Speed of Life
30s preview
- BPM
- 117
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 54/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:04
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -8.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBUYR1300045
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Speed of Life: mid-tempo house, E major (12B), 117 BPM. The feel is dark and steady. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Dirty South's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- slower than 90% of Dirty South's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 87% of Dirty South's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 81% of Dirty South's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Speed of Life in?
Speed of Life by Dirty South is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Speed of Life?
Speed of Life runs at 117 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Speed of Life?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is Speed of Life good for peak time?
With energy 54 out of 100 at 117 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
12B → 11B · 1B · 12AFrom 12B, 1B (B major) lifts the energy a step; 12A (D♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 11B (A major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12B at 117 BPM: 1B (B major) — move to 1B to push the floor harder; 12A (D♭ minor) — switch to 12A for a mood change without losing the groove; 11B (A major) — drop to 11B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 110-124 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 7B rather than 12B; below -5% it reads as 5B. With key lock on, it stays 12B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 117 — 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 117 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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