A Subtle Change
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 117
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 87/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:04
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Figure
- Loudness
- -9.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.8 dB
- ISRC
- DEDL81300862
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- A Subtle Changeoriginal1B · 124
A mid-tempo techno cut, A Subtle Change sits in C major (8B) at 117 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Alan Fitzpatrick's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- slower than 98% of Alan Fitzpatrick's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 96% of Alan Fitzpatrick's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is A Subtle Change in?
A Subtle Change by Alan Fitzpatrick is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is A Subtle Change?
A Subtle Change runs at 117 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with A Subtle Change?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is A Subtle Change good for peak time?
With energy 87 out of 100 at 117 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 117 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 110-124 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 117 — 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 117 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
