Pathways
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 99/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:10
- Released
- 2016
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBBZH1500253
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 174 BPM in C major (8B), Pathways is a drum n bass production. The feel is bright and euphoric. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Delta Heavy's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 98% of Delta Heavy's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 93% of Delta Heavy's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 75% of Delta Heavy's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Pathways in?
Pathways by Delta Heavy is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Pathways?
Pathways runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Pathways?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Pathways good for peak time?
With energy 99 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 174 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B 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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