Machine Tool - Tool
30s preview
- BPM
- 220
- Half-time
- 110
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:48
- Released
- 2009
- Album
- Machine EP
- Genre
- Ebm
- Loudness
- -6.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.6 dB
- ISRC
- NLFC80800016
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
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- Machine Tooloriginal10A · 220
An ebm cut, Machine Tool - Tool sits in B minor (10A) at 220 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 2009 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 99% of Terence Fixmer's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- darker than 99% of Terence Fixmer's catalogue
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Terence Fixmer's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 99% of Terence Fixmer's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 24%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 30%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Machine Tool - Tool in?
Machine Tool - Tool by Terence Fixmer is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Machine Tool - Tool?
Machine Tool - Tool runs at 220 BPM.
What mixes well with Machine Tool - Tool?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Machine Tool - Tool good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 220 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 220 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 207-233 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 220 — 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 220 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
