Driver
30s preview
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 98/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:30
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.9 dB
- ISRC
- QM4TX2055789
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Driver - ABSOLUTE. Neon Energy Remixremix3B · 134
Driver runs 174 BPM in D♭ major (3B), a drum n bass record. 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 is loud and heavily compressed. More underground than 99% of Pendulum's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Energy:
- hotter than 88% of Pendulum's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 25%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Driver in?
Driver by Pendulum is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Driver?
Driver runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Driver?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Driver good for peak time?
With energy 98 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 174 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-184 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 174 — 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 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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