Barely Breaking Even - Matthias Heilbronn's BKNY Mix
30s preview
- BPM
- 122
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 86/100
- Pop
- 15/100
- Length
- 9:50
- Released
- 2022
- Album
- Barely Breaking Even (Ron Trent & Matthias Heilbronn Remixes)
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -6.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBEQT2200049
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 - 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
- Barely Breaking Even - Louie Vega Boogie Mix (Instrumental)original9A · 114
A club-tempo house cut, Barely Breaking Even - Matthias Heilbronn's BKNY Mix sits in D♭ major (3B) at 122 BPM. 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 14 dB). Brighter than 91% of Louie Vega's catalogue.
- Reach:
- better known than 89% of Louie Vega's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 84% of Louie Vega's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 81% of Louie Vega's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Barely Breaking Even - Matthias Heilbronn's BKNY Mix in?
Barely Breaking Even - Matthias Heilbronn's BKNY Mix by Louie Vega is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Barely Breaking Even - Matthias Heilbronn's BKNY Mix?
Barely Breaking Even - Matthias Heilbronn's BKNY Mix runs at 122 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Barely Breaking Even - Matthias Heilbronn's BKNY Mix?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Barely Breaking Even - Matthias Heilbronn's BKNY Mix good for peak time?
With energy 86 out of 100 at 122 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 122 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 115-129 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 122 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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