Drive the Bass
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 88/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:50
- Released
- 2008
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -12.9 dB
- ISRC
- DEAF75108743
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A club-tempo techno cut, Drive the Bass sits in A major (11B) at 125 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The timbre leans dark. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Terence Fixmer's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Groove:
- groovier than 94% of Terence Fixmer's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 83% of Terence Fixmer's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 80% of Terence Fixmer's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Drive the Bass in?
Drive the Bass by Terence Fixmer is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Drive the Bass?
Drive the Bass runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Drive the Bass?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Drive the Bass good for peak time?
With energy 88 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 125 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-133 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 88/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — 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 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
