Punching Holes
30s preview
- Key
- 6A · G minor
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 11m
- Energy
- 87/100
- Pop
- 45/100
- Length
- 3:13
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -0.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.1 dB
- ISRC
- GB2LD2410034
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Punching Holes runs 174 BPM in G minor (6A), a drum n bass record. 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. Better known than 94% of Delta Heavy's catalogue.
- Groove:
- groovier than 93% of Delta Heavy's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 87% of Delta Heavy's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 84% of Delta Heavy's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Punching Holes in?
Punching Holes by Delta Heavy is in G minor, or 6A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Punching Holes?
Punching Holes runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Punching Holes?
From 6A it blends harmonically with 7A, 6B, 5A. Moving to 7A lifts the energy a step.
Is Punching Holes good for peak time?
With energy 87 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
6A → 5A · 7A · 6BFrom 6A, 7A (D minor) lifts the energy a step; 6B (B♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 5A (C minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6A at 174 BPM: 7A (D minor) — move to 7A to push the floor harder; 6B (B♭ major) — switch to 6B for a mood change without losing the groove; 5A (C minor) — drop to 5A 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 1A rather than 6A; below -5% it reads as 11A. With key lock on, it stays 6A 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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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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