Automaton
30s preview
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 92/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:10
- Released
- 2015
- Album
- No Cure
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -1.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBTKW1401302
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 174 BPM in A♭ major (4B), Automaton is a drum n bass production. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Optical's catalogue.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 75% of Optical's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 28%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Automaton in?
Automaton by Optical is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Automaton?
Automaton runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Automaton?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Automaton good for peak time?
With energy 92 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 174 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-184 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 174 — 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 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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