Waves
30s preview
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 75/100
- Pop
- 19/100
- Length
- 6:31
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -9.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 18.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBEPM2302010
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Waves - John Digweed & Nick Muir Remixremix10A · 125
A club-tempo progressive house cut, Waves sits in B♭ minor (3A) at 125 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). More treble-tilted than 98% of 8Kays's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Tempo:
- faster than 85% of 8Kays's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 83% of 8Kays's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 83% of 8Kays's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 24%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Waves in?
Waves by 8Kays is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Waves?
Waves runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Waves?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Waves good for peak time?
With energy 75 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 125 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 75/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — 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 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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