Addict
30s preview
- BPM
- 171
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 85/100
- Pop
- 21/100
- Length
- 6:49
- Released
- 2018
- Album
- Shelflife 5
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -5.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBZSD1800004
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Addict: drum n bass, A♭ minor (1A), 171 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. More treble-tilted than 97% of Calibre's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 93% of Calibre's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 90% of Calibre's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 87% of Calibre's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 20%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 27%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Addict in?
Addict by Calibre is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Addict?
Addict runs at 171 BPM.
What mixes well with Addict?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Addict good for peak time?
With energy 85 out of 100 at 171 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 171 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 161-181 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 171 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 171 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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