Off Key - Original Mix
30s preview
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 55/100
- Pop
- 5/100
- Length
- 5:55
- Released
- 2014
- Album
- Shelflife 3
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -11.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBZSD1400008
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 174 BPM in D♭ major (3B), Off Key - Original Mix is a drum n bass production. Tonally it lands bright and easy. 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 13 dB). A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. Brighter than 88% of Calibre's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 84% of Calibre's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 80% of Calibre's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Off Key - Original Mix in?
Off Key - Original Mix by Calibre is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Off Key - Original Mix?
Off Key - Original Mix runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Off Key - Original Mix?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Off Key - Original Mix good for peak time?
With energy 55 out of 100 at 174 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 174 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%: 164-184 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 174 — 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 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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