
For Teda
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 160
- Half-time
- 80
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 22/100
- Pop
- 13/100
- Length
- 4:34
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -17.7 dB
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- For Tedaoriginal9A · 160
For Teda: very fast downtempo, E minor (9A), 160 BPM. The feel is brooding and low-slung. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 89% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Brightness:
- darker than 87% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 79% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is For Teda in?
For Teda by Olafur Arnalds is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is For Teda?
For Teda runs at 160 BPM, a very fast track.
What mixes well with For Teda?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is For Teda good for peak time?
With energy 22 out of 100 at 160 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
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 160 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%: 150-170 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 warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 160 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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