The Core
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 148
- Half-time
- 74
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 66/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:54
- Released
- 1994
- Album
- Internal Empire
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -18.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.3 dB
- ISRC
- DEF279402710
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Core: fast techno, F minor (4A), 148 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. 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. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 1994 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Robert Hood's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 96% of Robert Hood's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 79% of Robert Hood's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 41%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 35%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 5%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Core in?
The Core by Robert Hood is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Core?
The Core runs at 148 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with The Core?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is The Core good for peak time?
With energy 66 out of 100 at 148 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak 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 148 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%: 139-157 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 high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 148 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More techno
More from Robert Hood
Full profile
Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 148 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
