Traffic
30s preview
- BPM
- 132
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 84/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 4:46
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Deep House
- Loudness
- -14.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.9 dB
- ISRC
- DEZ651213894
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Traffic runs 132 BPM in B♭ minor (3A), a peak-time tempo deep house record. The feel is dark and driving. 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. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 92% of Theo Parrish's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Energy:
- hotter than 90% of Theo Parrish's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 25%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 16%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Traffic in?
Traffic by Theo Parrish is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Traffic?
Traffic runs at 132 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Traffic?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Traffic good for peak time?
With energy 84 out of 100 at 132 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 132 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 124-140 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 84/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 132 — 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 132 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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