How Real
30s preview
- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 57/100
- Pop
- 8/100
- Length
- 4:34
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -7.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBQGW1010005
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
How Real runs 123 BPM in F♯ major (2B), a club-tempo techno record. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 93% of Skream's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- slower than 92% of Skream's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 89% of Skream's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 27%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is How Real in?
How Real by Skream is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is How Real?
How Real runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with How Real?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is How Real good for peak time?
With energy 57 out of 100 at 123 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 123 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%: 116-130 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: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 123 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 123 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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