Contain (In Key)
30s preview
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 13/100
- Pop
- 16/100
- Length
- 8:09
- Released
- 2022
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -25.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.4 dB
- ISRC
- CAM262100001
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Containoriginal3B · 130
At 130 BPM in A♭ major (4B), Contain (In Key) is a peak-time tempo techno production. The feel is brooding and low-slung. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. More bass-heavy than 95% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Brightness:
- darker than 93% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 90% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 61%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 34%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 5%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 0%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Contain (In Key) in?
Contain (In Key) by Richie Hawtin is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Contain (In Key)?
Contain (In Key) runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Contain (In Key)?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Contain (In Key) good for peak time?
With energy 13 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 130 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 122-138 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 130 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
