Time For A Change
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 122
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 57/100
- Pop
- 12/100
- Length
- 12:15
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Deep House
- Label
- Supplement Facts
- Loudness
- -9.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.7 dB
- ISRC
- CH7530900079
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Time For A Change runs 122 BPM in A minor (8A), a club-tempo deep house record. It reads as balanced in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 85% of Guy Gerber's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- better known than 81% of Guy Gerber's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 76% of Guy Gerber's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 41%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 10%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Time For A Change in?
Time For A Change by Guy Gerber is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Time For A Change?
Time For A Change runs at 122 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Time For A Change?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Time For A Change good for peak time?
With energy 57 out of 100 at 122 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 122 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 115-129 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 122 — 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 122 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
