The Clamp by Break cover art

The Clamp

Break

Key
11A · F♯ minor
BPM
174
Half-time
87
Open Key
4m
Energy
95/100
Pop
0/100
Length
5:56
Released
2009
Album
Last Chance / The Clamp
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-2.8 dB
ISRC
GBXJH0900006

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

The Clamp: drum n bass, F♯ minor (11A), 174 BPM. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2009 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Break's catalogue.

Groove:
groovier than 81% of Break's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy95
Mood50Balanced
Groove71
Acoustic0
Instrumental65
Live28
Speech31

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is The Clamp in?

The Clamp by Break is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is The Clamp?

The Clamp runs at 174 BPM.

What mixes well with The Clamp?

From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.

Is The Clamp good for peak time?

With energy 95 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.

Mixes harmonically

11A10A · 12A · 11B

From 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.

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Every move from 11A

12ASimple Mix Upper
10ASimple Mix Downer
11BTonal Shift·
12BDiagonal Mix Upper
10BDiagonal Mix Downer
8BCompatible Tone·
1AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
9AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
2AParallel Key Upper▲▲
8AParallel Key Downer▼▼
6ATritone Jump▲▲
3ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 11A at 174 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%: 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A 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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