D.I.A
30s preview
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 57/100
- Pop
- 5/100
- Length
- 5:31
- Released
- 2021
- Album
- Planet X Remastered
- Genre
- Tech House
- Label
- PlanetX
- Loudness
- -10.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBLV62112855
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
D.I.A runs 128 BPM in A major (11B), a peak-time tempo tech house record. The feel is balanced in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). Calmer than 96% of Ben Sterling's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Groove:
- groovier than 89% of Ben Sterling's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 79% of Ben Sterling's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is D.I.A in?
D.I.A by Ben Sterling is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is D.I.A?
D.I.A runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with D.I.A?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is D.I.A good for peak time?
With energy 57 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 128 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
