Out To Sea
30s preview
- BPM
- 186
- Half-time
- 93
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 15/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:10
- Released
- 2012
- Album
- Another Happy Day (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -21.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBWZD1103809
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Out to Seaoriginal3A · 186
Out To Sea runs 186 BPM in B♭ minor (3A), a downtempo record. The feel is brooding and low-slung. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. 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. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue.
- Tempo:
- faster than 96% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 82% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 80% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 41%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 40%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 2%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Out To Sea in?
Out To Sea by Olafur Arnalds is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Out To Sea?
Out To Sea runs at 186 BPM.
What mixes well with Out To Sea?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Out To Sea good for peak time?
With energy 15 out of 100 at 186 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 186 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 175-197 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A 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 186 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 186 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
