Solar System by Sub Focus cover art

Solar System

Sub Focus

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Key
4A · F minor
BPM
174
Half-time
87
Open Key
9m
Energy
94/100
Pop
65/100
Length
4:48
Released
2019
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-2.6 dB
Dynamics
13.8 dB
ISRC
GBUM71903244

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

At 174 BPM in F minor (4A), Solar System is a drum n bass production. It reads as dark and driving. Vocals read as voice. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). Better known than 98% of Sub Focus's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.

Low end:
more treble-tilted than 88% of Sub Focus's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy94
Mood30Dark
Groove54
Acoustic4
Instrumental44
Live63
Speech5
darkrelaxedvoice

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
29%
Low
30-130 Hz
27%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
25%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
19%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Solar System in?

Solar System by Sub Focus is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Solar System?

Solar System runs at 174 BPM.

What mixes well with Solar System?

From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.

Is Solar System good for peak time?

With energy 94 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

4A3A · 5A · 4B

From 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 4A

5ASimple Mix Upper
3ASimple Mix Downer
4BTonal Shift·
5BDiagonal Mix Upper
3BDiagonal Mix Downer
1BCompatible Tone·
6AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
2AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
7AParallel Key Upper▲▲
1AParallel Key Downer▼▼
11ATritone Jump▲▲
8ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 4A at 174 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A 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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