Black Technician
- Key
- 5A · C minor
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 10m
- Energy
- 71/100
- Pop
- 3/100
- Length
- 10:57
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Music Man Records
- Loudness
- -8.7 dB
- ISRC
- US23A1962274
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Black Technician - UR Mad Mike Remixremix12A · 122
- Black Technicianoriginal5A · 130
- Black Technician - DirtTech UR Remixremix10B · 110
At 130 BPM in C minor (5A), Black Technician is a peak-time tempo techno production. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Black Technician in?
Black Technician by Robert Hood is in C minor, or 5A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Black Technician?
Black Technician runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Black Technician?
From 5A it blends harmonically with 6A, 5B, 4A. Moving to 6A lifts the energy a step.
Is Black Technician good for peak time?
With energy 71 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
5A → 4A · 6A · 5BFrom 5A, 6A (G minor) lifts the energy a step; 5B (E♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 4A (F minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 5A at 130 BPM: 6A (G minor) — move to 6A to push the floor harder; 5B (E♭ major) — switch to 5B for a mood change without losing the groove; 4A (F minor) — drop to 4A 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 12A rather than 5A; below -5% it reads as 10A. With key lock on, it stays 5A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More techno
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Other recommendations
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.
