The Ascent
30s preview
- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 88/100
- Pop
- 22/100
- Length
- 6:23
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -6.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA1902896
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- The Ascent - Extended Mixversion7B · 128
The Ascent runs 128 BPM in D minor (7A), a peak-time tempo progressive house record. Tonally it lands dark and driving. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. Better known than 93% of Grum's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Tempo:
- faster than 79% of Grum's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 77% of Grum's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Ascent in?
The Ascent by Grum is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Ascent?
The Ascent runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with The Ascent?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is The Ascent good for peak time?
With energy 88 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
7A → 6A · 8A · 7BFrom 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7A at 128 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 88/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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