Polymath - Original Mix
30s preview
- BPM
- 122
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 93/100
- Pop
- 8/100
- Length
- 7:24
- Released
- 2021
- Album
- Polymath
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -5.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.0 dB
- ISRC
- UKACT2110433
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Polymath - Future Mixoriginal10A · 122
A club-tempo progressive house cut, Polymath - Original Mix sits in E major (12B) at 122 BPM. It reads as 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 unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). Hotter than 90% of Hernan Cattaneo's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 89% of Hernan Cattaneo's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 76% of Hernan Cattaneo's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Polymath - Original Mix in?
Polymath - Original Mix by Hernan Cattaneo is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Polymath - Original Mix?
Polymath - Original Mix runs at 122 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Polymath - Original Mix?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is Polymath - Original Mix good for peak time?
With energy 93 out of 100 at 122 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
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 122 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%: 115-129 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 floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 122 — 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 122 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
