The Castle (extended mix)
30s preview
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 92/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:10
- Released
- 2025
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -5.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.2 dB
- ISRC
- US38Y2581664
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Castle (extended mix): peak-time tempo tech house, A major (11B), 128 BPM. Tonally it lands bright and euphoric. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). More underground than 99% of Rafael Cerato's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Tempo:
- faster than 94% of Rafael Cerato's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 88% of Rafael Cerato's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 86% of Rafael Cerato's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Castle (extended mix) in?
The Castle (extended mix) by Rafael Cerato is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Castle (extended mix)?
The Castle (extended mix) runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with The Castle (extended mix)?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Castle (extended mix) good for peak time?
With energy 92 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 128 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 92/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
