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Malign

Buunshin

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Key
3B · D♭ major
BPM
172
Half-time
86
Open Key
8d
Energy
91/100
Pop
10/100
Length
4:33
Released
2019
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-3.0 dB
Dynamics
7.9 dB
ISRC
NLCK41053472

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

Malign runs 172 BPM in D♭ major (3B), a drum n bass record. It reads as dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Darker than 76% of Buunshin's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy91
Mood7Dark
Groove50
Acoustic1
Instrumental79
Live10
Speech6
darkrelaxedinstrumental

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
34%
Low
30-130 Hz
29%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
21%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
16%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Malign in?

Malign by Buunshin is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Malign?

Malign runs at 172 BPM.

What mixes well with Malign?

From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.

Is Malign good for peak time?

With energy 91 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

3B2B · 4B · 3A

From 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 3B

4BSimple Mix Upper
2BSimple Mix Downer
3ATonal Shift·
4ADiagonal Mix Upper
2ADiagonal Mix Downer
6ACompatible Tone·
5BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
1BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
6BParallel Key Upper▲▲
12BParallel Key Downer▼▼
10BTritone Jump▲▲
7BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 3B at 172 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B 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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