Direction
30s preview
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 10d
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:48
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -2.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBBZH1200073
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A drum n bass cut, Direction sits in E♭ major (5B) at 174 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Wilkinson's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 88% of Wilkinson's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 84% of Wilkinson's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 75% of Wilkinson's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Direction in?
Direction by Wilkinson is in E♭ major, or 5B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Direction?
Direction runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Direction?
From 5B it blends harmonically with 6B, 5A, 4B. Moving to 6B lifts the energy a step.
Is Direction good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
5B → 4B · 6B · 5AFrom 5B, 6B (B♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 5A (C minor) settles into the relative minor; 4B (A♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 5B at 174 BPM: 6B (B♭ major) — move to 6B to push the floor harder; 5A (C minor) — switch to 5A for a mood change without losing the groove; 4B (A♭ major) — drop to 4B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-184 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 12B rather than 5B; below -5% it reads as 10B. With key lock on, it stays 5B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 174 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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