Flying Buttress
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 138
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 62/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:47
- Released
- 2016
- Album
- Cipher
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.0 dB
- ISRC
- DECH61500166
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Flying Buttress runs 138 BPM in E minor (9A), a driving up-tempo techno record. The feel is dark and driving. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Setaoc Mass's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Energy:
- calmer than 91% of Setaoc Mass's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 80% of Setaoc Mass's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 76% of Setaoc Mass's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 17%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Flying Buttress in?
Flying Buttress by Setaoc Mass is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Flying Buttress?
Flying Buttress runs at 138 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Flying Buttress?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Flying Buttress good for peak time?
With energy 62 out of 100 at 138 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 138 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 130-146 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 138 — 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 138 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
