Saccade 1
30s preview
- BPM
- 88
- Double-time
- 176
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 44/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:56
- Released
- 2022
- Album
- Saccades et Paroxysmes
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -13.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBKQU2222406
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Saccade 1 is a downtempo techno track in B minor (10A) at 88 BPM. The feel is dark and steady. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. 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. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). More underground than 99% of Nicolas Bougaïeff's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Tempo:
- slower than 97% of Nicolas Bougaïeff's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 94% of Nicolas Bougaïeff's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 90% of Nicolas Bougaïeff's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 42%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 16%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Saccade 1 in?
Saccade 1 by Nicolas Bougaïeff is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Saccade 1?
Saccade 1 runs at 88 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Saccade 1?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Saccade 1 good for peak time?
With energy 44 out of 100 at 88 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 88 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 83-93 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A 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 88 — 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 88 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
