Roll the Drums
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 175
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 98/100
- Pop
- 8/100
- Length
- 4:23
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -2.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY1800100
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A drum n bass cut, Roll the Drums sits in A minor (8A) at 175 BPM. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 99% of Danny Byrd's catalogue.
- Energy:
- hotter than 75% of Danny Byrd's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 28%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Roll the Drums in?
Roll the Drums by Danny Byrd is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Roll the Drums?
Roll the Drums runs at 175 BPM.
What mixes well with Roll the Drums?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Roll the Drums good for peak time?
With energy 98 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 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.
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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