Smooth Operator - Mashed-Up Remix
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- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 117
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 69/100
- Pop
- 17/100
- Length
- 7:41
- Released
- 2023
- Album
- Mashed-Up Remixes
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -8.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.8 dB
- ISRC
- ZAM142300124
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Smooth Operator (Mfana Wam)original9A · 117
Against the original (9A at 117 BPM), this version holds the same tempo in the same key.
Smooth Operator - Mashed-Up Remix: mid-tempo house, E minor (9A), 117 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. The groove is strong and floor-ready. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). Darker than 99% of Oscar Mbo's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- slower than 78% of Oscar Mbo's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 76% of Oscar Mbo's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Smooth Operator - Mashed-Up Remix in?
Smooth Operator - Mashed-Up Remix by Oscar Mbo is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Smooth Operator - Mashed-Up Remix?
Smooth Operator - Mashed-Up Remix runs at 117 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Smooth Operator - Mashed-Up Remix?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Smooth Operator - Mashed-Up Remix good for peak time?
With energy 69 out of 100 at 117 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 117 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%: 110-124 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 mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 117 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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