Azure
30s preview
- BPM
- 122
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 50/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:04
- Released
- 2008
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -13.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.0 dB
- ISRC
- DENZ71300060
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 122 BPM in E major (12B), Azure is a club-tempo techno production. Tonally it lands dark and steady. 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 real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Paul Kalkbrenner's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Brightness:
- darker than 90% of Paul Kalkbrenner's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 88% of Paul Kalkbrenner's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 81% of Paul Kalkbrenner's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 44%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 34%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 16%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 6%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Azure in?
Azure by Paul Kalkbrenner is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Azure?
Azure runs at 122 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Azure?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is Azure good for peak time?
With energy 50 out of 100 at 122 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
12B → 11B · 1B · 12AFrom 12B, 1B (B major) lifts the energy a step; 12A (D♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 11B (A major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12B at 122 BPM: 1B (B major) — move to 1B to push the floor harder; 12A (D♭ minor) — switch to 12A for a mood change without losing the groove; 11B (A major) — drop to 11B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 115-129 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 7B rather than 12B; below -5% it reads as 5B. With key lock on, it stays 12B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 122 — 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 122 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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