Shadow People
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- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 116
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 90/100
- Pop
- 29/100
- Length
- 6:41
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -1.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBBHF1310973
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Shadow People is a mid-tempo drum n bass track in B major (1B) at 116 BPM. 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 is loud and heavily compressed. Darker than 96% of Benny L's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- better known than 96% of Benny L's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 79% of Benny L's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 78% of Benny L's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Shadow People in?
Shadow People by Benny L is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Shadow People?
Shadow People runs at 116 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Shadow People?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is Shadow People good for peak time?
With energy 90 out of 100 at 116 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1B at 116 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 109-123 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 116 — 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 116 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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