Melodrama
30s preview
- BPM
- 176
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 41/100
- Pop
- 22/100
- Length
- 5:02
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -12.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.6 dB
- ISRC
- UKEWB1600101
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Melodrama: drum n bass, E major (12B), 176 BPM. It reads as dark and steady. Spoken-word passages run through it. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. Faster than 99% of Alix Perez's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 94% of Alix Perez's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 82% of Alix Perez's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 81% of Alix Perez's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Melodrama in?
Melodrama by Alix Perez is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Melodrama?
Melodrama runs at 176 BPM.
What mixes well with Melodrama?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is Melodrama good for peak time?
With energy 41 out of 100 at 176 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
12B → 11B · 1B · 12AFrom 12B, 1B (B major) lifts the energy a step; 12A (D♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 11B (A major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12B at 176 BPM: 1B (B major) — move to 1B to push the floor harder; 12A (D♭ minor) — switch to 12A for a mood change without losing the groove; 11B (A major) — drop to 11B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 165-187 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 7B rather than 12B; below -5% it reads as 5B. With key lock on, it stays 12B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 176 — 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 176 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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