Neon Pattern Drum
30s preview
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 51/100
- Pop
- 35/100
- Length
- 6:07
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Ambient
- Loudness
- -10.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBCEL1700693
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A club-tempo ambient cut, Neon Pattern Drum sits in B major (1B) at 125 BPM. It reads as dark and steady. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Groovier than 99% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- better known than 83% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 83% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 44%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Neon Pattern Drum in?
Neon Pattern Drum by Jon Hopkins is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Neon Pattern Drum?
Neon Pattern Drum runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Neon Pattern Drum?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is Neon Pattern Drum good for peak time?
With energy 51 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 125 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%: 117-133 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 mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
