Fade Away
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 74/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:39
- Released
- 2009
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -5.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBPWR0900073
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Fade Away runs 173 BPM in G major (9B), a drum n bass record. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2009 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Alix Perez's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 91% of Alix Perez's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 88% of Alix Perez's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 87% of Alix Perez's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Fade Away in?
Fade Away by Alix Perez is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Fade Away?
Fade Away runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with Fade Away?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Fade Away good for peak time?
With energy 74 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 173 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 163-183 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 173 — 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 173 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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