Running - Original Mix
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- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 80/100
- Pop
- 15/100
- Length
- 5:58
- Released
- 2013
- Album
- Spill
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -6.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 18.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBZSD1300002
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 174 BPM in D minor (7A), Running - Original Mix is a drum n bass production. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More treble-tilted than 98% of Calibre's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- better known than 75% of Calibre's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 19%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 23%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Running - Original Mix in?
Running - Original Mix by Calibre is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Running - Original Mix?
Running - Original Mix runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Running - Original Mix?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is Running - Original Mix good for peak time?
With energy 80 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
7A → 6A · 8A · 7BFrom 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7A at 174 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A 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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