Mechanics
30s preview
- BPM
- 155
- Half-time
- 78
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 100/100
- Pop
- 4/100
- Length
- 6:48
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Hardcore
- Loudness
- -1.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.2 dB
- ISRC
- QZJRB1994173
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Mechanics is a fast hardcore track in A♭ major (4B) at 155 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Spoken-word passages run through it. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. More treble-tilted than 99% of Somniac One's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Energy:
- hotter than 94% of Somniac One's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 94% of Somniac One's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 94% of Somniac One's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 16%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 31%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 22%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Mechanics in?
Mechanics by Somniac One is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Mechanics?
Mechanics runs at 155 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Mechanics?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Mechanics good for peak time?
With energy 100 out of 100 at 155 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 155 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 146-164 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 155 — 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 155 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
