
Minus
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 139
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 76/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:12
- Released
- 2014
- Album
- M-Print: 20 Years of M-Plant Music
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -7.9 dB
- ISRC
- NLHD81400028
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Minusoriginal4A · 139
Minus is a driving up-tempo techno track in F minor (4A) at 139 BPM. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Robert Hood's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Tempo:
- faster than 82% of Robert Hood's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Minus in?
Minus by Robert Hood is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Minus?
Minus runs at 139 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Minus?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Minus good for peak time?
With energy 76 out of 100 at 139 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
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 139 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%: 131-147 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 peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 76/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 139 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 139 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.