Thinking About It by Hedex cover art

Thinking About It

Hedex

Key
3B · D♭ major
BPM
178
Half-time
89
Open Key
8d
Energy
90/100
Pop
0/100
Length
4:24
Released
2013
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-0.5 dB
ISRC
GB8KE1350264

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

Thinking About It is a drum n bass track in D♭ major (3B) at 178 BPM. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. Spoken-word passages run through it. 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 a floor-filler.

Tempo:
faster than 98% of Hedex's catalogue
Groove:
groovier than 86% of Hedex's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy90
Mood46Balanced
Groove80
Acoustic0
Instrumental56
Live26
Speech34

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Thinking About It in?

Thinking About It by Hedex is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Thinking About It?

Thinking About It runs at 178 BPM.

What mixes well with Thinking About It?

From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.

Is Thinking About It good for peak time?

With energy 90 out of 100 at 178 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.

Mixes harmonically

3B2B · 4B · 3A

From 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.

#TrackKey·BPM

Every move from 3B

4BSimple Mix Upper
2BSimple Mix Downer
3ATonal Shift·
4ADiagonal Mix Upper
2ADiagonal Mix Downer
6ACompatible Tone·
5BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
1BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
6BParallel Key Upper▲▲
12BParallel Key Downer▼▼
10BTritone Jump▲▲
7BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 3B at 178 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 167-189 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.

Programming: a floor-filler.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 178 — 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 178 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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