Ready to Fly
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 54/100
- Length
- 3:25
- Released
- 2022
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Label
- EMI
- Loudness
- -0.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM72206309
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Ready To Fly - Hardcore Mixoriginal1A · 174
- Ready To Fly - Spencer Ramsay Bounce Editversion10A · 160
- Ready To Flyoriginal1A · 174
- Ready To Fly - NGHTMRE Remixremix1A · 145
Ready to Fly: drum n bass, A♭ minor (1A), 174 BPM. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Better known than 93% of Sub Focus's catalogue.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 85% of Sub Focus's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 84% of Sub Focus's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 21%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Ready to Fly in?
Ready to Fly by Sub Focus is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Ready to Fly?
Ready to Fly runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Ready to Fly?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Ready to Fly 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
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 174 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A 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.
