Phat Tool
30s preview
- BPM
- 118
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 74/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:33
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -9.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBTEZ1300550
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Phat Tool runs 118 BPM in D♭ major (3B), a mid-tempo tech house record. Tonally it lands dark and driving. 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 12 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of Hot Since 82's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Hot Since 82's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 97% of Hot Since 82's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 78% of Hot Since 82's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Phat Tool in?
Phat Tool by Hot Since 82 is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Phat Tool?
Phat Tool runs at 118 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Phat Tool?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Phat Tool good for peak time?
With energy 74 out of 100 at 118 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 118 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 111-125 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 118 — 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 118 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
