Trough
- BPM
- 90
- Double-time
- 180
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 77/100
- Pop
- 13/100
- Length
- 5:03
- Released
- 2016
- Genre
- Deep House
- Loudness
- -9.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM71603054
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Trough runs 90 BPM in D♭ major (3B), a slow-groove tempo deep house record. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of Dusky's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- darker than 94% of Dusky's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 91% of Dusky's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Trough in?
Trough by Dusky is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Trough?
Trough runs at 90 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Trough?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Trough good for peak time?
With energy 77 out of 100 at 90 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 90 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 85-95 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 90 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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