Barely Breaking Even - Ron Trent Dub
30s preview
- BPM
- 120
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 71/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 8:11
- Released
- 2022
- Album
- Barely Breaking Even (Ron Trent & Matthias Heilbronn Remixes)
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -8.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBEQT2200048
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 6 BPM faster and moves the key from 9A to 4B.
At 120 BPM in A♭ major (4B), Barely Breaking Even - Ron Trent Dub is a club-tempo house production. 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 15 dB). Brighter than 92% of Louie Vega's catalogue.
- Tempo:
- slower than 89% of Louie Vega's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 78% of Louie Vega's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Barely Breaking Even - Ron Trent Dub in?
Barely Breaking Even - Ron Trent Dub by Louie Vega is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Barely Breaking Even - Ron Trent Dub?
Barely Breaking Even - Ron Trent Dub runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Barely Breaking Even - Ron Trent Dub?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Barely Breaking Even - Ron Trent Dub good for peak time?
With energy 71 out of 100 at 120 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 120 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 113-127 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 120 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
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