Stagger
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 58/100
- Pop
- 3/100
- Length
- 5:02
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -5.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.6 dB
- ISRC
- DEQ121011221
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Stagger is a drum n bass track in A minor (8A) at 172 BPM. The feel is dark and steady. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 98% of Phace's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 91% of Phace's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 79% of Phace's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Stagger in?
Stagger by Phace is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Stagger?
Stagger runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with Stagger?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Stagger good for peak time?
With energy 58 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 172 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 162-182 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 172 — 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 172 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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