What the Future Holds
30s preview
- BPM
- 116
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 88/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:41
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY1600096
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 116 BPM in A major (11B), What the Future Holds is a mid-tempo drum n bass production. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 99% of S.P.Y's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of S.P.Y's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 77% of S.P.Y's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 77% of S.P.Y's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is What the Future Holds in?
What the Future Holds by S.P.Y is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is What the Future Holds?
What the Future Holds runs at 116 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with What the Future Holds?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is What the Future Holds good for peak time?
With energy 88 out of 100 at 116 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 116 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%: 109-123 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: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 116 — 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 116 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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