Aying
30s preview
- BPM
- 163
- Half-time
- 82
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 88/100
- Pop
- 4/100
- Length
- 4:57
- Released
- 1999
- Album
- Misnomer
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Label
- Not On Label (Four Tet Self-Released)
- Loudness
- -8.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBXNG0699102
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Aying: very fast downtempo, B minor (10A), 163 BPM. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 1999 production that still circulates in sets. Hotter than 92% of Four Tet's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 92% of Four Tet's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Aying in?
Aying by Four Tet is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Aying?
Aying runs at 163 BPM, a very fast track.
What mixes well with Aying?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Aying good for peak time?
With energy 88 out of 100 at 163 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 163 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 153-173 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 163 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More downtempo
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 163 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
