Far Too Close
30s preview
- Key
- 7B · F major
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 12d
- Energy
- 68/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:01
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -5.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.9 dB
- ISRC
- DEQ121214832
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Far Too Close: drum n bass, F major (7B), 172 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Mefjus's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- groovier than 92% of Mefjus's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 89% of Mefjus's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 81% of Mefjus's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Far Too Close in?
Far Too Close by Mefjus is in F major, or 7B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Far Too Close?
Far Too Close runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with Far Too Close?
From 7B it blends harmonically with 8B, 7A, 6B. Moving to 8B lifts the energy a step.
Is Far Too Close good for peak time?
With energy 68 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
7B → 6B · 8B · 7AFrom 7B, 8B (C major) lifts the energy a step; 7A (D minor) settles into the relative minor; 6B (B♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7B at 172 BPM: 8B (C major) — move to 8B to push the floor harder; 7A (D minor) — switch to 7A for a mood change without losing the groove; 6B (B♭ major) — drop to 6B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 162-182 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 2B rather than 7B; below -5% it reads as 12B. With key lock on, it stays 7B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 172 — 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 172 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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