Rituals
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 8/100
- Length
- 6:17
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -5.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.9 dB
- ISRC
- USQY51462181
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Rituals: drum n bass, F minor (4A), 172 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Spoken-word passages run through it. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. Brighter than 91% of The Upbeats's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Rituals in?
Rituals by The Upbeats is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Rituals?
Rituals runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with Rituals?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Rituals good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 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.
How to mix it
In 4A at 172 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%: 162-182 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 172 — 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 172 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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