Work Rate
30s preview
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 175
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:26
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -0.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.9 dB
- ISRC
- GB8KE1956184
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 175 BPM in B major (1B), Work Rate is a drum n bass production. Tonally it lands bright and euphoric. The groove is strong and floor-ready. It is vocal-led. Spoken-word passages run through it. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. More underground than 99% of Hedex's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 94% of Hedex's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 78% of Hedex's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Work Rate in?
Work Rate by Hedex is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Work Rate?
Work Rate runs at 175 BPM.
What mixes well with Work Rate?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is Work Rate good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1B at 175 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
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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