Original Don
- Key
- 7B · F major
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 12d
- Energy
- 98/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:48
- Released
- 2025
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- 0.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM72505143
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Original Don - Extended Mixversion7B · 174
Original Don is a drum n bass track in F major (7B) at 174 BPM. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. More underground than 99% of Sub Focus's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Energy:
- hotter than 91% of Sub Focus's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 83% of Sub Focus's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 78% of Sub Focus's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Original Don in?
Original Don by Sub Focus is in F major, or 7B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Original Don?
Original Don runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Original Don?
From 7B it blends harmonically with 8B, 7A, 6B. Moving to 8B lifts the energy a step.
Is Original Don good for peak time?
With energy 98 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.
