Special Technique
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:37
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- Serum on Dread, Pt. 1
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBQZQ1101069
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Special Technique is a drum n bass track in D major (10B) at 173 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Serum's catalogue.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Special Technique in?
Special Technique by Serum is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Special Technique?
Special Technique runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with Special Technique?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is Special Technique good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10B at 173 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 163-183 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 173 — 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 173 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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