Rock Tha House
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 89/100
- Pop
- 4/100
- Length
- 6:17
- Released
- 2000
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBTKW0090341
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 173 BPM in G major (9B), Rock Tha House is a drum n bass production. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 2000 production that still circulates in sets. More treble-tilted than 93% of Optical's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- better known than 79% of Optical's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 24%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 21%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Rock Tha House in?
Rock Tha House by Optical is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Rock Tha House?
Rock Tha House runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with Rock Tha House?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Rock Tha House good for peak time?
With energy 89 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 173 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 163-183 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 173 — 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 173 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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