Smokers
30s preview
- BPM
- 87
- Double-time
- 174
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 89/100
- Pop
- 20/100
- Length
- 4:27
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -2.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.4 dB
- ISRC
- GB8KE1653244
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Smokers: downtempo drum n bass, A major (11B), 87 BPM. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. The groove is strong and floor-ready. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of Hedex's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Groove:
- groovier than 93% of Hedex's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 83% of Hedex's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 78% of Hedex's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Smokers in?
Smokers by Hedex is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Smokers?
Smokers runs at 87 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Smokers?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Smokers good for peak time?
With energy 89 out of 100 at 87 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 87 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 82-92 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 87 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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