The Distance
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 196
- Half-time
- 98
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 40/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:26
- Released
- 2008
- Genre
- Idm
- Loudness
- -13.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.9 dB
- ISRC
- DEAS90800293
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Distance runs 196 BPM in E minor (9A), an idm record. The feel is dark and steady. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Kangding Ray's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 98% of Kangding Ray's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 42%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 8%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Distance in?
The Distance by Kangding Ray is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Distance?
The Distance runs at 196 BPM.
What mixes well with The Distance?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is The Distance good for peak time?
With energy 40 out of 100 at 196 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 196 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 184-208 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 196 — 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 196 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
