Astral Plane
30s preview
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 86/100
- Pop
- 15/100
- Length
- 5:41
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -6.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.9 dB
- ISRC
- GXB532300003
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Astral Plane is a drum n bass track in D♭ major (3B) at 173 BPM. Tonally it lands bright and euphoric. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). Brighter than 83% of Calibre's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- better known than 75% of Calibre's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Astral Plane in?
Astral Plane by Calibre is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Astral Plane?
Astral Plane runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with Astral Plane?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Astral Plane good for peak time?
With energy 86 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 173 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 163-183 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 173 — 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 173 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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