Neal Cassedy Starts Here
30s preview
- BPM
- 79
- Double-time
- 158
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 39/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:20
- Released
- 1996
- Album
- Santa Cruz
- Genre
- Breaks
- Loudness
- -14.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBBMQ0800060
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Neal Cassedy Starts Here runs 79 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), a breaks record. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 1996 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 99% of Fatboy Slim's catalogue.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Fatboy Slim's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 98% of Fatboy Slim's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 97% of Fatboy Slim's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 24%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Neal Cassedy Starts Here in?
Neal Cassedy Starts Here by Fatboy Slim is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Neal Cassedy Starts Here?
Neal Cassedy Starts Here runs at 79 BPM.
What mixes well with Neal Cassedy Starts Here?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Neal Cassedy Starts Here good for peak time?
With energy 39 out of 100 at 79 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 79 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 74-84 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 79 — 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 79 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
