Existing
30s preview
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 9/100
- Length
- 6:29
- Released
- 2018
- Album
- 4AM
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -9.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBA2A1800018
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Existing is a drum n bass track in A♭ major (4B) at 172 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Darker than 83% of Calibre's catalogue.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Existing in?
Existing by Calibre is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Existing?
Existing runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with Existing?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Existing good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 172 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B 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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