Black Hornet
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 76/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:06
- Released
- 2016
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.7 dB
- ISRC
- IT0221500632
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Black Hornet: club-tempo techno, A minor (8A), 125 BPM. Tonally it lands 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. A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Monococ's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Tempo:
- slower than 91% of Monococ's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 17%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Black Hornet in?
Black Hornet by Monococ is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Black Hornet?
Black Hornet runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Black Hornet?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Black Hornet good for peak time?
With energy 76 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 125 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-133 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 76/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — 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 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
