Alarm
30s preview
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 66/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:37
- Released
- 2015
- Album
- Gray
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.4 dB
- ISRC
- DEAR41446881
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 126 BPM in A♭ major (4B), Alarm is a club-tempo techno 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. A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Monococ's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Brightness:
- darker than 90% of Monococ's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 78% of Monococ's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 76% of Monococ's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 42%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Alarm in?
Alarm by Monococ is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Alarm?
Alarm runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Alarm?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Alarm good for peak time?
With energy 66 out of 100 at 126 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 126 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%: 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 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 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.
