If Not Now, When? - Original Mix
30s preview
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 63/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:31
- Released
- 2012
- Album
- Chase
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -10.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.8 dB
- ISRC
- DEDL81200495
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
If Not Now, When? - Original Mix: peak-time tempo tech house, F♯ minor (11A), 128 BPM. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. 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 Patrice Bäumel's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- faster than 85% of Patrice Bäumel's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 76% of Patrice Bäumel's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 23%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is If Not Now, When? - Original Mix in?
If Not Now, When? - Original Mix by Patrice Bäumel is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is If Not Now, When? - Original Mix?
If Not Now, When? - Original Mix runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with If Not Now, When? - Original Mix?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is If Not Now, When? - Original Mix good for peak time?
With energy 63 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 128 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
