Barely Breaking Even - Louie Vega Expansions NYC Vamp Dub
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- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 127
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 60/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:49
- Released
- 2019
- Album
- Barely Breaking Even
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -8.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBEQT1900193
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Barely Breaking Even - Louie Vega Boogie Mixoriginal9A · 114
- Barely Breaking Even - Matthias Heilbronn's BKNY Mixoriginal3B · 122
- Barely Breaking Even - Louie Vega Boogie Mix (Radio Edit)version9A · 114
- Barely Breaking Even - Louie Vega NYC House Remixremix10A · 127
- Barely Breaking Even - Matthias Heilbronn Mixoriginal10A · 122
- Barely Breaking Even - Matthias Heilbronn's Soulflower Mixoriginal3B · 122
Against the original (9A at 114 BPM), this version runs 13 BPM faster and moves the key from 9A to 1B.
Barely Breaking Even - Louie Vega Expansions NYC Vamp Dub runs 127 BPM in B major (1B), a peak-time tempo house record. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). More underground than 99% of Louie Vega's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Energy:
- calmer than 83% of Louie Vega's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 80% of Louie Vega's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 77% of Louie Vega's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Barely Breaking Even - Louie Vega Expansions NYC Vamp Dub in?
Barely Breaking Even - Louie Vega Expansions NYC Vamp Dub by Louie Vega is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Barely Breaking Even - Louie Vega Expansions NYC Vamp Dub?
Barely Breaking Even - Louie Vega Expansions NYC Vamp Dub runs at 127 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Barely Breaking Even - Louie Vega Expansions NYC Vamp Dub?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is Barely Breaking Even - Louie Vega Expansions NYC Vamp Dub good for peak time?
With energy 60 out of 100 at 127 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 127 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%: 119-135 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 127 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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