Something Special
30s preview
- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 87
- Double-time
- 174
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 85/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:04
- Released
- 2009
- Album
- El Presidente VIP
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBZYP0900002
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Something Specialoriginal7A · 88
- Something Specialoriginal9B · 88
At 87 BPM in D minor (7A), Something Special is a downtempo drum n bass production. It reads as dark and driving. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 2009 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Sigma's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 95% of Sigma's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 92% of Sigma's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 26%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 28%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Something Special in?
Something Special by Sigma is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Something Special?
Something Special runs at 87 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Something Special?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is Something Special good for peak time?
With energy 85 out of 100 at 87 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
7A → 6A · 8A · 7BFrom 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7A at 87 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 82-92 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 87 — 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 87 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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