The Core
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 80/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:47
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -10.1 dB
- ISRC
- UK74K1400020
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- The Core (feat. Alex Mills) - Detlef Remixremix7B · 125
- The Coreoriginal12B · 124
- The Coreoriginal12B · 124
A club-tempo tech house cut, The Core sits in E major (12B) at 124 BPM. Tonally it lands 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 real dynamic headroom. A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Hot Since 82's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 92% of Hot Since 82's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 77% of Hot Since 82's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 41%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 16%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Core in?
The Core by Hot Since 82 is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Core?
The Core runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with The Core?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Core good for peak time?
With energy 80 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
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 124 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%: 117-131 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 peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 80/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 124 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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