Play
- BPM
- 171
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 78/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 9:38
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -13.7 dB
- ISRC
- FR9W11705364
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Play runs 171 BPM in F♯ major (2B), a techno record. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 99% of Perc's catalogue.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Perc's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 98% of Perc's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 96% of Perc's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 28%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Play in?
Play by Perc is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Play?
Play runs at 171 BPM.
What mixes well with Play?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Play good for peak time?
With energy 78 out of 100 at 171 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 171 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 161-181 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 171 — 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 171 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
