Substance
30s preview
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 99/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:46
- Released
- 2025
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -0.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.0 dB
- ISRC
- GB2LD2520497
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A drum n bass cut, Substance sits in B♭ minor (3A) at 174 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). More underground than 99% of Delta Heavy's catalogue.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 98% of Delta Heavy's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 95% of Delta Heavy's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 75% of Delta Heavy's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 26%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Substance in?
Substance by Delta Heavy is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Substance?
Substance runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Substance?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Substance 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
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 174 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A 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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