Shift
30s preview
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 11/100
- Length
- 4:20
- Released
- 2022
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.1 dB
- ISRC
- UKACT2231071
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Shift is a drum n bass track in E major (12B) at 172 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). More bass-heavy than 98% of IMANU's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 51%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 42%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 7%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 0%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Shift in?
Shift by IMANU is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Shift?
Shift runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with Shift?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is Shift good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
12B → 11B · 1B · 12AFrom 12B, 1B (B major) lifts the energy a step; 12A (D♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 11B (A major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12B at 172 BPM: 1B (B major) — move to 1B to push the floor harder; 12A (D♭ minor) — switch to 12A for a mood change without losing the groove; 11B (A major) — drop to 11B 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 7B rather than 12B; below -5% it reads as 5B. With key lock on, it stays 12B 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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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 172 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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