Sourcewave - Original Mix
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 69/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:30
- Released
- 2009
- Album
- Destructible Enviroment
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -7.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.4 dB
- ISRC
- USQY50970604
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A peak-time tempo techno cut, Sourcewave - Original Mix sits in E minor (9A) at 128 BPM. The feel is bright and euphoric. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Spoken-word passages run through it. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2009 production that still circulates in sets. Groovier than 99% of Umek's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Umek's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 94% of Umek's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 84% of Umek's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Sourcewave - Original Mix in?
Sourcewave - Original Mix by Umek is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Sourcewave - Original Mix?
Sourcewave - Original Mix runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Sourcewave - Original Mix?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Sourcewave - Original Mix good for peak time?
With energy 69 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 128 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
