Definition of Hard Techno
30s preview
- BPM
- 151
- Half-time
- 76
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:50
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Hard Techno
- Loudness
- -7.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.9 dB
- ISRC
- DEH741304079
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Definition of Hard Techno runs 151 BPM in B♭ minor (3A), a fast hard techno record. Spoken-word passages run through it. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of O.B.I.'s catalogue.
- Energy:
- calmer than 84% of O.B.I.'s catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 84% of O.B.I.'s catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 80% of O.B.I.'s catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Definition of Hard Techno in?
Definition of Hard Techno by O.B.I. is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Definition of Hard Techno?
Definition of Hard Techno runs at 151 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Definition of Hard Techno?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Definition of Hard Techno good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 151 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 151 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 142-160 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 151 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 151 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
