Polaroid
30s preview
- Key
- 6A · G minor
- BPM
- 120
- Open Key
- 11m
- Energy
- 45/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 7:23
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -11.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.1 dB
- ISRC
- DEEM71500008
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Polaroid - Marcapasos Remixremix8B · 123
- Polaroid - Nick D-Lite Remixremix10B · 123
At 120 BPM in G minor (6A), Polaroid is a club-tempo techno production. The feel is balanced in mood. The groove is strong and floor-ready. 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. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of Julian Wassermann's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 94% of Julian Wassermann's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 91% of Julian Wassermann's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Polaroid in?
Polaroid by Julian Wassermann is in G minor, or 6A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Polaroid?
Polaroid runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Polaroid?
From 6A it blends harmonically with 7A, 6B, 5A. Moving to 7A lifts the energy a step.
Is Polaroid good for peak time?
With energy 45 out of 100 at 120 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
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 120 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%: 113-127 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 warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 120 — 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 120 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
