Desdemona
30s preview
- BPM
- 179
- Half-time
- 90
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 15/100
- Length
- 3:03
- Released
- 2003
- Album
- Hangerőmű
- Genre
- Hard Rock
- Loudness
- -6.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.6 dB
- ISRC
- HUA630300023
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Desdemonaoriginal6B · 92
- Desdemona - Concert-Bonus 2004original3B · 92
- Desdemonaoriginal7A · 88
Desdemona runs 179 BPM in A♭ major (4B), a hard rock record. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2003 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 97% of Ossian's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- better known than 87% of Ossian's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 80% of Ossian's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 75% of Ossian's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Desdemona in?
Desdemona by Ossian is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Desdemona?
Desdemona runs at 179 BPM.
What mixes well with Desdemona?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Desdemona good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 179 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 179 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%: 168-190 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 179 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 179 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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