First Light
30s preview
- Key
- 7B · F major
- BPM
- 88
- Double-time
- 176
- Open Key
- 12d
- Energy
- 3/100
- Pop
- 13/100
- Length
- 1:38
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Ambient
- Loudness
- -29.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBTZZ1700012
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
First Light is a downtempo ambient track in F major (7B) at 88 BPM. Tonally it lands brooding and low-slung. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 99% of Daniel Avery's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 99% of Daniel Avery's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 97% of Daniel Avery's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 97% of Daniel Avery's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 18%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 46%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 33%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 4%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is First Light in?
First Light by Daniel Avery is in F major, or 7B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is First Light?
First Light runs at 88 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with First Light?
From 7B it blends harmonically with 8B, 7A, 6B. Moving to 8B lifts the energy a step.
Is First Light good for peak time?
With energy 3 out of 100 at 88 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
7B → 6B · 8B · 7AFrom 7B, 8B (C major) lifts the energy a step; 7A (D minor) settles into the relative minor; 6B (B♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7B at 88 BPM: 8B (C major) — move to 8B to push the floor harder; 7A (D minor) — switch to 7A for a mood change without losing the groove; 6B (B♭ major) — drop to 6B 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 2B rather than 7B; below -5% it reads as 12B. With key lock on, it stays 7B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
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.
