Riding the Void
30s preview
- BPM
- 175
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 89/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:58
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -5.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY1400037
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 175 BPM in A major (11B), Riding the Void is a drum n bass production. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. Spoken-word passages run through it. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2014 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.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 94% of S.P.Y's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Riding the Void in?
Riding the Void by S.P.Y is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Riding the Void?
Riding the Void runs at 175 BPM.
What mixes well with Riding the Void?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Riding the Void good for peak time?
With energy 89 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 175 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B 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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