Precursor
30s preview
- BPM
- 61
- Double-time
- 122
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 6/100
- Pop
- 24/100
- Length
- 6:29
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Deep House
- Loudness
- -29.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 20.5 dB
- ISRC
- UKCFH2500001
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 61 BPM in E major (12B), Precursor is a deep house production. The feel is brooding and low-slung. 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 real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 21 dB). A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of Floating Points's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 90% of Floating Points's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 85% of Floating Points's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 79% of Floating Points's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 45%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 42%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 10%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 3%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Precursor in?
Precursor by Floating Points is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Precursor?
Precursor runs at 61 BPM.
What mixes well with Precursor?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is Precursor good for peak time?
With energy 6 out of 100 at 61 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
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 61 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%: 57-65 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 warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 61 — 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 61 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
