The First Note Is Silent
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- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 5:58
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY1100200
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- The First Note Is Silent (feat. Tiësto & Underworld) - Tiësto Remixremix9B · 132
- The First Note Is Silent - Instrumentaloriginal9B · 173
- The First Note Is Silent - Radio Editversion9B · 173
A drum n bass cut, The First Note Is Silent sits in G major (9B) at 173 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. More treble-tilted than 97% of High Contrast's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 90% of High Contrast's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 24%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 27%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 21%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The First Note Is Silent in?
The First Note Is Silent by High Contrast is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The First Note Is Silent?
The First Note Is Silent runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with The First Note Is Silent?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is The First Note Is Silent good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 173 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 163-183 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 173 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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