Shades of Black
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 120
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 77/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:43
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Disco
- Loudness
- -2.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.1 dB
- ISRC
- FR0NT1100290
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 120 BPM in F minor (4A), Shades of Black is a club-tempo disco production. The feel is bright and euphoric. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Breakbot's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 96% of Breakbot's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 95% of Breakbot's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 76% of Breakbot's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Shades of Black in?
Shades of Black by Breakbot is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Shades of Black?
Shades of Black runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Shades of Black?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Shades of Black good for peak time?
With energy 77 out of 100 at 120 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 120 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 113-127 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 120 — 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 120 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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