
Voices in the Head
30s preview
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 121
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 43/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:31
- Released
- 2015
- Album
- Atonal
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -9.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.5 dB
- ISRC
- FRX871571558
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Voices in the Head runs 121 BPM in B major (1B), a club-tempo tech house record. The feel is bright and easy. 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 unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Third Son's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Groove:
- groovier than 96% of Third Son's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 94% of Third Son's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 90% of Third Son's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Voices in the Head in?
Voices in the Head by Third Son is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Voices in the Head?
Voices in the Head runs at 121 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Voices in the Head?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is Voices in the Head good for peak time?
With energy 43 out of 100 at 121 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1B at 121 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 114-128 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 121 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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