Check Yourself
- BPM
- 133
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 82/100
- Pop
- 21/100
- Length
- 6:11
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -13.4 dB
- ISRC
- DEE862000488
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Check Yourself runs 133 BPM in B♭ minor (3A), a peak-time tempo techno record. The feel is dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. Hotter than 94% of Paul Kalkbrenner's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Tempo:
- faster than 88% of Paul Kalkbrenner's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Check Yourself in?
Check Yourself by Paul Kalkbrenner is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Check Yourself?
Check Yourself runs at 133 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Check Yourself?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Check Yourself good for peak time?
With energy 82 out of 100 at 133 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 133 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 125-141 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 82/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 133 — 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 133 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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