Gatex (Original Mix)
- BPM
- 136
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:28
- Released
- 2008
- Album
- Gatex EP
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -6.6 dB
- ISRC
- USQY50970601
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Gatex (Fergie Remix)remix3B · 128
- Gatexoriginal3B · 136
- Gatex (DJ Le Blanc Remix)remix3A · 136
- Gatex (DJ Montana Remix)remix9B · 136
- Gatex (Oliver Lieb Remix)remix3B · 136
- Gatex (Tiësto Remix)remix3B · 136
At 136 BPM in D♭ major (3B), Gatex (Original Mix) is a driving up-tempo techno production. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Umek's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 96% of Umek's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 80% of Umek's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Gatex (Original Mix) in?
Gatex (Original Mix) by Umek is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Gatex (Original Mix)?
Gatex (Original Mix) runs at 136 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Gatex (Original Mix)?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Gatex (Original Mix) good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 136 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
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 136 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%: 128-144 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 peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 94/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 136 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 136 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
