Black Box
30s preview
- BPM
- 248
- Half-time
- 124
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 80/100
- Pop
- 28/100
- Length
- 6:13
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -10.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.8 dB
- ISRC
- CAM261150006
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Black Box is a techno track in F♯ major (2B) at 248 BPM. 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 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 98% of Marco Carola's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 93% of Marco Carola's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 88% of Marco Carola's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 43%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 14%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Black Box in?
Black Box by Marco Carola is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Black Box?
Black Box runs at 248 BPM.
What mixes well with Black Box?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Black Box good for peak time?
With energy 80 out of 100 at 248 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 248 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 233-263 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 80/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 248 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 248 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
