The Shape of Memory
30s preview
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 77/100
- Pop
- 46/100
- Length
- 4:38
- Released
- 2026
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -8.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.2 dB
- ISRC
- FR2X42614402
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A club-tempo techno cut, The Shape of Memory sits in F♯ minor (11A) at 126 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). Better known than 98% of Max Cooper's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 92% of Max Cooper's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 77% of Max Cooper's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 77% of Max Cooper's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 25%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 27%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Shape of Memory in?
The Shape of Memory by Max Cooper is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Shape of Memory?
The Shape of Memory runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with The Shape of Memory?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is The Shape of Memory good for peak time?
With energy 77 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 126 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 77/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — 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 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
