The Need
30s preview
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 92/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:23
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.4 dB
- ISRC
- UKE3K1608992
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Need: drum n bass, A♭ minor (1A), 172 BPM. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Alix Perez's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Energy:
- hotter than 90% of Alix Perez's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 81% of Alix Perez's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 79% of Alix Perez's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Need in?
The Need by Alix Perez is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Need?
The Need runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with The Need?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is The Need good for peak time?
With energy 92 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 172 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 162-182 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 172 — 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 172 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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