Hold Your Breath
- BPM
- 175
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 73/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:46
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -6.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY1300174
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A drum n bass cut, Hold Your Breath sits in B♭ minor (3A) at 175 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Etherwood's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Brightness:
- darker than 98% of Etherwood's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 91% of Etherwood's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Hold Your Breath in?
Hold Your Breath by Etherwood is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Hold Your Breath?
Hold Your Breath runs at 175 BPM.
What mixes well with Hold Your Breath?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Hold Your Breath good for peak time?
With energy 73 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 175 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A 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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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 175 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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