Passage In (In Key)
30s preview
- BPM
- 63
- Double-time
- 126
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 17/100
- Pop
- 27/100
- Length
- 1:05
- Released
- 2022
- Album
- Consumed In Key
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -34.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 18.1 dB
- ISRC
- CAM262100003
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 63 BPM in D♭ major (3B), Passage In (In Key) is a techno production. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). Slower than 99% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Brightness:
- darker than 98% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 95% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 94% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 28%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Passage In (In Key) in?
Passage In (In Key) by Richie Hawtin is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Passage In (In Key)?
Passage In (In Key) runs at 63 BPM.
What mixes well with Passage In (In Key)?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Passage In (In Key) good for peak time?
With energy 17 out of 100 at 63 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 63 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 59-67 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B 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 63 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 63 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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