Exhale
30s preview
- BPM
- 103
- Open Key
- 11d
- Energy
- 36/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:44
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Minimal
- Loudness
- -11.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.3 dB
- ISRC
- DEBG51200011
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A slow-groove tempo minimal cut, Exhale sits in B♭ major (6B) at 103 BPM. It reads as subdued and even. 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 real dynamic headroom. A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of Monika Kruse's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Monika Kruse's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 97% of Monika Kruse's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 87% of Monika Kruse's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 43%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Exhale in?
Exhale by Monika Kruse is in B♭ major, or 6B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Exhale?
Exhale runs at 103 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Exhale?
From 6B it blends harmonically with 7B, 6A, 5B. Moving to 7B lifts the energy a step.
Is Exhale good for peak time?
With energy 36 out of 100 at 103 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
6B → 5B · 7B · 6AFrom 6B, 7B (F major) lifts the energy a step; 6A (G minor) settles into the relative minor; 5B (E♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6B at 103 BPM: 7B (F major) — move to 7B to push the floor harder; 6A (G minor) — switch to 6A for a mood change without losing the groove; 5B (E♭ major) — drop to 5B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 97-109 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 1B rather than 6B; below -5% it reads as 11B. With key lock on, it stays 6B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 103 — 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 103 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
