Syringe
30s preview
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 7/100
- Length
- 6:45
- Released
- 2000
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -6.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBTKW0090361
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Syringe runs 173 BPM in A♭ minor (1A), a drum n bass record. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 2000 production that still circulates in sets. Darker than 96% of Optical's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- better known than 89% of Optical's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Syringe in?
Syringe by Optical is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Syringe?
Syringe runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with Syringe?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Syringe good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 173 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A 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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