Fade
30s preview
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 70/100
- Pop
- 10/100
- Length
- 5:39
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -8.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBZSD2200013
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Fade: drum n bass, F♯ major (2B), 174 BPM. The feel is 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 keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). Darker than 99% of Calibre's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Fade in?
Fade by Calibre is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Fade?
Fade runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Fade?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Fade good for peak time?
With energy 70 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 174 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-184 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 174 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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