Like a Drum
30s preview
- BPM
- 122
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 75/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:38
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -5.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.2 dB
- ISRC
- DEN061902038
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Like a Drum - Extended Mixversion4B · 122
At 122 BPM in A♭ major (4B), Like a Drum is a club-tempo progressive house production. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). More underground than 99% of Sons Of Maria's catalogue.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 98% of Sons Of Maria's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 83% of Sons Of Maria's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Like a Drum in?
Like a Drum by Sons Of Maria is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Like a Drum?
Like a Drum runs at 122 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Like a Drum?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Like a Drum good for peak time?
With energy 75 out of 100 at 122 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 122 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 115-129 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 122 — 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 122 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
