Only a Dream
30s preview
- BPM
- 175
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 80/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 6:54
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- Serum on Dread, Pt. 2
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -5.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBQZQ1101165
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Only a Dream runs 175 BPM in F♯ major (2B), a drum n bass record. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 96% of Serum's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 96% of Serum's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 79% of Serum's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 26%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 21%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Only a Dream in?
Only a Dream by Serum is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Only a Dream?
Only a Dream runs at 175 BPM.
What mixes well with Only a Dream?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Only a Dream good for peak time?
With energy 80 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 175 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-186 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 175 — 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 175 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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