Aaron by Paul Kalkbrenner cover art
Key
4A · F minor
BPM
112
Open Key
9m
Energy
39/100
Pop
0/100
Length
5:54
Released
2008
Genre
Tech House
Loudness
-12.0 dB
ISRC
DENZ71300059

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

Aaron: mid-tempo tech house, F minor (4A), 112 BPM. The feel is brooding and low-slung. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Paul Kalkbrenner's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.

Tempo:
slower than 96% of Paul Kalkbrenner's catalogue
Brightness:
darker than 85% of Paul Kalkbrenner's catalogue
Energy:
calmer than 83% of Paul Kalkbrenner's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy39
Mood13Dark
Groove72
Acoustic8
Instrumental86
Live8
Speech28

FAQ

What key is Aaron in?

Aaron by Paul Kalkbrenner is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Aaron?

Aaron runs at 112 BPM, a mid-tempo track.

What mixes well with Aaron?

From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.

Is Aaron good for peak time?

With energy 39 out of 100 at 112 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.

Mixes harmonically

4A3A · 5A · 4B

From 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 4A

5ASimple Mix Upper
3ASimple Mix Downer
4BTonal Shift·
5BDiagonal Mix Upper
3BDiagonal Mix Downer
1BCompatible Tone·
6AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
2AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
7AParallel Key Upper▲▲
1AParallel Key Downer▼▼
11ATritone Jump▲▲
8ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 4A at 112 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 105-119 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A 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 112 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 112 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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