Substance
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 67/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:11
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -11.6 dB
- ISRC
- USMKQ1900044
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Substance runs 125 BPM in E minor (9A), a club-tempo house record. It reads as dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. More underground than 99% of Todd Terry's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Energy:
- calmer than 93% of Todd Terry's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 82% of Todd Terry's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Substance in?
Substance by Todd Terry is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Substance?
Substance runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Substance?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Substance good for peak time?
With energy 67 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 9A at 125 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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