Formaldehyde
30s preview
- Key
- 5A · C minor
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 10m
- Energy
- 84/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:10
- Released
- 2019
- Album
- Formaldehyde EP
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -11.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.2 dB
- ISRC
- DEKB71667980
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Formaldehyde: peak-time tempo techno, C minor (5A), 130 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. More underground than 99% of Marco Ginelli's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- darker than 84% of Marco Ginelli's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 81% of Marco Ginelli's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 79% of Marco Ginelli's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 45%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Formaldehyde in?
Formaldehyde by Marco Ginelli is in C minor, or 5A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Formaldehyde?
Formaldehyde runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Formaldehyde?
From 5A it blends harmonically with 6A, 5B, 4A. Moving to 6A lifts the energy a step.
Is Formaldehyde good for peak time?
With energy 84 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
5A → 4A · 6A · 5BFrom 5A, 6A (G minor) lifts the energy a step; 5B (E♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 4A (F minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 5A at 130 BPM: 6A (G minor) — move to 6A to push the floor harder; 5B (E♭ major) — switch to 5B for a mood change without losing the groove; 4A (F minor) — drop to 4A 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 12A rather than 5A; below -5% it reads as 10A. With key lock on, it stays 5A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 84/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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