They Came in Droves
30s preview
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 86/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:12
- Released
- 2019
- Album
- The Need of Repetition
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -8.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.2 dB
- ISRC
- UKFMN1600064
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
They Came in Droves runs 125 BPM in B major (1B), a club-tempo tech house record. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. More underground than 99% of Third Son's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Groove:
- groovier than 82% of Third Son's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 81% of Third Son's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 6%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is They Came in Droves in?
They Came in Droves by Third Son is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is They Came in Droves?
They Came in Droves runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with They Came in Droves?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is They Came in Droves good for peak time?
With energy 86 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1B at 125 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 86/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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