Barrier
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 121
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 78/100
- Pop
- 4/100
- Length
- 7:28
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Label
- Inu
- Loudness
- -9.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.8 dB
- ISRC
- US83Z2498688
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Barrier - Gav Easby Remixremix2B · 121
At 121 BPM in G major (9B), Barrier is a club-tempo progressive house production. It reads as dark and driving. 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. Darker than 90% of Michael A's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Groove:
- groovier than 89% of Michael A's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 86% of Michael A's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 85% of Michael A's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 44%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 25%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Barrier in?
Barrier by Michael A is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Barrier?
Barrier runs at 121 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Barrier?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Barrier good for peak time?
With energy 78 out of 100 at 121 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 121 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 114-128 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 121 — 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 121 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
