Thin Air by DJ Marky cover art

Thin Air

DJ Marky

Key
10B · D major
BPM
178
Half-time
89
Open Key
3d
Energy
99/100
Pop
0/100
Length
4:19
Released
2000
Album
Audio Architecture
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-7.2 dB
ISRC
QZ5AB1704326

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

A drum n bass cut, Thin Air sits in D major (10B) at 178 BPM. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 2000 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of DJ Marky's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.

Tempo:
faster than 97% of DJ Marky's catalogue
Energy:
hotter than 90% of DJ Marky's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy99
Mood65Balanced
Groove52
Acoustic0
Instrumental83
Live28
Speech8

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Thin Air in?

Thin Air by DJ Marky is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Thin Air?

Thin Air runs at 178 BPM.

What mixes well with Thin Air?

From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.

Is Thin Air good for peak time?

With energy 99 out of 100 at 178 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

10B9B · 11B · 10A

From 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 10B

11BSimple Mix Upper
9BSimple Mix Downer
10ATonal Shift·
11ADiagonal Mix Upper
9ADiagonal Mix Downer
1ACompatible Tone·
12BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
8BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
1BParallel Key Upper▲▲
7BParallel Key Downer▼▼
5BTritone Jump▲▲
2BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 10B at 178 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 167-189 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B across the whole range.

Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 178 — 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 178 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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