Orbital Entry
30s preview
- BPM
- 122
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 79/100
- Pop
- 24/100
- Length
- 6:57
- Released
- 2026
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -8.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBKQU2633862
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Orbital Entry is a club-tempo progressive house track in A♭ minor (1A) at 122 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. The groove is strong and floor-ready. 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). Better known than 99% of Michael A's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 95% of Michael A's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 91% of Michael A's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Orbital Entry in?
Orbital Entry by Michael A is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Orbital Entry?
Orbital Entry runs at 122 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Orbital Entry?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Orbital Entry good for peak time?
With energy 79 out of 100 at 122 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 122 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 115-129 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 122 — 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 122 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
