Train-abuse
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 142
- Half-time
- 71
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 99/100
- Pop
- 3/100
- Length
- 7:56
- Released
- 2019
- Album
- Train-Tracs (25th Anniversary Edition)
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -7.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.1 dB
- ISRC
- CAM261800167
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Train-tracoriginal8A · 142
Train-abuse is a driving up-tempo techno track in G major (9B) at 142 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. Hotter than 98% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 92% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue
- Reach:
- more underground than 84% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Train-abuse in?
Train-abuse by Richie Hawtin is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Train-abuse?
Train-abuse runs at 142 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Train-abuse?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Train-abuse good for peak time?
With energy 99 out of 100 at 142 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 142 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 133-151 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 142 — 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 142 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
