Hammering
30s preview
- BPM
- 120
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 68/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 4:33
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -16.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.0 dB
- ISRC
- CAM261050113
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 120 BPM in B♭ minor (3A), Hammering is a club-tempo techno production. Tonally it lands 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. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 96% of Marc Houle's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 75% of Marc Houle's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 42%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 7%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Hammering in?
Hammering by Marc Houle is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Hammering?
Hammering runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Hammering?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Hammering good for peak time?
With energy 68 out of 100 at 120 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 120 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%: 113-127 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 120 — 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 120 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
