Water
30s preview
- BPM
- 133
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 67/100
- Pop
- 6/100
- Length
- 5:34
- Released
- 2022
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -11.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.7 dB
- ISRC
- NLTH62200052
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Water - Interstellar Funk Remixremix4B · 132
- Wateroriginal3A · 133
At 133 BPM in B♭ minor (3A), Water is a peak-time tempo techno production. 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. Groovier than 97% of Marcel Dettmann's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 92% of Marcel Dettmann's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 90% of Marcel Dettmann's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 41%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Water in?
Water by Marcel Dettmann is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Water?
Water runs at 133 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Water?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Water good for peak time?
With energy 67 out of 100 at 133 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 133 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%: 125-141 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 133 — 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 133 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
