Paradox
30s preview
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 6:44
- Released
- 2020
- Album
- Requiem
- Genre
- Tech House
- Label
- Systematic
- Loudness
- -8.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.5 dB
- ISRC
- DEPI82009124
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A club-tempo tech house cut, Paradox sits in B major (1B) at 125 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. Hotter than 91% of Rafael Cerato's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 80% of Rafael Cerato's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 77% of Rafael Cerato's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 17%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Paradox in?
Paradox by Rafael Cerato is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Paradox?
Paradox runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Paradox?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is Paradox good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1B at 125 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 95/100).
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.
