Raise the Bar
30s preview
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:50
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -0.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.1 dB
- ISRC
- GB5KW2000985
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Raise the Bar is a drum n bass track in B minor (10A) at 172 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. More underground than 99% of DC Breaks's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- slower than 90% of DC Breaks's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 88% of DC Breaks's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 87% of DC Breaks's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Raise the Bar in?
Raise the Bar by DC Breaks is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Raise the Bar?
Raise the Bar runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with Raise the Bar?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Raise the Bar good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 172 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A 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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