Preamble
30s preview
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 13/100
- Length
- 4:11
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.7 dB
- ISRC
- UKACT2031800
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A drum n bass cut, Preamble sits in D♭ minor (12A) at 172 BPM. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. More bass-heavy than 96% of IMANU's catalogue.
- Groove:
- groovier than 87% of IMANU's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 45%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 35%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 0%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Preamble in?
Preamble by IMANU is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Preamble?
Preamble runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with Preamble?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Preamble good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 172 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 162-182 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 172 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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