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Key
7B · F major
BPM
145
Half-time
73
Open Key
12d
Energy
3/100
Pop
35/100
Length
3:01
Released
2019
Album
Crush
Genre
Dubstep
Label
Ninja Tune
Loudness
-25.3 dB
Dynamics
21.3 dB
ISRC
GBCFB1900159

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

Birth runs 145 BPM in F major (7B), a driving up-tempo dubstep record. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 21 dB). Calmer than 96% of Floating Points's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.

Tempo:
faster than 84% of Floating Points's catalogue
Reach:
better known than 84% of Floating Points's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy3
Mood35Balanced
Groove34
Acoustic99
Instrumental92
Live11
Speech4

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
35%
Low
30-130 Hz
39%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
21%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
4%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Birth in?

Birth by Floating Points is in F major, or 7B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Birth?

Birth runs at 145 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.

What mixes well with Birth?

From 7B it blends harmonically with 8B, 7A, 6B. Moving to 8B lifts the energy a step.

Is Birth good for peak time?

With energy 3 out of 100 at 145 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.

Mixes harmonically

7B6B · 8B · 7A

From 7B, 8B (C major) lifts the energy a step; 7A (D minor) settles into the relative minor; 6B (B♭ major) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 7B

8BSimple Mix Upper
6BSimple Mix Downer
7ATonal Shift·
8ADiagonal Mix Upper
6ADiagonal Mix Downer
10ACompatible Tone·
9BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
5BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
10BParallel Key Upper▲▲
4BParallel Key Downer▼▼
2BTritone Jump▲▲
11BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 7B at 145 BPM: 8B (C major) — move to 8B to push the floor harder; 7A (D minor) — switch to 7A for a mood change without losing the groove; 6B (B♭ major) — drop to 6B to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 136-154 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 2B rather than 7B; below -5% it reads as 12B. With key lock on, it stays 7B 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 145 — 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 145 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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