Calling for a Sign
30s preview
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 36/100
- Length
- 3:52
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Label
- EMI
- Loudness
- -1.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM72301966
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Calling for a Sign: drum n bass, D♭ major (3B), 174 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). Hotter than 79% of Sub Focus's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- better known than 75% of Sub Focus's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Calling for a Sign in?
Calling for a Sign by Sub Focus is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Calling for a Sign?
Calling for a Sign runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Calling for a Sign?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Calling for a Sign 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
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 174 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B 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.
