Waterfalls
30s preview
- BPM
- 80
- Double-time
- 160
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 43/100
- Pop
- 7/100
- Length
- 3:19
- Released
- 2018
- Album
- Moirai
- Genre
- Ambient
- Label
- Trees & Cyborgs
- Loudness
- -12.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.1 dB
- ISRC
- FR2X41855693
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Waterfallsoriginal1A · 80
At 80 BPM in A♭ minor (1A), Waterfalls is a downtempo ambient production. It reads as dark and steady. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 97% of Delhia de France's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 88% of Delhia de France's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 42%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 5%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Waterfalls in?
Waterfalls by Delhia de France is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Waterfalls?
Waterfalls runs at 80 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Waterfalls?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Waterfalls good for peak time?
With energy 43 out of 100 at 80 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 80 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 75-85 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A 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 80 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 80 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
