Nighthawks
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 71/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:36
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -5.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.7 dB
- ISRC
- UKEWB1600043
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Nighthawks is a drum n bass track in E minor (9A) at 172 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Alix Perez's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 92% of Alix Perez's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 81% of Alix Perez's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- 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 Nighthawks in?
Nighthawks by Alix Perez is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Nighthawks?
Nighthawks runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with Nighthawks?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Nighthawks good for peak time?
With energy 71 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 172 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 162-182 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 172 — 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 172 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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