(Batteries Not Included)
30s preview
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 69/100
- Pop
- 6/100
- Length
- 4:50
- Released
- 2022
- Album
- Fear of Programming
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Dekmantel
- Loudness
- -14.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.3 dB
- ISRC
- NLTH62200056
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
(Batteries Not Included) is a peak-time tempo techno track in F♯ minor (11A) at 130 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. 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. Darker than 88% of Marcel Dettmann's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 87% of Marcel Dettmann's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 49%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 16%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 1%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is (Batteries Not Included) in?
(Batteries Not Included) by Marcel Dettmann is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is (Batteries Not Included)?
(Batteries Not Included) runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with (Batteries Not Included)?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is (Batteries Not Included) good for peak time?
With energy 69 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 130 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A 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.
