This is real
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 143
- Half-time
- 72
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 99/100
- Pop
- 10/100
- Length
- 4:52
- Released
- 2023
- Album
- S.M.F 01
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -4.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.0 dB
- ISRC
- NLCK42237285
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
This is real: driving up-tempo techno, E minor (9A), 143 BPM. Tonally it lands bright and euphoric. 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 is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). Brighter than 96% of Julian Muller's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 85% of Julian Muller's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 81% of Julian Muller's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 77% of Julian Muller's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is This is real in?
This is real by Julian Muller is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is This is real?
This is real runs at 143 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with This is real?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is This is real good for peak time?
With energy 99 out of 100 at 143 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 143 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 134-152 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 143 — 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 143 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
