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Place of Pure Ones and Zeroes

Umek

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Key
7A · D minor
BPM
124
Open Key
12m
Energy
43/100
Pop
2/100
Length
4:10
Released
2014
Genre
Techno
Loudness
-11.9 dB
Dynamics
18.9 dB
ISRC
NLZ541400659

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

Place of Pure Ones and Zeroes runs 124 BPM in D minor (7A), a club-tempo techno record. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 19 dB). A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 99% of Umek's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.

Tempo:
slower than 99% of Umek's catalogue
Low end:
more treble-tilted than 99% of Umek's catalogue
Brightness:
darker than 79% of Umek's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy43
Mood10Dark
Groove72
Acoustic2
Instrumental91
Live10
Speech5

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
18%
Low
30-130 Hz
32%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
29%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
21%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Place of Pure Ones and Zeroes in?

Place of Pure Ones and Zeroes by Umek is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Place of Pure Ones and Zeroes?

Place of Pure Ones and Zeroes runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.

What mixes well with Place of Pure Ones and Zeroes?

From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.

Is Place of Pure Ones and Zeroes good for peak time?

With energy 43 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.

Mixes harmonically

7A6A · 8A · 7B

From 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.

Every move from 7A

8ASimple Mix Upper
6ASimple Mix Downer
7BTonal Shift·
8BDiagonal Mix Upper
6BDiagonal Mix Downer
4BCompatible Tone·
9AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
5AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
10AParallel Key Upper▲▲
4AParallel Key Downer▼▼
2ATritone Jump▲▲
11ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 7A at 124 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 117-131 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A 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 124 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 124 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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