Firm Grip
30s preview
- BPM
- 175
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 90/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:27
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -1.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.9 dB
- ISRC
- GB8KE1350263
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Firm Grip is a drum n bass track in B minor (10A) at 175 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Hedex's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Brightness:
- darker than 86% of Hedex's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 76% of Hedex's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Firm Grip in?
Firm Grip by Hedex is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Firm Grip?
Firm Grip runs at 175 BPM.
What mixes well with Firm Grip?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Firm Grip good for peak time?
With energy 90 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
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 175 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%: 164-186 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: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 175 — 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 175 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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