Don't Be A Pedant
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 72/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 5:59
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -10.3 dB
- ISRC
- UKN6K2400034
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 130 BPM in D major (10B), Don't Be A Pedant is a peak-time tempo tech house production. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. Faster than 90% of Third Son's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Reach:
- better known than 89% of Third Son's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Don't Be A Pedant in?
Don't Be A Pedant by Third Son is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Don't Be A Pedant?
Don't Be A Pedant runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Don't Be A Pedant?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is Don't Be A Pedant good for peak time?
With energy 72 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10B at 130 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 122-138 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 130 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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