Understand
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- BPM
- 85
- Double-time
- 170
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 88/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 4:08
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -8.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.7 dB
- ISRC
- UKEWB1600048
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A downtempo drum n bass cut, Understand sits in B♭ minor (3A) at 85 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 94% of Alix Perez's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 78% of Alix Perez's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 77% of Alix Perez's catalogue
- Reach:
- more underground than 76% of Alix Perez's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 10%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Understand in?
Understand by Alix Perez is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Understand?
Understand runs at 85 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Understand?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Understand good for peak time?
With energy 88 out of 100 at 85 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
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 85 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%: 80-90 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: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 85 — 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 85 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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