Step It Up
30s preview
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 32/100
- Length
- 4:30
- Released
- 2022
- Album
- Step It Up / Lights
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -1.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.8 dB
- ISRC
- GB2LD2210139
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Step It Up is a drum n bass track in A♭ major (4B) at 174 BPM. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). Less groove-driven than 95% of K Motionz's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- better known than 86% of K Motionz's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 85% of K Motionz's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 80% of K Motionz's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Step It Up in?
Step It Up by K Motionz is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Step It Up?
Step It Up runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Step It Up?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Step It Up good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 174 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-184 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 174 — 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 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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