Losing Control
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 148
- Half-time
- 74
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 70/100
- Length
- 2:50
- Released
- 2025
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -5.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.6 dB
- ISRC
- USUG12505959
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Losing Control is a fast techno track in F minor (4A) at 148 BPM. The feel is bright and euphoric. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). Better known than 98% of Marlon Hoffstadt's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 86% of Marlon Hoffstadt's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 84% of Marlon Hoffstadt's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 78% of Marlon Hoffstadt's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 26%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Losing Control in?
Losing Control by Marlon Hoffstadt is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Losing Control?
Losing Control runs at 148 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Losing Control?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Losing Control good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 148 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 148 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 139-157 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 148 — 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 148 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
