Sound of the Underground
30s preview
- BPM
- 152
- Half-time
- 76
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 57/100
- Length
- 3:06
- Released
- 2025
- Genre
- Hard Techno
- Label
- Extatic Records
- Loudness
- -6.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 6.9 dB
- ISRC
- NLQ8D2500079
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 152 BPM in A♭ major (4B), Sound of the Underground is a fast hard techno production. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is squashed flat, built for loudness (crest 7 dB). More bass-heavy than 97% of Maddix's catalogue.
- Reach:
- better known than 96% of Maddix's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 83% of Maddix's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 78% of Maddix's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Sound of the Underground in?
Sound of the Underground by Maddix is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Sound of the Underground?
Sound of the Underground runs at 152 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Sound of the Underground?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Sound of the Underground good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 152 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 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.
How to mix it
In 4B at 152 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%: 143-161 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 high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 152 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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