Taking Chances
30s preview
- BPM
- 175
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 60/100
- Pop
- 3/100
- Length
- 4:52
- Released
- 2014
- Album
- Low rollers
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.0 dB
- ISRC
- GB8KE1353831
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Taking Chances runs 175 BPM in A♭ minor (1A), a drum n bass record. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. More bass-heavy than 98% of Voltage's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Energy:
- calmer than 96% of Voltage's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Taking Chances in?
Taking Chances by Voltage is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Taking Chances?
Taking Chances runs at 175 BPM.
What mixes well with Taking Chances?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Taking Chances good for peak time?
With energy 60 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
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 175 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%: 164-186 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: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 175 — 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 175 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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