Waves by Low Steppa cover art
Key
4B · A♭ major
BPM
126
Open Key
9d
Energy
95/100
Pop
32/100
Length
2:40
Released
2023
Genre
House
Loudness
-6.3 dB

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

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Waves runs 126 BPM in A♭ major (4B), a club-tempo house record. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Better known than 97% of Low Steppa's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.

Groove:
less groove-driven than 91% of Low Steppa's catalogue
Tempo:
faster than 83% of Low Steppa's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy95
Mood56Balanced
Groove63
Acoustic0
Instrumental82
Live26
Speech3

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Waves in?

Waves by Low Steppa is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Waves?

Waves runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.

What mixes well with Waves?

From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.

Is Waves good for peak time?

With energy 95 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Mixes harmonically

4B3B · 5B · 4A

From 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.

Every move from 4B

5BSimple Mix Upper
3BSimple Mix Downer
4ATonal Shift·
5ADiagonal Mix Upper
3ADiagonal Mix Downer
7ACompatible Tone·
6BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
2BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
7BParallel Key Upper▲▲
1BParallel Key Downer▼▼
11BTritone Jump▲▲
8BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 4B at 126 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.

Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 95/100).

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 126 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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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.

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