Ain't That Love
30s preview
- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 121
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 40/100
- Pop
- 31/100
- Length
- 9:15
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -10.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.0 dB
- ISRC
- GB7M21101002
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A club-tempo tech house cut, Ain't That Love sits in D minor (7A) at 121 BPM. It reads as balanced in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. Vocals read as 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 13 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 99% of Maceo Plex's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Tempo:
- slower than 92% of Maceo Plex's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 91% of Maceo Plex's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 76% of Maceo Plex's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Ain't That Love in?
Ain't That Love by Maceo Plex is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Ain't That Love?
Ain't That Love runs at 121 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Ain't That Love?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is Ain't That Love good for peak time?
With energy 40 out of 100 at 121 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
7A → 6A · 8A · 7BFrom 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7A at 121 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 114-128 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A 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 121 — 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 121 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
