Moan
30s preview
- BPM
- 120
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 84/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 9:47
- Released
- 2006
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -10.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.5 dB
- ISRC
- DEL021370010
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Moan is a club-tempo tech house track in D♭ major (3B) at 120 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. 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 17 dB). A 2006 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Trentemøller's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 95% of Trentemøller's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 88% of Trentemøller's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 80% of Trentemøller's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 42%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 6%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Moan in?
Moan by Trentemøller is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Moan?
Moan runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Moan?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Moan good for peak time?
With energy 84 out of 100 at 120 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 120 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%: 113-127 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 120 — 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 120 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
