Slink
30s preview
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 87/100
- Pop
- 20/100
- Length
- 4:57
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -5.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.3 dB
- ISRC
- UKEWB1600072
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 174 BPM in D major (10B), Slink is a drum n bass production. It reads as dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 77% of Alix Perez's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Groove:
- groovier than 76% of Alix Perez's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 75% of Alix Perez's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Slink in?
Slink by Alix Perez is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Slink?
Slink runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Slink?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is Slink good for peak time?
With energy 87 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10B at 174 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 174 — 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 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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