New Design
30s preview
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 92/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:29
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -5.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBXJH1000040
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 172 BPM in B♭ minor (3A), New Design is a drum n bass production. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Break's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Groove:
- groovier than 77% of Break's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 76% of Break's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is New Design in?
New Design by Break is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is New Design?
New Design runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with New Design?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is New Design good for peak time?
With energy 92 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
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 172 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%: 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 172 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More drum n bass
More from Break
Full profile
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.
Every insight on this page, for your own library.
Vibes runs this same analysis on the music you own: keys, energy and vibe for every track, organized into sets you can actually play.