This Is How
30s preview
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 11/100
- Length
- 5:42
- Released
- 2008
- Album
- This Is How / Lovechat
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -6.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBPWR0610015
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
This Is How runs 172 BPM in A♭ minor (1A), a drum n bass record. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. Brighter than 99% of Alix Perez's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 96% of Alix Perez's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 93% of Alix Perez's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 77% of Alix Perez's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 27%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is This Is How in?
This Is How by Alix Perez is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is This Is How?
This Is How runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with This Is How?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is This Is How good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
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: a floor-filler.
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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