Now Is the Time
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 88/100
- Pop
- 4/100
- Length
- 4:48
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.5 dB
- ISRC
- UK9AV2101789
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Now Is the Time is a drum n bass track in G major (9B) at 174 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). Darker than 86% of Roni Size's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- better known than 81% of Roni Size's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Now Is the Time in?
Now Is the Time by Roni Size is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Now Is the Time?
Now Is the Time runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Now Is the Time?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Now Is the Time good for peak time?
With energy 88 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 174 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B 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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