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Out Of The Box - Original Mix

Calibre

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Key
8A · A minor
BPM
175
Half-time
88
Open Key
1m
Energy
53/100
Pop
9/100
Length
5:41
Released
2009
Album
Shelflife 2
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-7.3 dB
Dynamics
14.7 dB
ISRC
GBZSD0900001

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

A drum n bass cut, Out Of The Box - Original Mix sits in A minor (8A) at 175 BPM. The feel is dark and steady. 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 15 dB). A 2009 production that still circulates in sets. Darker than 99% of Calibre's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Low end:
more treble-tilted than 99% of Calibre's catalogue
Groove:
less groove-driven than 90% of Calibre's catalogue
Energy:
calmer than 83% of Calibre's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy53
Mood3Dark
Groove47
Acoustic0
Instrumental76
Live12
Speech4

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
16%
Low
30-130 Hz
34%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
28%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
22%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Out Of The Box - Original Mix in?

Out Of The Box - Original Mix by Calibre is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Out Of The Box - Original Mix?

Out Of The Box - Original Mix runs at 175 BPM.

What mixes well with Out Of The Box - Original Mix?

From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.

Is Out Of The Box - Original Mix good for peak time?

With energy 53 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

8A7A · 9A · 8B

From 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 8A

9ASimple Mix Upper
7ASimple Mix Downer
8BTonal Shift·
9BDiagonal Mix Upper
7BDiagonal Mix Downer
5BCompatible Tone·
10AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
6AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
11AParallel Key Upper▲▲
5AParallel Key Downer▼▼
3ATritone Jump▲▲
12ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 8A at 175 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 164-186 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.

Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 175 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 175 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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