Pretending
30s preview
- Key
- 6A · G minor
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 11m
- Energy
- 92/100
- Pop
- 12/100
- Length
- 3:39
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -5.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.7 dB
- ISRC
- DEY471826559
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Pretending: club-tempo tech house, G minor (6A), 126 BPM. 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). Hotter than 97% of Jonas Saalbach's catalogue.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 96% of Jonas Saalbach's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 94% of Jonas Saalbach's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 93% of Jonas Saalbach's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Pretending in?
Pretending by Jonas Saalbach is in G minor, or 6A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Pretending?
Pretending runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Pretending?
From 6A it blends harmonically with 7A, 6B, 5A. Moving to 7A lifts the energy a step.
Is Pretending good for peak time?
With energy 92 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
6A → 5A · 7A · 6BFrom 6A, 7A (D minor) lifts the energy a step; 6B (B♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 5A (C minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6A at 126 BPM: 7A (D minor) — move to 7A to push the floor harder; 6B (B♭ major) — switch to 6B for a mood change without losing the groove; 5A (C minor) — drop to 5A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 1A rather than 6A; below -5% it reads as 11A. With key lock on, it stays 6A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 92/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — 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 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
