Shades - Original Mix
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 176
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 6/100
- Length
- 5:01
- Released
- 2008
- Album
- Shelflife
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -8.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBZSD0800015
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Shades - Original Mix runs 176 BPM in F minor (4A), a drum n bass record. The feel is bright and euphoric. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 97% of Calibre's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 96% of Calibre's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 93% of Calibre's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 83% of Calibre's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 28%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Shades - Original Mix in?
Shades - Original Mix by Calibre is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Shades - Original Mix?
Shades - Original Mix runs at 176 BPM.
What mixes well with Shades - Original Mix?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Shades - Original Mix good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 176 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 176 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 165-187 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 176 — 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 176 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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