Turn Back Time
30s preview
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 71/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:30
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -6.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM71308541
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Turn Back Timeoriginal3B · 128
- Turn Back Time - Bro Safari & Etc! Etc! Remixremix1A · 140
- Turn Back Time - Metrik Remixremix12A · 174
- Turn Back Time - Special Request Remixremix1B · 140
Turn Back Time: peak-time tempo drum n bass, A♭ minor (1A), 128 BPM. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Sub Focus's catalogue.
- Energy:
- calmer than 96% of Sub Focus's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 90% of Sub Focus's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 89% of Sub Focus's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Turn Back Time in?
Turn Back Time by Sub Focus is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Turn Back Time?
Turn Back Time runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Turn Back Time?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Turn Back Time good for peak time?
With energy 71 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 128 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%: 120-136 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: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
