Young & Firm
30s preview
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 86/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:04
- Released
- 2007
- Album
- Fake Handz
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -11.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.5 dB
- ISRC
- DEN950701858
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A club-tempo tech house cut, Young & Firm sits in D♭ minor (12A) at 126 BPM. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely 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 14 dB). A 2007 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Marc DePulse's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Energy:
- hotter than 84% of Marc DePulse's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 84% of Marc DePulse's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Young & Firm in?
Young & Firm by Marc DePulse is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Young & Firm?
Young & Firm runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Young & Firm?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Young & Firm good for peak time?
With energy 86 out of 100 at 126 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 126 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%: 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 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 86/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — 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 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
