Bad Red
30s preview
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:54
- Released
- 2009
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBBZH1008401
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A drum n bass cut, Bad Red sits in A♭ major (4B) at 174 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2009 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Culture Shock's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 94% of Culture Shock's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 84% of Culture Shock's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 81% of Culture Shock's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 28%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Bad Red in?
Bad Red by Culture Shock is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Bad Red?
Bad Red runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Bad Red?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Bad Red good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 174 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 174 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%: 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 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 174 — 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 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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