It Is What It Is - Tom Laws Remix
30s preview
- BPM
- 127
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 82/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 8:08
- Released
- 2015
- Album
- It Is What It Is
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -6.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.7 dB
- ISRC
- CH7961500301
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- It Is What It Isoriginal9B · 126
Against the original (9B at 126 BPM), this version runs 1 BPM faster and moves the key from 9B to 3A.
At 127 BPM in B♭ minor (3A), It Is What It Is - Tom Laws Remix is a peak-time tempo techno production. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Spektre's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 90% of Spektre's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 82% of Spektre's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 17%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is It Is What It Is - Tom Laws Remix in?
It Is What It Is - Tom Laws Remix by Spektre is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is It Is What It Is - Tom Laws Remix?
It Is What It Is - Tom Laws Remix runs at 127 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with It Is What It Is - Tom Laws Remix?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is It Is What It Is - Tom Laws Remix good for peak time?
With energy 82 out of 100 at 127 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 127 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 119-135 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 82/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 127 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 127 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
