The First Note Is Silent - Radio Edit
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 93/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:37
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- The First Note Is Silent
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY1100213
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 Silentoriginal9B · 173
- The First Note Is Silent - Instrumentaloriginal9B · 173
Against the original (9B at 173 BPM), this version holds the same tempo in the same key.
The First Note Is Silent - Radio Edit runs 173 BPM in G major (9B), a drum n bass record. The feel is dark and driving. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of High Contrast's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 88% of High Contrast's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is The First Note Is Silent - Radio Edit in?
The First Note Is Silent - Radio Edit by High Contrast is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The First Note Is Silent - Radio Edit?
The First Note Is Silent - Radio Edit runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with The First Note Is Silent - Radio Edit?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is The First Note Is Silent - Radio Edit good for peak time?
With energy 93 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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