The Grand Swell
30s preview
- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 71/100
- Pop
- 16/100
- Length
- 4:52
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -9.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA2103913
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 124 BPM in D minor (7A), The Grand Swell is a club-tempo house production. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. Better known than 81% of Dirty South's catalogue.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 78% of Dirty South's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Grand Swell in?
The Grand Swell by Dirty South is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Grand Swell?
The Grand Swell runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with The Grand Swell?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is The Grand Swell good for peak time?
With energy 71 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
7A → 6A · 8A · 7BFrom 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7A at 124 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-131 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 124 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 124 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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