Control
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- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 87
- Double-time
- 174
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 90/100
- Pop
- 52/100
- Length
- 3:49
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Label
- 3Beat
- Loudness
- -2.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBSXS1300162
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A downtempo drum n bass cut, Control sits in A minor (8A) at 87 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 12 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of Matrix & Futurebound's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- better known than 98% of Matrix & Futurebound's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 83% of Matrix & Futurebound's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Control in?
Control by Matrix & Futurebound is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Control?
Control runs at 87 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Control?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Control good for peak time?
With energy 90 out of 100 at 87 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 87 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 82-92 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 87 — 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 87 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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