What I Used To Play
30s preview
- BPM
- 115
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 78/100
- Pop
- 21/100
- Length
- 7:36
- Released
- 2022
- Album
- Catharsis
- Genre
- Tech House
- Label
- Cocoon Recordings
- Loudness
- -9.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.4 dB
- ISRC
- DEQ202200001
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- What I Used To Playoriginal3A · 115
At 115 BPM in A♭ minor (1A), What I Used To Play is a mid-tempo tech house production. 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 12 dB). Better known than 92% of Sven Väth's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Tempo:
- slower than 88% of Sven Väth's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is What I Used To Play in?
What I Used To Play by Sven Väth is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is What I Used To Play?
What I Used To Play runs at 115 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with What I Used To Play?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is What I Used To Play good for peak time?
With energy 78 out of 100 at 115 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 115 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 108-122 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 115 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More tech house
More from Sven Väth
Full profile
Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 115 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
