This Is Why
30s preview
- BPM
- 94
- Double-time
- 188
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 49/100
- Pop
- 9/100
- Length
- 4:13
- Released
- 2024
- Album
- In Spite of Everything
- Genre
- Tribal
- Loudness
- -11.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.9 dB
- ISRC
- QMDA72473216
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- This is Why - Bria 83 Orchestra Mixoriginal11A · 93
This Is Why is a slow-groove tempo tribal track in D♭ minor (12A) at 94 BPM. Tonally it lands balanced in mood. The groove is strong and floor-ready. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). Slower than 95% of Boddhi Satva's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 95% of Boddhi Satva's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 87% of Boddhi Satva's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 84% of Boddhi Satva's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 26%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 34%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is This Is Why in?
This Is Why by Boddhi Satva is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is This Is Why?
This Is Why runs at 94 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with This Is Why?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is This Is Why good for peak time?
With energy 49 out of 100 at 94 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 94 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 88-100 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 94 — 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 94 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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