I need a break.
30s preview
- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 86
- Double-time
- 172
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 42/100
- Length
- 2:33
- Released
- 2022
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -2.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.5 dB
- ISRC
- GB2LD2210294
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
I need a break. is a downtempo drum n bass track in D minor (7A) at 86 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). Slower than 96% of Buunshin's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Groove:
- groovier than 96% of Buunshin's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 93% of Buunshin's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 83% of Buunshin's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is I need a break. in?
I need a break. by Buunshin is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is I need a break.?
I need a break. runs at 86 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with I need a break.?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is I need a break. good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 86 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
7A → 6A · 8A · 7BFrom 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7A at 86 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 81-91 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 86 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More drum n bass
More from Buunshin
Full profile
Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 86 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.