Basic Tricks
30s preview
- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 66/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 6:31
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBPQS1400079
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Basic Tricks is a club-tempo techno track in A♭ major (4B) at 123 BPM. The feel is 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 14 dB). A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 97% of Metodi Hristov's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- slower than 97% of Metodi Hristov's catalogue
- Reach:
- more underground than 88% of Metodi Hristov's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 85% of Metodi Hristov's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Basic Tricks in?
Basic Tricks by Metodi Hristov is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Basic Tricks?
Basic Tricks runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Basic Tricks?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Basic Tricks good for peak time?
With energy 66 out of 100 at 123 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 123 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 116-130 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 123 — 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 123 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
