Acolyte
30s preview
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 93/100
- Pop
- 19/100
- Length
- 3:24
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -2.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.5 dB
- ISRC
- DEQ022380628
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A drum n bass cut, Acolyte sits in B♭ minor (3A) at 172 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Spoken-word passages run through it. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). More treble-tilted than 93% of Buunshin's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Energy:
- hotter than 78% of Buunshin's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 24%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 28%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Acolyte in?
Acolyte by Buunshin is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Acolyte?
Acolyte runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with Acolyte?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Acolyte good for peak time?
With energy 93 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
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: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 172 — 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 172 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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