Eternal Optimist
30s preview
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 79/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:34
- Released
- 2007
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -7.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 22.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY0712610
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Eternal Optimist runs 173 BPM in A♭ minor (1A), a drum n bass record. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 23 dB). A 2007 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of High Contrast's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 94% of High Contrast's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 78% of High Contrast's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 24%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Eternal Optimist in?
Eternal Optimist by High Contrast is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Eternal Optimist?
Eternal Optimist runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with Eternal Optimist?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Eternal Optimist good for peak time?
With energy 79 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 173 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 163-183 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 173 — 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 173 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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