Wait a Minute
30s preview
- BPM
- 122
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 49/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:17
- Released
- 2019
- Album
- Pov / Wait a Minute
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -10.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.9 dB
- ISRC
- DEH741902249
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Wait a Minute runs 122 BPM in B♭ minor (3A), a club-tempo tech house record. The feel is dark and steady. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). More underground than 99% of Marc DePulse's catalogue.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 98% of Marc DePulse's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 92% of Marc DePulse's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 76% of Marc DePulse's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 27%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 22%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Wait a Minute in?
Wait a Minute by Marc DePulse is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Wait a Minute?
Wait a Minute runs at 122 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Wait a Minute?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Wait a Minute good for peak time?
With energy 49 out of 100 at 122 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 122 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 115-129 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 122 — 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 122 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
