The Needle
30s preview
- BPM
- 63
- Double-time
- 126
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 1/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 1:34
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -37.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 20.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBLTF1100030
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Needle: techno, A major (11B), 63 BPM. 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 20 dB). A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 99% of Nina Kraviz's catalogue.
- Tempo:
- slower than 99% of Nina Kraviz's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 99% of Nina Kraviz's catalogue
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Nina Kraviz's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Needle in?
The Needle by Nina Kraviz is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Needle?
The Needle runs at 63 BPM.
What mixes well with The Needle?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Needle good for peak time?
With energy 1 out of 100 at 63 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 11B at 63 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 59-67 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B 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 63 — 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 63 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
