
Carlos (Make It Thru)
30s preview
- BPM
- 71
- Double-time
- 142
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 26/100
- Pop
- 4/100
- Length
- 3:23
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -11.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBAHS2100154
- Explicit
- Yes
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Carlos (interlude)original10A · 120
A house cut, Carlos (Make It Thru) sits in D♭ minor (12A) at 71 BPM. The feel is brooding and low-slung. 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 13 dB). Slower than 98% of Fred again's catalogue.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 90% of Fred again's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 83% of Fred again's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 79% of Fred again's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Carlos (Make It Thru) in?
Carlos (Make It Thru) by Fred again is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Carlos (Make It Thru)?
Carlos (Make It Thru) runs at 71 BPM.
What mixes well with Carlos (Make It Thru)?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Carlos (Make It Thru) good for peak time?
With energy 26 out of 100 at 71 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 71 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%: 67-75 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 71 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 71 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.