Compensate
30s preview
- BPM
- 148
- Half-time
- 74
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 99/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:34
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Hard House
- Loudness
- -3.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBKQU1016568
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Compensate is a fast hard house track in D♭ major (3B) at 148 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Jody 6's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 81% of Jody 6's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 79% of Jody 6's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Compensate in?
Compensate by Jody 6 is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Compensate?
Compensate runs at 148 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Compensate?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Compensate good for peak time?
With energy 99 out of 100 at 148 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
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 148 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%: 139-157 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 high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 148 — 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 148 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
