Barrier
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 54/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:10
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- Translation
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -11.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.7 dB
- ISRC
- DELG71100370
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Barrieroriginal9B · 130
Barrier: peak-time tempo techno, G major (9B), 130 BPM. It reads as dark and steady. 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. A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Marcel Dettmann's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Groove:
- groovier than 94% of Marcel Dettmann's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 75% of Marcel Dettmann's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 43%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 4%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Barrier in?
Barrier by Marcel Dettmann is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Barrier?
Barrier runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Barrier?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Barrier good for peak time?
With energy 54 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 130 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 122-138 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — 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 130 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
