Cobra
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 75/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:21
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -8.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.0 dB
- ISRC
- DEEN90900226
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Cobra - Hans Bouffmyhre Remixremix3B · 128
- Cobra - Sonntagskind Remixremix4B · 128
At 128 BPM in E minor (9A), Cobra is a peak-time tempo techno production. 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 12 dB). A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Nihil Young's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Tempo:
- faster than 89% of Nihil Young's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 86% of Nihil Young's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Cobra in?
Cobra by Nihil Young is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Cobra?
Cobra runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Cobra?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Cobra good for peak time?
With energy 75 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 128 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
