Big Bang
30s preview
- BPM
- 88
- Double-time
- 176
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 60/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:04
- Released
- 2008
- Album
- Overflow
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -16.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBZSD0800043
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Big Bang runs 88 BPM in A♭ major (4B), a downtempo drum n bass record. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Calibre's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 94% of Calibre's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 91% of Calibre's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 84% of Calibre's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 16%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Big Bang in?
Big Bang by Calibre is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Big Bang?
Big Bang runs at 88 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Big Bang?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Big Bang good for peak time?
With energy 60 out of 100 at 88 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 88 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 83-93 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 88 — 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 88 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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