Nail Clipper
30s preview
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 75/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:59
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -11.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.5 dB
- ISRC
- DEBE71050002
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Nail Clipper is a club-tempo tech house track in F♯ major (2B) at 126 BPM. It reads as bright and euphoric. 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. Groovier than 99% of Tim Green's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 99% of Tim Green's catalogue
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Tim Green's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 86% of Tim Green's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 41%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Nail Clipper in?
Nail Clipper by Tim Green is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Nail Clipper?
Nail Clipper runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Nail Clipper?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Nail Clipper good for peak time?
With energy 75 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 126 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 75/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — 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 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
