Beyond the Threshold
30s preview
- BPM
- 175
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:16
- Released
- 2010
- Album
- Full Metal Jacket / Beyond the Threshold
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.9 dB
- ISRC
- GB6NV1000084
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A drum n bass cut, Beyond the Threshold sits in B♭ minor (3A) at 175 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of S.P.Y's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 89% of S.P.Y's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 81% of S.P.Y's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 25%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 22%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Beyond the Threshold in?
Beyond the Threshold by S.P.Y is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Beyond the Threshold?
Beyond the Threshold runs at 175 BPM.
What mixes well with Beyond the Threshold?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Beyond the Threshold good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
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 175 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%: 164-186 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: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 175 — 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 175 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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