Marching Whales
30s preview
- BPM
- 94
- Double-time
- 188
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 54/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 2:20
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Neo Trance
- Loudness
- -12.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.9 dB
- ISRC
- DEVU51781469
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Marching Whales: slow-groove tempo neo trance, A♭ major (4B), 94 BPM. 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 keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 99% of Hidden Empire's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- slower than 99% of Hidden Empire's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 97% of Hidden Empire's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 84% of Hidden Empire's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Marching Whales in?
Marching Whales by Hidden Empire is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Marching Whales?
Marching Whales runs at 94 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Marching Whales?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Marching Whales good for peak time?
With energy 54 out of 100 at 94 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 94 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 88-100 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 94 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 94 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
