Second Magnitude Stars
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 134
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 14/100
- Length
- 6:41
- Released
- 2023
- Album
- Crash Recoil
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Tresor
- Loudness
- -9.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.7 dB
- ISRC
- DEF272335102
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Second Magnitude Stars runs 134 BPM in G major (9B), a peak-time tempo techno record. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). Better known than 95% of Surgeon's catalogue.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 94% of Surgeon's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Second Magnitude Stars in?
Second Magnitude Stars by Surgeon is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Second Magnitude Stars?
Second Magnitude Stars runs at 134 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Second Magnitude Stars?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Second Magnitude Stars good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 134 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 9B at 134 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 126-142 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 94/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 134 — 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 134 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
