Out of Frame
30s preview
- BPM
- 94
- Double-time
- 188
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 62/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 3:42
- Released
- 1997
- Album
- Sampleslaya: Enter The Meatmarket
- Genre
- Hip Hop
- Loudness
- -10.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBAMY9700250
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Out of Frame is a slow-groove tempo hip hop track in F♯ minor (11A) at 94 BPM. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 1997 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Energy:
- calmer than 83% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Out of Frame in?
Out of Frame by Armand Van Helden is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Out of Frame?
Out of Frame runs at 94 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Out of Frame?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is Out of Frame good for peak time?
With energy 62 out of 100 at 94 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 94 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 88-100 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 94 — 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 94 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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