Smooth Grooves
30s preview
- Key
- 5A · C minor
- BPM
- 118
- Open Key
- 10m
- Energy
- 66/100
- Pop
- 13/100
- Length
- 5:58
- Released
- 2019
- Album
- Golden Power
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -6.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.5 dB
- ISRC
- QZHNA1978090
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Smooth Grooves: mid-tempo house, C minor (5A), 118 BPM. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). More bass-heavy than 98% of Oscar Mbo's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 51%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 16%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 2%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Smooth Grooves in?
Smooth Grooves by Oscar Mbo is in C minor, or 5A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Smooth Grooves?
Smooth Grooves runs at 118 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Smooth Grooves?
From 5A it blends harmonically with 6A, 5B, 4A. Moving to 6A lifts the energy a step.
Is Smooth Grooves good for peak time?
With energy 66 out of 100 at 118 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
5A → 4A · 6A · 5BFrom 5A, 6A (G minor) lifts the energy a step; 5B (E♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 4A (F minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 5A at 118 BPM: 6A (G minor) — move to 6A to push the floor harder; 5B (E♭ major) — switch to 5B for a mood change without losing the groove; 4A (F minor) — drop to 4A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 111-125 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 12A rather than 5A; below -5% it reads as 10A. With key lock on, it stays 5A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 118 — 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 118 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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