Cognitive Dissonance
30s preview
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 55/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:42
- Released
- 2018
- Album
- National Anthem
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -9.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.5 dB
- ISRC
- UKFMN1600057
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Cognitive Dissonance - Clarian Remixremix3A · 120
Cognitive Dissonance is a club-tempo tech house track in D♭ major (3B) at 125 BPM. Tonally it lands balanced in mood. 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. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Third Son's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Energy:
- calmer than 81% of Third Son's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 8%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Cognitive Dissonance in?
Cognitive Dissonance by Third Son is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Cognitive Dissonance?
Cognitive Dissonance runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Cognitive Dissonance?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Cognitive Dissonance good for peak time?
With energy 55 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 125 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-133 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — 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 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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