First Time
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 110
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 62/100
- Pop
- 25/100
- Length
- 3:04
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -5.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBKPL1776075
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- First Time - WiDE AWAKE Remixremix7A · 145
- First Time - MANT Remixremix7B · 124
- First Time - Riva Starr Remixremix3B · 123
At 110 BPM in A minor (8A), First Time is a mid-tempo house production. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 95% of Elderbrook's catalogue.
- Tempo:
- slower than 86% of Elderbrook's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 78% of Elderbrook's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is First Time in?
First Time by Elderbrook is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is First Time?
First Time runs at 110 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with First Time?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is First Time good for peak time?
With energy 62 out of 100 at 110 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 110 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 103-117 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 110 — 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 110 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
