Orbital by Marco Faraone cover art

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Key
8A · A minor
BPM
130
Open Key
1m
Energy
77/100
Pop
0/100
Length
7:01
Released
2021
Genre
Techno
Loudness
-8.7 dB
Dynamics
12.4 dB
ISRC
GBUR62000215

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

Orbital runs 130 BPM in A minor (8A), a peak-time tempo techno record. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. 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 unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). More underground than 99% of Marco Faraone's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.

Brightness:
brighter than 90% of Marco Faraone's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy77
Mood59Balanced
Groove76
Acoustic0
Instrumental90
Live11
Speech4

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
39%
Low
30-130 Hz
33%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
22%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
7%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Orbital in?

Orbital by Marco Faraone is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Orbital?

Orbital runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.

What mixes well with Orbital?

From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.

Is Orbital good for peak time?

With energy 77 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Mixes harmonically

8A7A · 9A · 8B

From 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 8A

9ASimple Mix Upper
7ASimple Mix Downer
8BTonal Shift·
9BDiagonal Mix Upper
7BDiagonal Mix Downer
5BCompatible Tone·
10AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
6AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
11AParallel Key Upper▲▲
5AParallel Key Downer▼▼
3ATritone Jump▲▲
12ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 8A at 130 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.

Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 77/100).

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 130 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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