Satellite
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 88
- Double-time
- 176
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 1:54
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Drumcode
- Loudness
- -15.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBUR61200229
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 88 BPM in F minor (4A), Satellite is a downtempo techno production. The feel is dark and driving. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of Sam Paganini's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Brightness:
- darker than 99% of Sam Paganini's catalogue
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Sam Paganini's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 97% of Sam Paganini's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Satellite in?
Satellite by Sam Paganini is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Satellite?
Satellite runs at 88 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Satellite?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Satellite good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 88 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
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 88 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%: 83-93 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: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 88 — 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 88 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
