Descente
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 52/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:19
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -12.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 7.5 dB
- ISRC
- FR73R1400006
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Descente runs 128 BPM in F minor (4A), a peak-time tempo techno record. Tonally it lands dark and steady. 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. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Terence Fixmer's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 96% of Terence Fixmer's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 95% of Terence Fixmer's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 85% of Terence Fixmer's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 52%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 12%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 7%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Descente in?
Descente by Terence Fixmer is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Descente?
Descente runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Descente?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Descente good for peak time?
With energy 52 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 128 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
