Deep in the Sea
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 122
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 87/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 8:00
- Released
- 2021
- Album
- Mermaid
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -8.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.0 dB
- ISRC
- US83Z2111766
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Deep in the Sea is a club-tempo progressive house track in E minor (9A) at 122 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 unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). More underground than 99% of Ric Niels's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 76% of Ric Niels's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 76% of Ric Niels's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Deep in the Sea in?
Deep in the Sea by Ric Niels is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Deep in the Sea?
Deep in the Sea runs at 122 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Deep in the Sea?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Deep in the Sea good for peak time?
With energy 87 out of 100 at 122 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 122 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 115-129 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 122 — 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 122 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
