Barely Breaking Even - Matthias Heilbronn's Soulflower Instrumental
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 122
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 93/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 9:51
- Released
- 2022
- Album
- Barely Breaking Even (Ron Trent & Matthias Heilbronn Remixes)
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -7.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 19.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBEQT2200054
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 8 BPM faster in the same key.
A club-tempo house cut, Barely Breaking Even - Matthias Heilbronn's Soulflower Instrumental sits in E minor (9A) at 122 BPM. Tonally it lands bright and euphoric. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 20 dB). More underground than 99% of Louie Vega's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 99% of Louie Vega's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 95% of Louie Vega's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 94% of Louie Vega's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 21%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 28%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Barely Breaking Even - Matthias Heilbronn's Soulflower Instrumental in?
Barely Breaking Even - Matthias Heilbronn's Soulflower Instrumental by Louie Vega is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Barely Breaking Even - Matthias Heilbronn's Soulflower Instrumental?
Barely Breaking Even - Matthias Heilbronn's Soulflower Instrumental runs at 122 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Barely Breaking Even - Matthias Heilbronn's Soulflower Instrumental?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Barely Breaking Even - Matthias Heilbronn's Soulflower Instrumental good for peak time?
With energy 93 out of 100 at 122 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 122 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 122 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 122 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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