Orbital Decay
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 7m
- Energy
- 78/100
- Pop
- 25/100
- Length
- 6:41
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -5.2 dB
- ISRC
- IEHDF2100210
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Orbital Decay is a club-tempo tech house track in E♭ minor (2A) at 125 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Better known than 94% of Rafael Cerato's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Orbital Decay in?
Orbital Decay by Rafael Cerato is in E♭ minor, or 2A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Orbital Decay?
Orbital Decay runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Orbital Decay?
From 2A it blends harmonically with 3A, 2B, 1A. Moving to 3A lifts the energy a step.
Is Orbital Decay good for peak time?
With energy 78 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
2A → 1A · 3A · 2BFrom 2A, 3A (B♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 2B (F♯ major) brightens to the relative major; 1A (A♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2A at 125 BPM: 3A (B♭ minor) — move to 3A to push the floor harder; 2B (F♯ major) — switch to 2B for a mood change without losing the groove; 1A (A♭ minor) — drop to 1A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-133 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 9A rather than 2A; below -5% it reads as 7A. With key lock on, it stays 2A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 78/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — 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 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
