
Warm up the Sub
- BPM
- 138
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 20/100
- Length
- 3:46
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -4.5 dB
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A driving up-tempo techno cut, Warm up the Sub sits in F♯ major (2B) at 138 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Faster than 89% of Umek's catalogue.
- Reach:
- better known than 87% of Umek's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 83% of Umek's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 82% of Umek's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Warm up the Sub in?
Warm up the Sub by Umek is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Warm up the Sub?
Warm up the Sub runs at 138 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Warm up the Sub?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Warm up the Sub good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 138 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 138 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%: 130-146 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 94/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 138 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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