:04
- Released
- 2022
- Album
- Organism EP
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -6.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBJX32198106
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 138 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), Rust is a driving up-tempo techno production. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. More underground than 99% of Harvey McKay's catalogue.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 94% of Harvey McKay's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 90% of Harvey McKay's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 87% of Harvey McKay's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 49%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 34%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 16%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 1%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Rust in?
Rust by Harvey McKay is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Rust?
Rust runs at 138 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Rust?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Rust good for peak time?
With energy 90 out of 100 at 138 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
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 138 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%: 130-146 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 peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 90/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 138 — 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 138 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
