Could This Be Real - Sub Focus DnB Remix
30s preview
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:26
- Released
- 2009
- Album
- Could This Be Real
- Genre
- Breaks
- Label
- RAM Records
- Loudness
- -5.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBBZH1008207
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Could This Be Realoriginal3A · 125
- Could This Be Real (Sub Focus 125 VIP)original3A · 125
- Could This Be Real - Extended Mixversion3A · 125
- Could This Be Real - Joker Remixremix3A · 140
- Could This Be Real - Radio Editversion3A · 125
- Could This Be Realoriginal3A · 125
Against the original (3A at 125 BPM), this version runs 49 BPM faster and moves the key from 3A to 2B.
Could This Be Real - Sub Focus DnB Remix runs 174 BPM in F♯ major (2B), a breaks record. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2009 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Sub Focus's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 96% of Sub Focus's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 86% of Sub Focus's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Could This Be Real - Sub Focus DnB Remix in?
Could This Be Real - Sub Focus DnB Remix by Sub Focus is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Could This Be Real - Sub Focus DnB Remix?
Could This Be Real - Sub Focus DnB Remix runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Could This Be Real - Sub Focus DnB Remix?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Could This Be Real - Sub Focus DnB Remix good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 174 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B 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.
