Questions
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:03
- Released
- 2017
- Album
- Questions EP
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -1.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBSXS1700003
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Questionsoriginal3A · 173
- Questions - Armand Van Helden Club Editversion2B · 126
Questions runs 173 BPM in F♯ major (2B), a drum n bass record. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of High Contrast's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 88% of High Contrast's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Questions in?
Questions by High Contrast is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Questions?
Questions runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with Questions?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Questions good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 173 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B 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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