The Hidden Sauce

Pick a song at random off the charts and it's almost certainly in 4/4 — about 94% of them are.

Pick a song at random off the charts and it's almost certainly in 4/4 — about 94% of them are.

Every genre lives in a tempo pocket. Here's where the big ones sit — and why 120 BPM is the closest thing music has to a default.

Every genre lives in a tempo pocket. Here's where the big ones sit — and why 120 BPM is the closest thing music has to a default.

The average hit song is now around three minutes — and it's been getting shorter for 30 years.

The average hit song is now around three minutes — and it's been getting shorter for 30 years.

Analyse tens of thousands of songs and one four-chord loop shows up more than any other: I – V – vi – IV.

Analyse tens of thousands of songs and one four-chord loop shows up more than any other: I – V – vi – IV.

Spotify once analysed its entire catalogue — about 30 million songs — and one key came out on top: G major.

Spotify once analysed its entire catalogue — about 30 million songs — and one key came out on top: G major.

Travis Scott's records are reported on a Sony C800G — but the famous sound is really the Auto-Tune, the cavernous reverb and the layers.

Travis Scott's records are reported on a Sony C800G — but the famous sound is really the Auto-Tune, the cavernous reverb and the layers.

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