Ark
30s preview
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 75/100
- Pop
- 14/100
- Length
- 8:07
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Deep Techno
- Loudness
- -7.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.5 dB
- ISRC
- US83Z1916244
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Ark runs 124 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), a club-tempo deep techno record. The feel is dark and driving. 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. Better known than 98% of Marbs's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Brightness:
- darker than 85% of Marbs's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 84% of Marbs's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 76% of Marbs's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 43%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Ark in?
Ark by Marbs is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Ark?
Ark runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Ark?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Ark good for peak time?
With energy 75 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 124 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-131 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 75/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 124 — 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 124 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
