Psyk
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 119
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 34/100
- Pop
- 28/100
- Length
- 8:31
- Released
- 1998
- Album
- Artifakts (BC)
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -21.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.7 dB
- ISRC
- CAM269850018
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Psyk runs 119 BPM in F minor (4A), a club-tempo techno record. 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. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 1998 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 95% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Tempo:
- slower than 82% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 82% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 55%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 34%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 11%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 0%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Psyk in?
Psyk by Richie Hawtin is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Psyk?
Psyk runs at 119 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Psyk?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Psyk good for peak time?
With energy 34 out of 100 at 119 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 119 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 112-126 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A 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 119 — 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 119 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
