Sound Pressure, Pt. 1
30s preview
- BPM
- 138
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 100/100
- Pop
- 3/100
- Length
- 3:20
- Released
- 1998
- Album
- Sound Pressure
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Dynamic Tension Records
- Loudness
- -11.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.5 dB
- ISRC
- GB6SP0900010
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Sound Pressure, Pt. 1 runs 138 BPM in F♯ major (2B), a driving up-tempo techno record. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). A 1998 production that still circulates in sets. Hotter than 92% of Surgeon's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Tempo:
- faster than 80% of Surgeon's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 79% of Surgeon's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 21%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 21%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Sound Pressure, Pt. 1 in?
Sound Pressure, Pt. 1 by Surgeon is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Sound Pressure, Pt. 1?
Sound Pressure, Pt. 1 runs at 138 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Sound Pressure, Pt. 1?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Sound Pressure, Pt. 1 good for peak time?
With energy 100 out of 100 at 138 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 138 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 100/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 138 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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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.
