Higher Ground
30s preview
- BPM
- 175
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 34/100
- Length
- 3:26
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -1.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.5 dB
- ISRC
- NLCK41065431
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 175 BPM in F♯ minor (11A), Higher Ground is a drum n bass production. 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. Faster than 93% of Delta Heavy's catalogue.
- Reach:
- better known than 79% of Delta Heavy's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 75% of Delta Heavy's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Higher Ground in?
Higher Ground by Delta Heavy is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Higher Ground?
Higher Ground runs at 175 BPM.
What mixes well with Higher Ground?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is Higher Ground good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 175 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-186 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 175 — 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 175 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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