Against the Tide
30s preview
- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 98/100
- Pop
- 53/100
- Length
- 3:30
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Label
- Delta Heavy
- Loudness
- -1.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.8 dB
- ISRC
- GB2LD2210155
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Against the Tide runs 174 BPM in D minor (7A), a drum n bass record. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). Better known than 99% of Delta Heavy's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 87% of Delta Heavy's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 80% of Delta Heavy's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 75% of Delta Heavy's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 27%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Against the Tide in?
Against the Tide by Delta Heavy is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Against the Tide?
Against the Tide runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Against the Tide?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is Against the Tide good for peak time?
With energy 98 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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