Hack It
30s preview
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 81/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:46
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -2.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.8 dB
- ISRC
- GB2LD2110138
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Hack It runs 172 BPM in B♭ minor (3A), a drum n bass record. It is vocal-led. Spoken-word passages run through it. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). More underground than 99% of K Motionz's catalogue.
- Energy:
- calmer than 92% of K Motionz's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 90% of K Motionz's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 84% of K Motionz's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Hack It in?
Hack It by K Motionz is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Hack It?
Hack It runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with Hack It?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Hack It good for peak time?
With energy 81 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 172 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 172 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
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