Alarm
30s preview
- Key
- 7B · F major
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 12d
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 52/100
- Length
- 3:07
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -1.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM72301970
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Alarm: drum n bass, F major (7B), 174 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Better known than 90% of Sub Focus's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 90% of Sub Focus's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 81% of Sub Focus's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 76% of Sub Focus's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Alarm in?
Alarm by Sub Focus is in F major, or 7B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Alarm?
Alarm runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Alarm?
From 7B it blends harmonically with 8B, 7A, 6B. Moving to 8B lifts the energy a step.
Is Alarm good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
7B → 6B · 8B · 7AFrom 7B, 8B (C major) lifts the energy a step; 7A (D minor) settles into the relative minor; 6B (B♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7B at 174 BPM: 8B (C major) — move to 8B to push the floor harder; 7A (D minor) — switch to 7A for a mood change without losing the groove; 6B (B♭ major) — drop to 6B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-184 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 2B rather than 7B; below -5% it reads as 12B. With key lock on, it stays 7B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 174 — 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 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
