Dry, Pt. 1
30s preview
- BPM
- 135
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 92/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 4:56
- Released
- 1999
- Album
- Dry
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -7.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.0 dB
- ISRC
- GB6SP0900022
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Dry, Pt. 1: driving up-tempo techno, B♭ minor (3A), 135 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. A 1999 production that still circulates in sets. More bass-heavy than 83% of Surgeon's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 42%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 24%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Dry, Pt. 1 in?
Dry, Pt. 1 by Surgeon is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Dry, Pt. 1?
Dry, Pt. 1 runs at 135 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Dry, Pt. 1?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Dry, Pt. 1 good for peak time?
With energy 92 out of 100 at 135 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 135 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 127-143 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 92/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 135 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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