The Source of Creation
30s preview
- BPM
- 154
- Half-time
- 77
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 100/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 6:41
- Released
- 2016
- Genre
- Hard Techno
- Loudness
- -4.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.9 dB
- ISRC
- NLCK41030459
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Source of Creation runs 154 BPM in D♭ major (3B), a fast hard techno record. The feel is dark and driving. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. Brighter than 78% of O.B.I.'s catalogue.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Source of Creation in?
The Source of Creation by O.B.I. is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Source of Creation?
The Source of Creation runs at 154 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with The Source of Creation?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Source of Creation good for peak time?
With energy 100 out of 100 at 154 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 154 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 145-163 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 154 — 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 154 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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